Student Announcements
Announcements and Opportunities
SMFA Café Early Closing Reminder
The SMFA Art Sale will take place December 6–8 with special preview events happening December 4–6. The SMFA Café will close early at 3 pm on Wednesday, December 4, Thursday December 5, and Friday, December 6. Please be sure to plan accordingly on those days.
SMFA Art Store Early Closing Reminder
The SMFA Art Store will close at 5 pm on December 4 through December 6 to accommodate special Art Sale events. Please plan accordingly.
MBTA Service Advisory during Review Boards and Finals
The MBTA has announced there will be no train service between Medford/Tufts, Union Square, and Park Street from December 6–20 due to track work. Shuttle buses will operate between Medford/Tufts Station and North Station during this time. The SMFA Shuttle, operated by Tufts, will not be affected and will continue to run as scheduled. For more information on the MBTA Green Line work, see here.
Events
Industry Insights with Kalahn Taylor-Clark
Curious about finding impactful, fulfilling work? Join the launch of the Industry Insights Speaker Series today at 6 pm, featuring prominent Tufts alumni and leaders. Our inaugural speaker is Tufts Trustee and alumna Kalahn Taylor-Clark, PhD, MPH, Vice President at Merck, who will share her career journey, Merck’s global social impact, and tips for career readiness. This panel event will take place in the Asean Auditorium, Cabot Hall. Learn more and register here.
SMFA Art Sale Preparation Session
On December 3, from 7-8:30 pm, join SMFA alums Gabriel Sosa, Paul Kotakis, Molly Hatch, and Krystle Brown at the Career Center for a fun and informal session on networking that will help students prepare for SMFA's Art Sale, and specifically the Preview Party on December 5. Pizza will be served. This event is required for all students with work in the Art Sale. Please make sure to register here.
SMFA Art Sale Preview Party
Join us on Thursday, December 5 from 6-8:30 pm for SMFA's Art Sale Preview Party! This event is a wonderful opportunity for our community of participating artists, alumni, current students, faculty, and staff to join together in celebrating this year’s sale. Please RSVP here!
Lecture by Visiting Artist Tillie Walden
The Tufts community is invited to a lecture this Friday, December 6, by visiting artist Tillie Walden. Tillie is a cartoonist and illustrator from Austin, Texas. She is the creator of a number of graphic novels including the LA Times Book Prize winning memoir Spinning and the Eisner Award winning webcomic On a Sunbeam. She currently lives in Vermont with her family and teaches at the Center for Cartoon Studies. The lecture will take place at 12 pm in the Anderson Auditorium.
News From The Career Center
Request for Proposal: Mural Installation Mission Main Community, Roxbury, Massachusetts
The Mission Main Community seeks to engage an artist to create and execute work to be installed in the lobby of a mid-rise apartment building in Mission Main, a subsidized housing development in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The location of the building is 69 McGreevey Way, Roxbury, Massachusetts. The purpose of this project is twofold: to be a center piece of a newly renovated lobby and to tell the story of the Mission Main Community. Learn more here.
Request for Proposal: Memorial Public Art The Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke
Payette Architects invites artists, designers, architects, landscape architects, students and/or other design professionals to submit conceptual proposals for the design, fabrication, and installation of an outdoor public art memorial to complement the MVH at Holyoke located at 110 Cherry St, Holyoke, MA. The budget for this project is up to $200,000, and the timeframe for completion is approximately 24 months from the signing of the contract. The selection committee will review complete submittals and award one artist/team the contract to execute their public art concept(s). The deadline for submissions is February 3, 2025. Learn more here.
Design Internship at Barefoot Books
Want to gain new skills, make valuable connections and get an inside look at the publishing industry while surrounded by colorful children's books? Barefoot Books is now accepting applications for spring and summer 2025 internships. We highly encourage candidates who identify with any part of WNDB's definition of diversity to learn more about the WNDB internship grant and apply here.
Reminders
Hoch Cunningham Environmental Speaker Series: Lecture by Professor Brandon McDonald
Join us next Thursday, December 5, to hear from our last Hoch Cunningham environmental speaker, and one of Tufts' newest faculty, Professor Brandon McDonald, Classical Studies and Environmental Studies. Professor McDonald will discuss different factors that influence the understanding of climate in the Roman world. This talk will be live-streamed and recorded.
Call for Submissions: Voces
Voces is looking for student artwork to feature in the 20th anniversary issue of Voces/Voci/Voix/Vozes! Interested students can submit a portfolio or sample of their art style to voces@tufts.edu. A chosen student will create a unique piece of art for the cover of the upcoming edition of the journal. The deadline to submit is December 9.
Request for Sculpture Proposals
Studios Without Walls (SWW), a longstanding artist collective dedicated to public art, invites sculptors to submit proposals for its 26th annual exhibition, Dream Along the River. The exhibition will be a temporary environmental installation along the scenic Riverway Park in Brookline, MA, running from May 24 to September 1, 2025. All artists are welcome to apply, but proposals must be site-specific and suitable for a diverse audience. Interactive elements, light, sound, and movement are encouraged. The deadline to apply is January 5, 2025.
Studio Marketing & Social Media Internship (Paid Stipend)
Studio Znabu in Somerville, MA, is seeking a Marketing & Social Media Intern to assist with creative studio promotion. This position requires a commitment of 10-15 hours per week and offers a paid stipend. For more information, see here.
Making the Most of the Art Sale: Tips for Networking & Talking About Your Work
This session is required for students with work in the sale but open to all interested in networking in the art world. Save the date for Tuesday, December 3 from 7–8 pm. Join SMFA alums Gabriel Sosa, Paul Kotakis, Molly Hatch, Krystle Brown, and the Career Center in the Atrium for an informal and engaging discussion. Gain tips for networking and preparing for the Alumni Preview Party on December 5. Pizza will be provided. Learn more here.