Riverfront Park Kidz PArtypalooza!

The Annual Downtown Paint-in: "Preserving a Sense of Place through the Eyes of the Artist " is the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance signature artist event of the year! Artists set up their easels in and around the downtown area to capture historic Fitchburg - the H.M Francis architecture, the beauty of Crocker Field and the Nashua River. The event culminates in a public reception for the artists at the Johnsonia Art Gallery. View the Downtown Paint-In previous event

The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance is involved in many projects within the community. We see ourselves as an “incubator” for new projects with a focus on revitalizing downtown Fitchburg by emphasizing the arts, architecture, history and culture of our residents and city. Many of the projects the FCA has incubated are now very successful annual events such as the October Blacksmith Forge In and Festival. For pictures of this event visit: www.discoverfitchburg.com/blacksmithfestival.html

4th Annual KIDZ PARTYPALOOZA at Riverfront Park! DON'T MISS IT!!
Saturday, July 19 10:00-2:00pm (raindate: July 26th) This is an event for kids and about kids in a big way! It is a time to celebrate the achievements of our students during summer youth programs featuring games, music, performances, art activities, food and kites! The FCA has been the major resource for bringing high quality performing artists to this event through grants with the Massachusetts Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts and Fitchburg Cultural Council. Mystic Paper Beasts Theater Company, Pittsfield Youth Alive "Step and Bucket Dancers", the Central MA Repertory Theater "Children's Theater production of Aesop's Fables", and our own 21st Century Dancers and Jugglers, including Stacy Seretto dancers!
The event is a partnership with the following supporters:
21st Century Community Learning Centers
Ronald M Ansin Foundation
Cultural Affairs at Fitchburg State College
City of Fitchburg Parks and Recreation
City of Fitchburg Economic Development Authority
Fitchburg Cultural Alliance
The Unitil Corporation
Photo Gallery

Winner of H.M. Francis Art Plaque Design: Congratulations to Anne Giancola, whose H.M. Francis Art Plaque design was chosen by the owners of H.M. Francis buildings to be produced and installed on the commercial, churches, and residential buildings in Fitchburg. Anne received a $500.00 award for her winning design! View PDF

MCC Adams Arts Award. The Massachusetts Cultural Council has just awarded the City of Fitchburg Economic Development Office in partnership with the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance a two year Adams Arts grant. To learn more about this exciting project go to: www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/adamsarts.html

The 2nd annual Downtown Paint-in: "Preserving a Sense of Place through the Eyes of the Artist " was a resounding success! Seventeen artists set up their easels on Main Street and focused their eye on historic buildings by architect H.M. Francis. A sneak preview of 20 paintings was held at The Fay Club for one week and then a public reception for the artists took place at Rollstone Studios Courtyard, 633 Main Street on July 12, 2008 from 5 pm - 8 pm. This project was sponsored by the Fitchburg Economic Development Office, Fitchburg Cultural Council and the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance. To view the Downtown Paint-In artworks visit:
http://www.discoverfitchburg.com/Paint-In.html
Press Release about 2008 H.M. Francis Downtown Paint-In
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ci_9849179

DARTS “Days in the Arts” Summer Camp Scholarships for Youth. Each year FCA provides scholarships for up to eight 6th grade students to attend a 5-day overnight camp operated by the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshires. The FCA has sponsored more than 40 students over the past 6 years who would not have the resources to have this amazing experience! Click here to see 2008 DARTS students

Discover Fitchburg - A City for All Seasons Banner Program: The FCA is a lead partner in supporting the Economic Development Office with this initiative. For more information about this project, visit: www.discoverfitchburg.com

District-Wide Musical Production with 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Fitchburg Public Schools: For the past two years the FCA has been a major sponsor for this event. Recent productions: Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, Bye Bye Birdie, Sound of Music and 2008 Once on This Island to be held at Memorial Middle School Auditorium, May 15th and 16th 7:00 pm and Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 pm.

Riverfront Revival of the Arts. This event held June 30, 2007 as part of Civic Days was started by Hannah Masse as a Youth Venture project during her senior year at Fitchburg High School. The FCA helped Hannah with this event by providing volunteers and publicity through its network of artists. All proceeds go to support the Fitchburg High School arts department.

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