Fitchburg Cultural Alliance

Mission
The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance was formed in 1978 to promote the rich and diverse cultural activities that exist
in the community

The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance endeavors: to create a nurturing environment in which all cultural
activities may flourish

to expand awareness, understanding and support for the cultural community within the community at large

to serve as a forum for communication and collaboration among cultural organizations, to build a sense of common purpose
and identity

to provide services that enhance the capacities of cultural organization

“Echo of the Maritimes Series”
Helen Obermeyer Simmons

Ema Kilroy, Jewelry and Glass Artist

HistoryIn 1978 a small group of area institutions formed the Fitchburg Cultural Alliance. Early members included Christ Church, the Fitchburg Art Museum, the Fitchburg Historical Society, the Fitchburg Public Library, and Stratton Players. This new organization aimed to serve as a forum for various arts-oriented groups in northern Worcester County. With arts grant money available for the first time from the Massachusetts Lottery Commission, the FCA's first event was a fair on Wallace Avenue. Members of the new organization performed there, and greeted the public.

Within a few years other groups had joined, including Fitchburg State College, the Leonard Gaskins Chorale, and Marion Rice Dance Studio. Events ranged from lectures (by esteemed drama critic Eliot Norton, and Yankee Magazine publisher Judson Hale) to dinners honoring regional arts avatars such as Madeleine Gaylor, Miriam Lehto, Eleanora West and Arthur Kissner. In the 1990s the FCA turned its focus towards student recognition and awarded scholarships and stipends to students in the arts.

Many original members are still vitally involved 27 years later and they foster the appreciation and encouragement of a variety of art forms.

Click here to view our current membership.

Interested in becoming a member? Click here for membership information.

Click here for Fitchburg Cultural Alliance By-Laws, 2008