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For Community Members:
The Center for Art and Community Partnerships works to match community members and organizations with MassArt faculty, students, staff, and alumni who want to pursue a collaboration or community-based project. If you are interested in proposing or hearing about opportunities for partnerships with MassArt, please submit an Application for Inclusion in our Partner Profiles Database.

The Center also supervises a number of undergraduate work-study students who would like to work with local community organizations. If you would like to submit a work-study job description to be posted through the Center, please contact us.

For MassArt Faculty and Staff:
The Center periodically posts grant opportunities for MassArt faculty to create classroom-community collaborations: community-based projects that take place in the context of a MassArt course.

Various Departments and offices at massart already include community-based components in their activities. The Center can provide input or guidance in clarifying objectives for these projects, developing information sessions or publicizing programs, and documenting and evaluating completed projects.

For MassArt Students:

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Current graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to seek out courses that include classroom-community collaboration. These classes provide a chance to get a better understanding of the needs and interests of community members and organizations, and give students a chance to use their knowledge and expertise outside the classroom, potentially gaining valuable professional experience.

The Center manages MassArt’s community-based work-study positions, matching students with local organizations seeking teachers, designers, researchers, administrators, and others to work with a variety of populations. If you are eligible for federal work-study, please contact us for more information on open positions.

If you are interested in a community-based internship, you can view internships posted through the Center or contact us for information on internship guidelines and available positions.

For MassArt Alumni:
The Center for Art and Community Partnerships works to match community members and organizations with members of the MassArt community who want to pursue a collaboration or community-based project. If you are interested in proposing or hearing about opportunities for partnerships with MassArt’s neighbors, please submit an Application for Inclusion in our Partner Profiles Database.