FOR THESIS STUDENTS

THESIS DATES AND DEADLINES

MxS Exhibition Dates:  2024 MFA Summer Thesis 

• Install: JUL 16-19
• Exhibition: JULY 20 – AUG 11
• First Friday(s): AUG 2
• Deinstall: AUG 11 – 13

Detailed 2023 Schedule for Reference:

• Monday 5/22 | Studio Visits with curators, Lisa Tung + Lucinda Bliss Day
• Tuesday 5/23 | Studio Visits with curators, Lisa Tung + Lucinda Bliss Day 2
• Thursday 6/1 | Doran Exhibit Proposals Due to Grad Team
• Monday 6/12 | Round I Initial Promo Materials (1-2 Image selections + Bio) due to Grad Team (button below)
• Sunday 6/25 | MANDATORY THESIS WORKSHOP (in-person at MassArt x SoWa)
• Tuesday 6/27 | Curator Studio Visits with Lisa Tung + Lucinda Bliss (in-person on campus) 
• Friday 7/7 | Curatorial Selections / SoWa floor plan released by Grad Office / Lisa Tung + Lucinda Bliss
• Tuesday 7/11 | Documentation Session with Rebecca (optional) (in-person on campus)
• Thursday 7/13 | Round II Promotional Materials (Postcard Image + Headshot) due to Grad Team (button below)
• Sunday 7/16 | FINAL Artwork Images + Artist Statement due to Grad Team (button below)
• Monday 7/17 – Friday 7/21 | MassArt x SoWa (required) Install
• Thursday 7/20 | Curatorial Statement Provided by Lisa Tung + Lucinda Bliss
• Saturday 7/22 | MassArt x SoWa Exhibition Opens 
• Wednesday 8/2 | Public Thesis Talks (4:30-6:30pm)
• Friday 8/4 | SoWa First Friday Reception
• Sunday 8/13 – Wednesday 8/15 | MxS Exhibition Deinstall 

Thesis Defense Meetings (8/3-8/4) Tower 201

• Thursday 8/3 | 1:00pm: Serena Buschi (Elizabeth Mooney, Craig Stockwell)
• Thursday 8/3 | 1:45pm: Mikhail Kogan (Lucinda Bliss, Craig Stockwell)
• Friday 8/4 | 1:00pm: Julia Bettis (Elizabeth Mooney, YoAhn Han)
• Friday 8/4 | 1:45pm: Tracy Leavitt (Rebecca Morrison, YoAhn Han)

De-install Week Schedule at MxS (8/13-8/15)

• Sunday 8/13 | 4-6pm (deinstall begins)
• Monday 8/14 | 10am-5pm (all work off the walls – MxS team repair + paint)
• Tuesday 8/15 | 10am-5pm ( final day of deinstall-all work should be picked up by this day)

*Contact gradprogram@massart.edu if you would like to try to schedule an alternative time for de-install / pickup, or to notify the team of your intended de-install pickup time

*MassArt x SoWa and the Graduate Programs staff are not responsible for any work remaining in the spaces after the deadline. Artists who are unable to pick up work during these times are responsible for making alternative arrangements for deinstall and notifying the MassArt Grad Programs / MassArt x Sowa Staff.