Fitchburg Art Museum

Fitchburg Art Museum Seeks Director

The Fitchburg Art Museum seeks a Director for its healthy, growing, AAM-accredited art museum. The Director will lead an institution with an $800K budget, $18M endowment, no debt, a supportive board, and 6 full-time and 5 part-time staff. The Director must bring the energy and track record to lead, inspire, and motivate staff; engage volunteers and an active 27-person Board; manage a 40,000-square-foot facility with 3 connected buildings, located 40 miles NW of Boston.
For Full Job Requirements and Description
To Apply:
Email résumé (Word document preferred); cover letter; list of 3 references with full contact information; and salary requirement to: Marilyn Hoffman, Museum Search & Reference at: searchandref@museum-search.com by June 4, 2012

Summer Art Classes

Summer youth classes for ages 5-17 will be offered in three sessions:

July 30- August 2
August 6-9
August 13-16

The classes will run Monday-Thursday, three hours long each day, in the morning (9 am-12 noon) and afternoon (1-4 pm). A supervised lunch hour between morning and afternoon will be available (students must bring a lunch from home).
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77th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft

CALL FOR ENTRIES

This exhibition is conducted to encourage, discover and support regional creative talent. It is open to all adult members of the Fitchburg Art Museum and to all adult non-members who live in cities and towns within a 25 mile radius of the Museum.

Entry due date: May 18th
Opening Reception: June 24th

For more information about how to enter, click here.

 

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Current Exhibit

Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity
April 15 - June 3, 2012

The brightly colored, geometrically patterned cloth called kente, made by the Asante peoples of Ghana and the Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo, is the best known of all African textiles. In African American communities across the United States, kente is much more than mere cloth: it is a symbol of African pride and a powerful cultural icon.

African Fashion Festival and Family Day: Sunday, May 13, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Come see the the latest in African wear in this family-friendly show coordinated by Chic d'Afrique of Worcester, MA. In addition, see fashions designed by students in Fitchburg High School's Raider Runway Project. Art activities for children, music, and an African Marketplace will round out the day. FREE with the cost of Museum admission; children ages 12 and under are always free.

Current Exhibit

The Magic of Antarctic Colors: David Abby Paige, Artist of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition 1933-1935

Fitchburg, Massachusetts native David Paige's rare watercolors captured the Polar region with extraordinary beauty and technical virtuosity.

Shown here: Halo; wing of the Fokker airplane crashed on March 12, 1934

Current Exhibit

Tales from a Test Tube: The Chemistry of  Curating 
April 21-July 27, 2012

Fitchburg Art Museum Community Engagement Program launches this exciting exhibition connecting art, science, and the natural world. The exhibition is a collaboration between The Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg State University, Warner Babcock Institute of Green Chemistry and Beyond Benign, a green chemistry education non-profit organization. This exhibition will take place at the Warner Babcock Institute of Green Chemistry, 100 Research Drive, Wilmington MA.

Opening Reception on April 21, from 1-4 PM 
Artists talk on Thursday, April 26, from 5-7 PM

Shown here: Bob Harmon Jr., “Cut Tree,” 2005.  

The Fitchburg Art Museum, North Central Massachusetts' most treasured cultural institution is a world-class family-friendly museum with a permanent collection spanning 5,000 years. The museum was founded in 1925 through the bequest of artist, collector and Fitchburg native Eleanor Norcross (1854-1923). Her extraordinary talents and educational vision highlights her as an important pioneer in American social history. The museum's four building complex features over 20,000 square feet of gallery and educational workshop space and includes the historic "Cross Barn" built in 1883, and the impressive Simond's building completed in 1989. Visitors can experience masterpieces in 12 beautifully designed galleries that feature American, European, African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian, and Pre-Colombian art. Our educational and community engagement programs encourage all to learn about the importance of world cultures, art history, and contemporary life.

The museum is an excellent resource for students, home-schoolers and teachers. Tours, lectures, studio art classes for children, youths and adults as well as weekly yoga lessons. The Museum is also a perfect venue for private functions.

The Fitchburg Art Museum has free admission every first Thursday 4pm to 8pm. As part of the festivities come see the Fitchburg Farmers Market.