{"id":14187,"date":"2020-11-05T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northcentralmass.com\/?p=14187"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T15:26:40","slug":"chamber-member-spotlight-fitchburg-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northcentralmass.com\/es\/chamber-member-spotlight-fitchburg-art-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Member Spotlight: Fitchburg Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Founded in 1925, the Fitchburg Art Museum plays a vital role in the cultural life of North Central Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It has 20,000 square feet of exhibition space with a collection that <\/span><span class=\"s2\">ranges from Ancient Egypt artifacts to contemporary art of the 21st\u00a0century, including American Art, African Art, and photography. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But the Fitchburg Art Museum is much more than a place where you can stroll through galleries or take painting classes \u2013 the museum sees itself as an integral part of the local community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFitchburg Art Museum operates a little differently from most art museums,\u2019\u2019 said Nick Capasso, director of FAM. \u201cWe are dedicated to not only art and education but more broadly to community service. We feel strongly that we need to work directly with other partners in North Central Massachusetts to help revitalize the economy, to work on community and economic development and to contribute to the quality of life and community health for the people in our region.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Some examples of its community involvement: a local neighborhood association holds its regular meetings at the museum; the museum also launched a program with the Fitchburg schools, underwriting the admission fee so that every 4th and 7th grade student in the district makes an annual trip to the museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">But Capasso said the primary example of FAM\u2019s commitment to community and economic development is the work it\u2019s doing with NewVue Communities to create housing for artists. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re working together to transform three historic but abandoned municipal buildings directly across the street into a campus of 68 units of affordable artists units and studios,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThis is a great collaboration and something neither the museum nor NewVue could do ourselves.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When the project is completed, there will be 100 artists living across the street from the museum, which will work with them to establish and nurture a creative community and economy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The museum also works with the corporate community, offering a members program. Capasso said not only does the program help support the museum but is a way to provide cultural benefits to employees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit non-profit organizations particularly hard, Capasso said FAM is open for business and is in a strong position to weather the storm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis pandemic has been a complete disaster for non-profit sectors, especially cultural non \u2013profits,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThis will not be easy and fun but we are in no danger of closing or merging or some kind of hibernation. We will be here for our community when all this is over.\u2019\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The museum is located at 185 Elm St., Fitchburg. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is open Wednesday-Friday, 12 to 4 p.m.<\/span><span class=\"s3\"><b>; <\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Saturday\u2013Sunday,\u00a011 a.m.\u20135 p.m. It is open until 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is closed Monday and Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">To learn more about the Fitchburg Art Museum, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fitchburgartmuseum.org\/\"><span class=\"s4\">https:\/\/fitchburgartmuseum.org\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1925, the Fitchburg Art Museum plays a vital role in the cultural life of North Central Massachusetts. 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