Course General Description

Flexible, creative, sculptural responses inform the individual experience in our sculpture curriculum. Courses use sculpture to encourage an open exchange of ideas, to facilitate communication, and to nurture discovery through play and research. These courses also introduce computer-aided design with a fabrication component to facilitate the transformation from digital concept to the real world. Critiques and discussions are a major part of the sculpture curriculum. SMFA’s facilities support a broad range of material fabrication techniques from forging to resin-casting to 3D printing.

School General Description

The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is where talented and curious students become artists with purpose. For generations, our graduates have worked across mediums, disciplines, and techniques to produce art that provokes thought and inspires change. It's a community fueled by big ideas, and the energy of those who seek to make them a reality. At SMFA, process matters every bit as much as the final product, and the questions are just as important as the answers. At SMFA you won't find rigid curricula or one-size-fits-all general education requirements. Instead, our students design individualized programs of study that include intensive studio coursework and relevant liberal arts and sciences courses on both the SMFA and Medford/Somerville campuses. They explore and research ideas, grapple with complex challenges, and build technical skills under close mentorship from faculty, staff, and other community members.