12/03/2025
MICE is back! 🎉 New England’s favorite celebration of independent comics and graphic novels arrives December 6th and 7th, bringing together artists, small presses, and comics lovers for a weekend of discovery. Plus, join hands-on workshops and attend inclusive panel discussions throughout the fair.
We’re thrilled to host the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo () at BU and to have our MFA in Visual Narrative () students showcasing their work—be sure to find their table! The MFA in Visual Narrative program integrates the School of Visual Arts’ fine arts tradition with sequential art and storytelling, giving students the space to craft narratives that blend written and visual language.
Wrapping up the weekend is a special TNLS on Sunday, December 7, featuring bestselling author Scott McCloud () talking about his comics and his new book with Rania Telelmeier, “The Cartoonists Club.” Organized by the MFA Visual Narrative program and MICE.
MICE
đź—“ Saturday, December 6, 11AM-6PM
đź—“ Sunday, December 7, 11AM-5PM
đź“Ť 808 Comm Ave, 808 Gallery & Howard Thurman Center
🎟️ Admission is free and open to the public.
MICE TNLS Lecture
đź—“ Sunday, December 7th at 5:30PM
đź“Ť 808 Comm Ave, 808 Gallery & Howard Thurman Center
🎟️ Admission is free and open to the public.
10/31/2025
Fall 2025 Open Studios is a citywide celebration of emerging artists, bringing together the graduate artist-student communities of Boston University School of Visual Arts (BU), Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA).
On Saturday, November 8, 2025 each school will host a staggered time block open to the public, come explore student studios, meet artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics, and multimedia, and experience the vibrancy of Boston’s arts community.
OPEN STUDIOS NOV 8th SCHEDULE:
đź“ŤSMFA: 10am - 1pm | 160 St. Alphonsus St.
đź“ŤMASSART: 11am - 2pm | The Kennedy Building, 625 Huntington Ave.
📍BU: 3 – 8pm | 808 Comm Ave. 3rd & 4th Floors
Free and open the public!
Sponsored by Wagner Foundation
Design by: Yu Pan, BU BFA Graphic Design (CFA’27)
09/19/2025
In a world overflowing with headlines, memes, and data streams, the 2025 School of Visual Arts Alumni Exhibition, “Information, Overload,” takes on the dizzying pace and power of information.
Featuring works across media by undergrad and graduate alumni from 1967 to 2025, the show explores how artists navigate the tangled web of surveillance, networks, and the relentless circulation of images and text. From critical engagement to intentional resistance, these pieces ask: How does information shape what we see, believe, and ignore—and what does it mean to opt out?
“Information, Overload”
School of Visual Arts 2025 Alumni Exhibition
🎉 Public Reception, Thurs, Sept. 25, 5-7 pm
đź“Ť 808 Gallery at 808 Comm. Ave.
🗓️ September 2 – October 18, 2025
🕚 Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm
