Help Others with a Career in Creative Arts Therapies

Posted by Fitchburg State University on March 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Do you have a passion for using art, music, or drama to help people? Fitchburg State’s B.A. in Creative Arts Therapies (CAT) program prepares students to combine their love for the arts with therapeutic techniques that promote healing and well-being. This program equips future Creative Arts Therapists with hands-on experience and essential skills in psychology and therapeutic approaches.

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Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Therapies

Music Program - Spring Music Mega Mix

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Fitchburg State University’s instrumental and choral ensembles performed a joint concert last evening in Weston Auditorium. Music Professor Justin Casinghino welcomed attendees to this concert program which serves as  a showcase of “bite-sized” performances by the university’s choirs, bands and orchestra. Ensembles included Fitchburg State students, community members, faculty and staff. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Around Campus - Chamber Choir Practice for Spring Music Mega Mix

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Our Chamber Choir, under the direction of Meredith Neumann, practice for this evening's Spring Music Mega Mix in Weston Auditorium. The concert program is a showcase of “bite-sized” performances by the university’s choirs, bands and orchestra. Performers will include Fitchburg State students as well as faculty members. Learn more about our music programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Women's History Month: Women in the Arts

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM

While Music Program Professor Dr. Jonathan Harvey is on sabbatical, English Studies Professor DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld welcomed the audience in the Kent Recital Hall for Women in the Arts, a continuation of our Women's History Month celebration. The event showcased  women-identified artists and performers, featuring visual artists, musicians, poets, and more. Learn more about our Humanities Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Communications/Media, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

ARTeries 2025 - Opening Reception

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Students, their families, faculty and staff gathered in Hammond Gallery.  yesterday afternoon for the opening reception of ARTeries. ARTeries is Fitchburg State University Fine Art Department’s  annual juried exhibition that showcases the strongest original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. ARTeries provides an opportunity for the university community to celebrate the artistic talents of Fitchburg State students. Student works will be on display until April 17, 2025. Learn more about Arts & Culture at Fitchburg State University here.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art

Turn your passion into a profession with Creative Arts Enterprise

Posted by Fitchburg State University on March 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM

Do you love performing music, painting, acting, sculpting, writing songs, but you’ve gotten the message that your art isn’t a “real job”? Fitchburg State’s B.A. in Creative Arts Enterprise (CAE) gives students the opportunity to develop a personalized and flexible set of skills, with which they emerge as creative artists ready to meet the needs of audiences and arts organizations in a shifting global economy.

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Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Enterprise

Jazz Band Readies for Spring Music Mega Mix

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Music Professor Justin Casinghino leads the Jazz Band in a practice session as they get ready for next week's Spring Music Mega Mix.  Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Around Campus - Music Theory

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM

Music Professor Justin Casinghino  examines rhythmic notation, including meters and tempo with students in his Basic Music Theory course. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Around Campus - Drawing; Still Life & Shapes

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Students in Hanna Melnyczuk's Drawing class learn about shapes and light as they work on their still life renderings. This is a studio course that introduces students to the practice of drawing with emphasis on the description of form through means of line, shade, and perspective. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

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Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Around Campus - Jazz Band Jam Session

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Music Professor Justin Casinghino leads the Jazz Band in a  jam session featuring Dave Brubeck's Take Five in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

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