JUNE 2008
Rollstone Studios, 633 Main Street, Fitchburg presents its first STUDENT ART SHOW featuring selected artworks of students at Reingold, South Street, Memorial, BF Brown and Academy Community Pilot Schools. The exhibit will be showing from June 5th through June 13th. A special reception for families and the public will be held Sunday, June 8th from 11 am - 2 pm.

Rollstone Studio hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 11 am - 2 pm, Friday 11 am - 4 pm, Saturday 11 am - 5 pm, Sunday 11 am - 2 pm.

Click here for POSTER of the event: Rollstone Studios Student Art Show Poster

2008 School Community Art Show CALL TO ARTISTS IN THE FITCHBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM! "Expressions Unveiled" is the first school community art show to be held at the Johnsonia Gallery, June 12, 2008. Anyone who works in the Fitchburg Public School System is invited to show off their creative side. The deadline has been extended to May 23rd. Click here to download the Guidelines and Entry Form. Please direct any questions to: Gail Bloom, Office of the Director of Arts, 978-343-6714.

Click here for School Community Art Show Invitation

MAY 2008
2008 DISTRICT ARTS & AFTER SCHOOL SHOWCASE, Thursday, May 8th at Fitchburg High School, Arn-How Farm Road. This year's theme is "The Arts are a Window to the World". The evening features district art exhibit of grades 1 through 12, after school art and project displays, and live performances on stage! An entertaining evening for the whole family. The event is FREE. Pizza, food and promotional items on sale. All proceeds benefit the District Arts Fund.

2008 District-Wide Musical Production. Once on this Island features a cast of 60 students from grades 2 through 12. May 15th and 16th 7:00 pm, Saturday, May 17th at 2:00 pm. Memorial Middle School Auditorium. Directed by Cheryl Miller and David Slipp.Tickets:$8.00 adults, $4.00 students. This musical is sponsored by the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance and Fitchburg Arts Department. All proceeds benefit the District Arts Fund and future musical events.

PAST EVENTS

APRIL 2008
Preserving a Sense of Place - as seen through the Eyes of a Child Student Art Exhibit (Grades 1 through 8) Johnsonia Gallery at 532 Main Street 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm FREE Come see the imaginative work of our students around the theme: “Preserving a Sense of Place". More than 38 works will be on exhibit. These original works will be reproduced into note cards on sale at the event and also at the District Arts Showcase Event, May 8th at Fitchburg High School from 5 pm - 8 pm. All proceeds benefit the District Arts Fund. Click for Event Flyer in English and Spanish.

SPRING EVENTS 2007 Preserving a Sense of Place - as seen through the Eyes of a Child
Student Art Exhibit (Grades 1 through 8)
Johnsonia Gallery at 532 Main Street
Come see the imaginative work of our students around the theme: “Preserving a Sense of Place". More than 40 works will be on exhibit. These original works will be reproduced into a calendar that will be on sale at the event and also at the District Arts Showcase Events, May 3rd and 4th at Fitchburg High School beginning at 5:00 pm.

2007 DISTRICT ARTS & AFTER SCHOOL SHOWCASE and Musical Production THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Thursday, May 3rd and Friday, May 4th. Fitchburg High School, Arn-How Farm Road. District cast of students
in grades 3 through 12. Directed by Cheryl Miller, Eric Drew and Melissa Gates.
May 3rd: 5:00 - 7:00 pm Art exhibits and Performances FREE
7:00 pm On Stage THE SOUND OF MUSIC $8.00 adults, $4.00 Students
May 4th: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Food, raffle and items for sale
7:00 pm Encore Performance THE SOUND OF MUSIC
View Showcase schedule PDF
2007 District Arts Showcase Scrapbook Pictures

Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Schools Puppetry Residency Program is wrapping up at South Street and McKay Campus Elementary Schools.  Children and grades 3 and 4 created their own puppets based on a character in a story.  Each class focused on a different type of puppet.  Some built marionettes, rod puppets, shadow puppets for Toy Theater and hand puppets. They also designed and painted the Puppet Theater and sets.  Children wrote their own scripts, learned how to manipulate the puppet and bring it to life with dramatic vocal expression. View the scrapbook.

Artist-in-Residence C.M. Judge at 21st Century After School Centers. As a result of a National Endowment for the Arts Grant received by the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance, artist Catherine M. Judge will take up residency at three of our 21st Century after school centers starting March 27th through June 9th.  Under the director of C.M. Judge, 40-45 middle school studentsws will have the chance to create a piece of public art that will be premiered at Riverfront Park at the Kidz Partypalooza event, July 22, 2006.  The title of the project is:  Making Art Together: A Celebration of Environmental Sculpture!  Students will celebrate space, light, form, color and sound.  Imagine creating a large-scale inflatable sculpture for our community – so large a sculpture you can walk inside it!   

“A World in Motion” Science and Engineering Pilot program for selected 5th grade students will take place during the school day for eight weeks starting the end of March and will be taught by two highly qualified science educators hired specifically for this project. The primary goal for this project is to provide challenging and engaging learning experiences in science, math and technology through hands-on activities around scientific principles such as gravity, acceleration, inertia and resistance. Students are presented with a design problem for building a vehicle. In cooperative teams, students gather and synthesize information; design and test a prototype design; and prepare a presentation of their design ideas. View the scrapbook.