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Last updated 8/15/2022.
Lucy Stone, Alvah Crocker, Booker T. Washington, and Charles Judson Becker Mural
Chris Bomengen
(July 8, 2022)
Summer St-Winter St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
@bomsfreehand: From left to right we have Lucy Stone, Alvah Crocker, Booker T. Washington, and Charles Judson Becker. All historically relevant to Fitchburg with plenty of information down at the Fitchburg Historical Society which helped greatly inspire this project! Huge thanks to the team @pelletierprops @annie.reiser for organizing this exciting piece, as well as a huge thanks to the local residents and their support, fueling me with ice cold waters, apples, and plenty of kind words! Thanks for looking and feel free to shoot me a follow!
* all sprayed with @montana_colors
instagram.com/bomsfreehand
facebook.com/bomsfreehand
chris.boms@outlook.com
“The Hiker” sculpture
Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson
(September 1, 1924)
Lunenburg St-Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“The Hiker is a statue created by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson. It commemorates the American soldiers who fought in the Spanish–American War, the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine–American War. The first version of it was made for the University of Minnesota in 1906,[1] but at least 50 copies were made, and were erected widely across the United States. ‘The Hiker depicts a hero stripped of his parade uniform and shown as a soldier reacting to the challenges of the battlefield.'”
Wikipedia: “The Hiker (Kitson)”
Iver Johnson
John Allen
(October 2018)
35 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
As a Fitchburg resident, I am passionate about bringing positive change to Fitchburg by using this city’s rich history and making beautiful, contemporary art. Over two weeks, I saw the amazing and positive reactions of people thanking us for making this mural. I can attest first hand to the power a colorful, striking mural has on an architectural environment, it literally puts people in a good mood, and that is the first vital step in changing one’s city for the better. (Discussing Fitchburg Now fb group)
9-11 Memorial
Beam from the North Tower
of the World Trade Center
(September 11, 2001)
33 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Dedicated to those who perished on September 11, 2001.
Let this Beam from the North Tower of the World Trade Center be a reminder that when terror struck, bravery was defined and a country was united. May the many accounts of Herorism remain in our hearts forever and let this Steal Beam before us serve as symbol of Hope, Freedom and Liberty for us all.
Fitchburg Shall Never Forget” (Plaque)
Abolitionist Park Mural
Digi Chivetta
(Work in progress – Opens Sat, October 15, 2022; 1:00pm-2pm)
42-50 Snow St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Bays for the hero on the red field lying, paeans and plaudits hands legacy down and a nation’s tears through the eternal years. But love, warm, human love for him who dying, like this.” An excerpt from one of Caroline Mason’s – local abolitionist and writer’s – poems.”
instagram.com/digichivetta
facebook.com/FriendsofFitchburgAbolitionistParK
“Pathways”
Gillian G. Christy
(November 2010)
Directly on Water Street outside of the Water Street Plaza
Near Market Basket, 130 Water St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Created through a collaboratoin of the Fitchburg Culutal Alliance, the City of Fitchburg, and Fitchburg University. Funded by Fitchburg Cultural Alliance, Massachusetts Cultural Council. New England Foundation for the Arts, American Recovery and Reinstatement Act, and DeMoulas – Market Basket
Pathways consists of four steel columns, which weigh 300 pounds each. Sculpted railroad tracks intertwined with a river run across the columns. The tracks and river are decorated with wheels and paper, a nod to 19th century industry. (Sentinel & Enterprise)
gillianchristy.com/Pathways.shtml
facebook.com/GillianChristyStudio
“Launch”
Jon Allen (Lead),Jennessa Burks & KEENAN CASSIDY
(June 26, 2022)
Boulder Dr, between Water St & Snow St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
In collaboration with Montachusett Community Branch YMCA Spartacus Teens and Community Mural Institute:
“I was very fortunate to work with the Commonwealth Mural Institute and Fitchburg to create one of the 3 murals currently going up around Fitchburg. The mural that me and my team painted was inspired by the kids who attend the after school Spartacus program at the YMCA. I really enjoyed hearing these kids’ stories and I was inspired to base a positively inspired design around them…I hope that this mural can really inspire the kids in the town to do positive things for themselves and the community.”
-Jon Allen, Lead Artist
Instagram: @jall.art, jennessa_art, @keenan_cassidy
May 9, 2022 Community Paint Party: Facebook post, (Adrian Ford) Instagram video
Mural Ribbon Cutting: Short compilation video & Full Ribbon Cutting
Insideout Project
Coelynn McIninch
(July, 12, 2017)
320-340 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
THE INSIDE OUT PROJECT – Fitchburg “North of Main” Action
“On March 2, 2011, JR won the TED prize at the TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and called for the creation of a global participatory art project with the potential to change the world. This project is called INSIDE OUT. Inspired by JR’s large‐format street “pastings”, INSIDE OUT gives everyone the opportunity to share their portrait and make a statement for what they stand for. It is a global platform for people to share their untold stories and transform messages of personal identity into works of public art. Each INSIDE OUT group action around the world is documented, archived and exhibited online. Over 260,000 people have participated in 129 countries. The INSIDE OUT project has traveled from Ecuador to Nepal, from Mexico to Palestine, inspiring group actions on varied themes such as hope, diversity, gender-based violence, climate change…”
insideoutproject.net/en
Sentinel & Enterprise
More images from the Sentinel & Enterprise, here.
“Tired Man Sculpture
Adam Stachowicz
Usual pop up location: Main St, between Mill St and Prichard St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Every year, the DPW temporarily install multiple Blacksmith sculptures around downtown in promotion of the annual Blacksmith Art & Renaissance Festival one week later. Last year, the festival was held on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at Riverfront Park.
“My husband is a metallurgist and he is one of the founders of the festival, Ashok commissioned an artist in poland to make full sized sculptures, so he owns those. And the Department of Public Works puts them on Main Street for us every year. And that dragon has become kind of the mascot of the festival! And they are very kind enough to move it to the park after that one week.”
-Achla Bahl Madan (FCC TV interview ’21 Skip to 32:38)
“The Immigrant”
Nora Valdez
(September, 7, 2013)
423 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“The woman in ‘The Immigrant’ has a boat on her head. On top of the boat is a whole village. Her dress has two pockets, in one is a chicken, in the other is her family. And she is faceless, she represents all immigrants from Europe, Africa, all immigrants,” said Ms. Valdez. (Telegram & Gazette)
noravaldez.com/public-art
instagram.com/valdez8123
facebook.com/nora.valdez.940
Speak Up! Speak Out!
C.M. Judge, Melina Medina, Zayasha F, Wilmarie, Ariana Perez, Aryanna, Yari, Melanie, Destany Gavilan, Irisly Diaz, Aleysha, Lakeesha, Naomi
On the side of 430 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“[C.M. Judge] mentored girls through Montachusett Opportunity Council to create the public art mural Speak Up! Speak Out! on Main Street in Fitchburg.”
Activate Mill Street Murals
Various Artists
(August 2019)
St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
30 murals installed through a call for artists contest organized by TDI Fellow Francisco Ramos and InTown Fitchburg (which was known, at the time, as ReImagine North of Main) as part of a campaign called Activate Mill Street.
Sources: Sentinel & Enterise, theclio.com, Artist announcement
“Break the Pattern”
JUSTIN TARBELL, EUGENE FINNEY, and Thomas ARDELL Moser
(January 2021)
Mill St Corridor, 14-16 Mill St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Tarbell’s design concept “Break the Pattern” embraces the creative journey and risks these three artists took together as they left behind traditional studio practices and entered into uncharted territory to create the new work. “It’s my little haiku to the city that I call home,” Tarbell said of the design. (Sentinel & Enterprise)
instagram.com/thomas_a_moser
instagram.com/looks_legitimate
instagram.com/nomadic_exhibitions
“Eddy’s Music Sculpture
Bear Bones Sculpture
18 Mill St, Fitchburg, MA 0142
“The Nashua River Mural”
Jon Allen & Sophy Tuttle
(August, 17, 2014)
Viewable from Riverfront Park
Back of 65 Laurel St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
When Jon Allen and Sophy Tuttle met with Jerry Beck, it was to discuss ideas for possible mural work. I often hear criticisms about ‘why in Fitchburg, there is nothing going on there.’ My response is always, ‘exactly, those are the very conditions for a palette I want to work with.’ As Jerry started shooting out ideas, he mentioned the work of Marion Stoddart. He told us about this one woman’s initiative to clean up the Nashua River back in the 1960s. As he discussed her amazing activism, I sat on the couch at Chaibos looking at the back of Gamache’s as Sophy sat across from me equally excited by the concept. I abruptly stopped Jerry and said, “We’re doing the mural about Marion Stoddart, and it we are going to put it on the back of Gamache’s.” Jerry and Sophy turned around and saw how ideal the location was, and they also saw how large the building was, but it was perfect seeing is sat along the River Front Park and Nashua River. Back in June the ball started rolling on this, and amazingly the support has been over whelming from the local community. Marion sets such an amazing standard that everyone should look at and be inspired by, and what better way to bring that to the community of Fitchburg than through commemorating her activism through art! (facebook.com/marionstoddartmural)
jonallenart.com, instagram.com/jall.art
sophytuttle.com, instagram.com/sophytuttle
Iron Trellis at Riverfront Park
Various Blacksmiths, property of Fitchburg Forge-In, Organized by Achla B Madan, Assembled by Department of Public Works
(Ongoing)
Riverfront Park, 51 Commercial St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Organized by Achla Designs. Students of Monty Tech, led by instructor Paul Jordan, make the additional panels to expand the trellis for more panels. Submissions by Blacksmiths from the annual Blacksmith Festival for the panel competition. The Department of Public Works welds them in place.
