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Tufts Libraries: Books on Art and Books as Art

At the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, books take on many forms
Alfre Woodard to speak at Tufts commencement May 19

Award-winning actress and activist among five honorary degree recipients
Visions of the Future Present

Tufts exhibition by conceptual and visual artist Harry Dodge shows the intersection of our raw and messy humanity with technology
"Georgie Friedman: Fragments of Antarctica" offers passport to imperiled Antarctic

SMFA at Tufts Traveling Fellow and alumna documents impact of shifting global climate on Antarctica in new exhibit at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Healing the Losses from Opioid Addiction

Making art helps family members and friends suffering addiction’s devastation
Art as a Revolutionary Force

SMFA alum Kim Berman co-founded a printmaking center in her native South Africa that encourages artists to bring positive change

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