88th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft

Now through September 8, 2024

This annual show celebrates the incredible artists and crafters of our region by providing a museum environment for their work and connecting them with fellow creators and collectors.

Please join us in celebrating the vitality and importance of our immediate artist community!

Photo: Charles Sterniamolo, 2024

Lost in the Woods: Mark Del Guidice

Now through September 8, 2024

Mark Del Guidice is a long-time participant in the American Studio Furniture Movement, creating one-of-a-kind artworks that meld the expressive potential of contemporary sculpture, the artisanal craft of woodworking, and the functionality of furniture.

His personal aesthetic is grounded in the juxtaposition of diverse woods and surface treatments, a dialogue between two- and three-dimensional elements, and curved forms inspired by nature. All of his artworks include carved surface elements – a system of hieroglyphs that are both symbolically personal, and evocative for viewers.

Mark Del Guidice was the First Prize Winner in 2023’s 87th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft at the Fitchburg Art Museum.

Mark Del Guidice, Wall Cabinet #3, 2024, Karelian birch burl, block mottled anigre, madrone burl, genuine mahogany, cherry, 17” x 28” x 7”, Courtesy of the Artist.

Call and Response: Feast

Now through September 8, 2024

Feast is the twelfth iteration of the annual Call and Response exhibition, a collaboration between ArtsWorcester and the Fitchburg Art Museum. The exhibition features ten works by ArtsWorcester artists, created in response to pieces from FAM’s permanent collection. This year’s theme explores our complex and varied relationships with food.

Featured artists from ArtsWorcester include Doug Ashby, Ricardo Barros, Heather Barros, Ray Bernoff, Aaron Brodeur, Maria Cazzato, Alice Dillon, Henry Glennon, Kat O’Connor, and Cate Smith.

Henry George Todd, Study of Strawberries, 1877, oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Paul Mellon in memory of her grandfather Arthur H. Lowe.

G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss

Now through January 5, 2025

G.O.A.T.—meaning “greatest of all time”—highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.

Iooss photographed professional sports with the passion and perception of a true fan, capturing iconic moments in sports history for over sixty years. His ability to read a game and identify player strategy allowed him to photograph jump shots, home run swings, and end zone catches with cinematic flair—a skill that earned him over 300 Sports Illustrated covers.



Over his career, Iooss photographed some of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, shaping the visual culture of American sports and with it the celebrity status of players including Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods, and Derek Jeter. G.O.A.T. considers how Iooss captured the joys, devastations, pressures, and anticipations of professional sports using light, movement, and color to craft visual narratives that continue to captivate us.

Walter Iooss, Blue Dunk, Lisle, IL, 1987, archival pigment print. Gift from Andrew King, 2020.151.26.

Ari Montford’s Freedom Arrows



Ongoing

Ari Montford’s Freedom Arrows amplifies the arrow’s symbolism as tool, weapon, and message to explore Indigenous Black themes through the lens of the Native American experience of genocide. Within the museum lobby, a volley of hand-beaded arrows is suspended midair (as if just unleashed from unseen bows) and embedded in the walls. Dual concepts of protection and service, aggression and power blend with the arrows’ spiritual presence to create a space that provokes conversation about racial justice and narrative-making. Montford’s installation engages with the impact of structural racism, Indigenous trauma, and the process of creating safe spaces for restorative justice through their own voice as a Black Two Spirit Indigenous cultural practitioner.

Ari Montford, Freedom Arrows, 2023, arrows, feathers (mostly turkey), wood, paint, metals, brass, beads, leather plastic, twine, acrylic paint, bone, human hair, stone, arrowheads, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

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La bodega de mis sueños

(The bodega of my dreams)  

FAM Public Art

In this inaugural installation of public art on the museum’s façade, Cuban-American artist and educator Gabriel Sosa considers the stories of Spanish-speaking residents in Central Massachusetts, contemporary visual culture in downtown Fitchburg, and the complexities of the American Dream.

Gabriel Sosa, La bodega de mis sueños, 2023, mixed-media installation.© Aníbal Martel

Free First Thursday



Thursday, August 1, 2024

12 – 7 PM

Every First Thursday, the museum is free for all visitors, 12 – 7 PM.



Free First Thursdays is supported by an endowment given to the Fitchburg Art

Museum in memory of Martha Malm.

Hidden Treasures

Thursday, August 15, 2024

1 – 3 PM

This free art program is for individuals who have early- to middle-stage Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, and their caregivers. 

Developed by the Fitchburg Art Museum in collaboration with Life Care Centers of America, The Highlands.

Advance registration is required. 

Contact Suzanne Hauerstein, Manager of Education Programs at (978) 424-4542 or shauerstein@fitchburgartmuseum.org

This program is sponsored by Fallon Health.

August Adventures: Free Admission for All

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

12 – 4 PM

FAM will offer free admission to all visitors in partnership with the Highland Street Foundation's August Adventures.

Please visit the Highland Street Foundation's website for a full calendar of their events in August.

Artist Talk: Mark Del Guidice

Sunday, September 8, 2024

2 – 3 PM

Join Mark Del Guidice for an Artist Talk on the last day of his show, Lost in the Woods: Mark Del Guidice.

Del Guidice was the First Prize Winner in 2023’s 87th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft at the Fitchburg Art Museum and has a soloist show within this year’s 88th Regional Exhibition.

This event is free for FAM Members and is included with museum admission for non-members. Registration is highly encouraged in order to help us plan ahead, but not required.

Volunteer Opportunity:

FAM Museum Guide

Museum Guides lead educational tours of FAM exhibitions for school and adult groups. Becoming a Museum Guide is a great way to learn about FAM exhibitions and meet people with similar interests in a stimulating art environment.

If you like interacting with people and have a love of learning, please contact Suzanne Hauerstein, Manager of Education Programs, by phone at 978-424-4542 or by email at shauerstein@fitchburgartmuseum.org

Your Support Makes a Difference!

Whether you visit, attend an event, spread the word, or contribute, you make a difference at the Fitchburg Art Museum – for yourself and for the lives of others. You are impacting our community, our region, our artists, and our families. 

Thank You!