“My husband [Ashok Hingorany] and I had donated [the trellis] some years [ago], at the start of the festival. The way we fill it is we ask the [blacksmith] competitors [of the Blacksmith Festival] if they’d like to bring in a pre-done piece.” “And we always base the theme on life around the river…I based it on the quilt idea.”
– Achla Bahl Madan (FCC TV interview ’21 Skip to 28:46)
“Power of Art”
Shara Osgood(Lead), Amber Haney, Monique Reverie, Maxwell Zaleski, and the community of Fitchburg
(June 27, 2022)
Viewable from Boulder dr, on the back of 430 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
In collaboration with Art Stewards
Instagram: @sharaosgoodart, @ahaneyart @moniquereverie
maxwellzaleski.com
May 1, 2022 Community Paint Party: Facebook post, Instagram video
Mural Ribbon Cutting: Short compilation video & Full Ribbon Cutting
“Pileated Putnam Mural
Jon Allen
(June, 9, 2021)
16 Putnam St-Boulder Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420
This mural was a pretty intense project. I am so happy and appreciative that I finally was able to have an opportunity to create my first large scale outdoor piece that is one of my own original designs…[T]his mural measuring 100′ x 34′ got done in a month. I hope it helps brightens Fitchburg’s future! Thank you to Justin Tarbell for putting in some days to paint, and for Ian Kimmel for doing some awesome drone footage. Thank you to Joe Ferguson and ReImagineNOM’s support. Thank you to everyone who honked and gave positive compliments as they drove by, it was a fun one. (Discussing Fitchburg Now FB group)
“Adrian Ford”
William Thompson (LEAD),Petri Flint, Deborah Downing, Melissa Pandina, Desirée Filkins, and the community of Fitchburg
(June 26, 2022)
133 Boulder Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420
In collaboration with Three Pyramids and Community Mural Institute:
Instagram:
May 9, 2022 Community Paint Party: Instagram video
Mural Ribbon Cutting: Short compilation video & Full Ribbon Cutting
“That Was Fun – Let’s Do More”
Caleb Neelon
(June 2014)
Corner of Putnam St-Main St
Viewable on the left wall of the Arc of Opportunity
532 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Today, Mr. Neelon will hold a workshop with clients from the Arc from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will add color with spray paint to the mural; their work will be incorporated into the final piece. (Telegram & Gazette)
calebneelon.com
instagram.com/calebneelonart
fitchburgartmuseum.org/caleb-neelon/
Mural on Main Street Project
Sara DiPilato Larmey
(2001)
Viewable on left wall of Putnam St Parking Garage
133 Boulder Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Fitchburg on the Youth Library
Unknown Artist
(2017)
Fitchburg Youth Library Parking Lot, Boulder Dr-Newton Pl,
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“The Parthenon”
Monique Reverie & Erin Cregg
(December 2020)
Fitchburg Youth Library Parking Lot, Boulder Dr-Newton Pl,
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
This 900+ square foot mural was painted in the Summer of 2020 by myself and my colleague Erin Cregg. We collaborated on the artwork design and the implementation of the final product. We wanted to represent the Greek Gods to highlight the Greek community and our own personal interest in Greek Mythology. We knew we wanted to paint diverse characters in this piece it is important all the young people that go to this library get a chance to see themselves in our artwork. We applied for a grant from the Community Development Block Project from Fitchburg and funded this entire project. In our proposal we asked for permission to use the space, showed a timeline, budget, and mock-up concept proposal images. The finished piece came out exactly how we wanted and proved we could do exactly what we proposed only better!
moniquereverie.com instagram.com/moniquereverie
erincregg.com instagram.com/erineggart
Open Heart
Shara Osgood
(Work in Progress – Completion Date: TBD)
Fitchburg Youth Library Parking Lot, Boulder Dr-Newton Pl
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Zip Proud“
Hal Smith & Luisa Fernandez
(February 29, 2020)
177 Boulder Dr, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Rock art with encouraging phrases
Various Unknown Artists
Outside Fitchburg Public Library, along Newton Pl
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Reading Can Take You Places”
Krista Bebezas, artists at the Arc of Opportunity, and members of the community
(Month, #, ####)
Outside entrance to Fitchburg Youth Library from Newton Place
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“The final design turned out to be a triptych cut from a 5ft x 3ft concrete backer board of an abstracted landscape with lots of hills, reminiscent of Fitchburg terrain. The landscape theme related to the idea that “reading can take you places” and since the mosaic is being hung outside the children’s section we wanted the mosaic to be bright, colorful, and have a whimsical feel.” (arcofopportunity.org)
Sunflower Woman Sculpture
Adam Stachowicz
Usual pop up location: 625 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Every year, the DPW temporarily install multiple Blacksmith sculptures around downtown in promotion of the annual Blacksmith Art & Renaissance Festival one week later. Last year, the festival was held on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at Riverfront Park.
