Fitchburg State University Center for Professional Studies' Advanced Placement Summer Institutes (APSI)  AP Studio Art Summer Institute for new and experienced teachers of AP explore the 3D Art and Design, 2D Art and Design and Drawing portfolios. Studio sessions facilitate the creation of valuable curricula through corresponding art making.

Gallery Marquee is committed to making art accessible to diverse artists and audiences. This exhibition, entitled CrossCurrents, celebrates the strength and variety of artwork recently created by students at Fitchburg State University and three of our regional high schools. The show features about 60 artworks encompassing a range of artistic media, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed-media art. The public is invited to view the exhibition, free of charge, throughout the summer during our regular gallery hours. Gallery Summer Hours: Thursdays from 12 - 7 p.m. & Saturdays from 12 - 4 p.m.

One of our Music Department faculty, Jane Fiske and alum Cynthia Schilling rehearsed in Weston Auditorium this afternoon for an upcoming concert. The concert entitled The Fiske – Shilling Piano Duo is part of the Old Deerfield Village Summer Concert Series and will take place on July 28  at 3 p.m. Learn more about the concert series, and how to attend, here.

Last week, students in Professor Sally Moore's Sculpture 1 class worked with various materials to create human or animal forms. In this course, students explored the expressive possibilities of materials and form with an emphasis on concept and how material affects meaning. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

After a reception honoring Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith, Professor Amy McGlothlin welcomed the Kent Recital Hall audience to the inaugural Jazz Night featuring Mr. Smith, Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble and Fitchburg, and Leominster High School's Jazz Bands. Learn more about our music programs here.

Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith is on campus today working with Fitchburg State University Students as well as Fitchburg, and Leominster High School students. The day will be capped off with a VIP Reception and a Jazz Concert featuring Neal Smith and all the students he's worked with through out the day. This afternoon, Mr. Smith held a master class with our Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble, Fitchburg H. S. and Leominster H.S. Jazz Bands. Learn more about our music programs here.

Grammy winning Percussionist Neal Smith is on campus today working with Fitchburg State University Students as well as Fitchburg, and Leominster High School students. The day will be capped off with a VIP Reception and a Jazz Concert featuring Neal Smith and all the students he's worked with through out the day. This morning Mr. Smith rehearsed with our Fitchbyrds Jazz Ensemble. Learn more about our music programs here.

This afternoon, Dr. Jonathan Harvey, the Missa Brevis St. Joannis de Deo (Little Organ Mass), and the combined choirs of Fitchburg State Concert and Christ Church, performed The Heavens are Telling: The Music of Franz Joseph Haydn at the Christ Church, Fitchburg MA.

Dr. Jonathan Harvey and the Fitchburg State Concert Choir performed this afternoon at  university partner Fitchburg Art Museum as part of their Art in Bloom exhibit. Learn more about our music programs here.

Humanities Professor Karina Bautista, and students in her Intermediate Spanish course, hosted our Young Falcons this morning as part of her Community Spanish Project. This  collaboration focused on the importance of medical terminology. Professor Kevin McCarthy , along with a student from his Podcast course, recorded the session for an upcoming episode of Perseverantia: Fitchburg State University Podcast Network. The network features the voices, experiences, and educational and extra-curricular life of the university community. Learn about the network here, listen here.