Arts and Culture

Fostering a sense of cultural appreciation is an important part of a university education and a vital ingredient for a thriving community.

CenterStage events feature national and international artists as well as collaborations with student and community groups. Our concerts, art exhibits, films, lectures and theatrical performances are a great resource for members of both our campus community and those who reside in the cities and towns of the region.

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Inside VOICE by Amanda Loebelenz

VOICE by Amanda Loebelenz is on display in the Hammond Hall Art Gallery from Jan. 25 to March 12.

VOICE by Amanda Loebelenz

VOICE is an educational, interactive art piece made up entirely by the voices of racial minorities. It is made on a school chalkboard, painted on either side as the African-American flag and the Pan-African flag.

Raging Youth: Installations by Jean Luc Alexandre

RAGING YOUTH: INSTALLATIONS, on display in the Art Gallery through March 12, is a process-based series of installations amassed from 2D drawings, cutouts, and 3D sculptures placed amongst repurposed found objects. Interests in human anatomy and histories of human activity, including the artist's own, are major influences within the process. The gradual expansion of mediums and object gathering serve as an essential form of play and investigation throughout the creative process.

Teen Development: Field of Youth Obstacles by Jean Luc Alexandre

RAGING YOUTH: INSTALLATIONS, from its initial conception, became a “battleground” of larger societal questions and personal responses to elements of life that have greatly affected the artist up to his present age. "Such elements include struggles with social relationships, mental health, adverse situations, drug/alcohol consumption, and traumas fueling personal instability. Various installations and recordings reflect these internal battles which have manifested from environmental and social pressures toward different layers of my physical and psychological being: biological sex, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and creed."

Gallery Exhibitions

Spring 2021

Hammond Hall Art Gallery

Jan. 25 to March 12: Jean Luc Alexandre and Amanda Loebelenz (View the virtual exhibit here.) Below, watch Jean-Luc's gallery talk from March 3:

March 24 to April 22: ARTeries
April 28 to June 30: Visions

Sanders Hall Gallery Wall

June 2020 through June 2021: Photography by Nathan McGarigal '09

The Hub Series

Providing a unique opportunity to experience national acts and lecturers in a local, intimate setting is what the CenterStage Hub Series is all about.

With just over 150 seats, the Hammond Hall Falcon Hub offers a relaxed, coffeehouse-style room with comfortable seating, cash bar and a very cool atmosphere. The CenterStage Hub Series is 18-plus.

At Weston Auditorium

Some performances demand a larger space. The Weston Auditorium is a traditional 800 seat venue where CenterStage is able to bring events from big bands to larger than life entertainers. With tremendous acoustics, there is not a bad seat in the house.

ARTeries

ARTeries is our art department’s bi-annual juried exhibition that showcases the strongest original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. ARTeries provides an opportunity for the university community to celebrate the artistic talents of Fitchburg State students.

Please tour our interactive gallery below: