150th Signature Events

Program Highlights

SMFA Senior Thesis Exhibition
On View: May 6 – 16, 2026
Tufts University Art Galleries / SMFA Location
Grossman + Anderson Galleries, 230 Fenway, Boston, MA
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MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition
On View: May 7 – 15, 2026
Closing reception: Friday, May 15 from 5:00-8:00PM
Tufts University Art Galleries / Medford Location
40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA
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SMFA at 150 Exhibition: Looking Back
On View: July 28 – November 8, 2026 
Tufts University Art Galleries  / SMFA Location
Grossman + Anderson Galleries, 230 Fenway, Boston, MA

SMFA at 150 Community Celebration
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tufts University Art Galleries  / SMFA Location
Grossman + Anderson Galleries, 230 Fenway, Boston, MA

SMFA at 150 Art Sale
Public Sale: Friday, December 4 - Sunday, December 6
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
230 Fenway, Boston, MA

SMFA at 150 Exhibition: Looking Forward
On View: January 28 – April 18, 2027
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 28, 2027, 6 pm - 8 pm
Tufts University Art Galleries  / SMFA Location
Grossman + Anderson Galleries, 230 Fenway, Boston, MA

Copley Society of Art: SMFA Alumni Exhibition
On View: March 25 – April 25, 2027
Upper Gallery / Copley Society of Art
158 Newbury Street, Boston, MA  

Past Events

From Art to Practice - How Arts Education Shapes Creative Careers
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Virtual

SMFA at 150 Exhibition: Artists for a Changing World
On View: April 22 – 24, 2026
Pace Galleries
540 West 25th Street, New York, NY
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