FCC TV interview ’21, Skip to 32:38
“Soldiers Memorial” and Civil War cannons
Martin Milmore
(June, 24, 1874)
Monument Park
610 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Photo Credit: Artifakt Studios
“This is America”
Artifakt Studios, R. Jui
(June 2020)
Near the Police Station
Viewable from Prichard St.
East wall of 99 Oliver St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Commissioned for the BLack Lives Matter movement in Fitchburg, this piece speaks to the struggle commonly found in the Americans underserved, oppressed, and often ignored.” (artifaktstudios.com)
Dedication to Those Who’ve Fallen Into the Hands of Injustice
Artifakt Studios, R. Jui
(June, 21, 2020)
Near the Police Station
West wall of 99 Oliver St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
This wall is located directly next to the police station in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. May this mural serve as a memorial to the lives lost at the hands of injustice. Let us never forget that systemic racism still exists and that police officers who commit unjustified murders still walk free on a regular basis. #blacklivesmatter @ Fitchburg, Massachusetts
82 Academy St Windows Murals
Various artists
(Month, #, ####)
82 Academy St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
BF Brown window murals
Various Artists
B.F. Brown
62 Academy St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Thurston
Douglas Kornfeld
(2015)
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“In early 2015, FAM commissioned a giant, bright red, steel figure from Cambridge-based artist Douglas Kornfeld. This new sculpture was envisioned to tower over the Fitchburg Art Museum’s outdoor courtyard on Elm Street…For this public art project, the museum and the artist enlisted the help of local high school students. The sculpture was fabricated in Fitchburg, by students from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School under the direct supervision of the artist. Monty Tech students built the sculpture from raw steel stock, painted the sculpture in their auto body paint shop, and assisted in its installation on the FAM campus in the fall of 2015.” (fitchburgartmuseum.org/thurston/)
“Boys and Turtles Fountain”
Samuel Herbert Adams
(June 18, 1889)
Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Rollstone Boulder” Monument
Preserved By the Litchfield Family, H. M. Francis Family, and the Fitchburg Historical Society
(1893)
938-956 Main St, Fitchburg, MA
“Let us turn from material and industrial themes to the wonders of nature on hilltops and streams. Take a trip to Mt. Rollstone, see the boulder that’s there, May the hand of the spoiler the memorial spare! This famous old boulder, ouor scientists say, in the glacial period was brought far away from its primitive bed on an iceberg train and deposited here. Here may it remain!”
Dragon Sculptor
ADAM STACHOWICZ
Usual pop up location: The Boulder
938-956 Main St, Fitchburg, MA
Every year, the DPW temporarily install multiple Blacksmith sculptures around downtown in promotion of the annual Blacksmith Art & Renaissance Festival one week later. Last year, the festival was held on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at Riverfront Park.
“My husband is a metallurgist and he is one of the founders of the festival, Ashok commissioned an artist in poland to make full sized sculptures, so he owns those. And the Department of Public Works puts them on Main Street for us every year. And that dragon has become kind of the mascot of the festival! And they are very kind enough to move it to the park after that one week.”
-Achla Bahl Madan (FCC TV interview ’21 Skip to 32:38)
“Winged Victory” and Korean & Vietnam War Memorials
SAMUEL HERBERT ADAMS
(November 12, 1928)
857 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Mayor sculpture
ADAM STACHOWICZ
Usual pop up location: Fitchburg City Hall
718 Main St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Every year, the DPW temporarily install multiple Blacksmith sculptures around downtown in promotion of the annual Blacksmith Art & Renaissance Festival one week later. Last year, the festival was held on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at Riverfront Park.
FCC TV interview ’21, Skip to 32:38
In Honor of Our French Canadian Past, Together for the Future
Linda Bauman
88 Daniels St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Repaired by Lionel Reinfold. Assisted by Greg LeBlanc.
Restoration Recovery Center Mural
ATOM THEARTIST
40 Fairmount St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
“Art has been the cornerstone of my recovery,” Maguire said. “I hope that this mural can help someone else in recovery or looking to get sober.” (Sentinel & Enterprise)
Flowers & Butterflies Fences
Unknown Artist
Fence outside
117 Daniels St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Rollstone Hill Legal Graffiti Park
Various Unknown Artists
(On going)
Trail Entrances at Bruce St and at Shattuck St, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Go on a hike and bring spray cans!