Jazz Chat at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV)

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Last week, University Guitar Instructor Edward Troxler tuned up before he recorded an installment of his weekly program Jazz Chat at Fitchburg Access Television (FATV). Troxler operates Eddy's Music located in Fitchburg, MA.  Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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

ARTeries 2025 - Sneak Peek

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM

The Hammond Gallery is ready for the opening of ARTeries  March 16 - April 16, 2026.  ARTeries  is Fitchburg State University's Fine Art Department’s annual juried exhibition that showcases the strongest original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. An Opening Reception will be held at the gallery March 19, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Around Campus - Ceramics: Pinch Pot

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM

Students in Andrea Olmstead's Ceramics class worked on pinch pot vessels during this morning's ceramics class in Conlon Fine Arts. . A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present, a great starting point for the beginning of the semester. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Gallery Reception - Faculty Show

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM

A gallery reception to open the Faculty Show was held yesterday afternoon at the Hammond Hall Art Gallery. This exhibit features a wide range of original and innovative work that includes sculpture, painting, photography, and video art created by faculty in the Humanities and Communications Media Departments. Artists include Jessica Robey, Jeff Warmouth, Andrea Olmstead, Deborah Santero, Britt Snyder, Don Tarallo, and J Flynn.

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Topics: Faculty, Humanities, Communications/Media, Fine Art

Around Campus - Jazz Band

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM

Director of Bands & Creative Arts Therapies Program Director, Professor Amy McGlothlin's Jazz Band class worked on a piece the in Conlon Fine Arts building. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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

Falcon Figure Drawing Session

Posted by Andy Cunningham on December 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM

Earlier this week, the Humanities Department and the Dean of Arts and Sciences sponsored the third and final open figure drawing session offered this fall. This was an open figure drawing session with no instruction. Newsprint, vine charcoal, and basic supplies were available and no experience required.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Fitchbyrds Modern Jazz Band Practice

Posted by Andy Cunningham on December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Fitchburg State University’s Fitchbyrds Modern Jazz Band practices for this evening's Winter Concert at the Kent Recital Hall. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

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

Around Campus - Grid Drawing

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Students in Humanities Professor Sarah Bromberg's Drawing class work on their grid drawing projects. The grid method is a drawing technique that involves overlaying a grid on a reference image and a blank surface, then drawing one section of the image at a time by copying the contents of each corresponding square. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

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Topics: Humanities, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library Hosts Opening Reception

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM

Yesterday afternoon, the Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library hosted an opening reception for local artist Ricardo Barros whose work is  featured in the  exhibition “Off the Hill: Portraits from within the Fitchburg Community.” Barros is a photographer, writer, curator, and filmmaker. His works are in the permanent collections of eleven museums, including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Museum of Art of São Paulo, and the Fitchburg Art Museum. Ricardo was awarded a Fellowship in Photography by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts in 1984 and 2021, and the Marlene and David Persky Present Tense Prize by ArtsWorcester in 2024. He recently moved to Fitchburg with his wife, artist Heather Barros. The Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library is in Hammond Hall, located at 160 Pearl St. where the exhibit will run through March 31 in the library.

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Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise, Library

Drawbridge Puppet Theater - Pinocchio

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Theater Professor Kelly Morgan enlisted the help of the  Drawbridge Puppet Theater in conjunction with the The Humanities and Education Departments to transform the Ellis White lecture Hall for a performance of Pinocchio. Professor Morgan's classes, Professor Joann Nichols' Arts Integration class as well as three classes from our McKay Campus Elementary School attended. 

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Topics: Humanities, Communications/Media, Education Program, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

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