VISIONS

A decorative banner advertising Visions Comm Media Juried Honors Exhibition

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  • Visions, April 23 - August 1, 2025
    • Events start at 4:30 p.m. on April 23

Visions is the juried honors showcase of the years best original student work in the Fitchburg State University's Communications Media Department. The entire campus and local community looks forward to this annual event, which consists of an Alumni Panel, Gallery Art Exhibition, and Film and Video screening.

We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the talent and creative accomplishments of our students. Free admission, reception, and refreshments! 

Schedule of events

  • 4:30 p.m. Alumni Panel, Ellis White Lecture Hall
  • 5:30 p.m. Gallery Opening, and Reception - Hammond Gallery
  • 5:30 p.m. Game Design Presentation - Hammond G-Lobby
  • 7:00 p.m. Film and Video Screening, Weston Auditorium

Hammond Gallery installation will be up until July 2025.

2025 Accepted Works

Check out the Burg Blog for a view of Visions 2024.

Alumni Panel and Opening Reception

Accepted Works

Photography

  • Vanessa Alejandro - Dance photo of girl in black leggings and black sports bra, Girl in purple shirt stretching over her leg on wood floor, White and purple doll holding pink tube in clouds
  • Samantha Campbell - multi-exposure of Kyle Moody
  • Henry Christiansen - Photo 1 Man playing a guitar with a hat and red lighting, Photo 2 Black and white of camera lens, Guitar black with red and green lighting.
  • Amber Dalicandro - Portrait of girl with hand on face, Boy and dog running, Two bananas floating on black background
  • Christian Dedier - Portrait of a young woman.
  • Sean Diggins - graffiti on a historical building in Venice, A collection of olive oil displayed in the basement, Man standing outside a fish market
  • Charles Fitzmaurice - Tourists approach the rapids at Niagara Falls
  • Skye Goba - Man sitting on table three other people at the table behind
  • Desmond Hart - Tatum holds his fist up in victory with his trophy, Nike "Air"
  • Lily Hay - Macro photography of punk bracelets, Woman holding a picture frame, outside is BW inside is color, bathroom, over the shoulder shot, mirror reflection motion blurred, One side of the face is completely in the dark
  • Vincent Hussey-Cerqueira - Girl in goth makeup laying on her back with her head leaning back, Girl jumping up in the air. Surrounded by trees and blue sky
  • Cassandra Israelson and Skye Goba  - A double exposure of Skye Goba staring down into a puddle/ Illustrations By Skye Goba
  • Cassandra Israelson - Photo Book about a track team, Joiner photograph of a woman throwing a Hammer, The Fitchburg Art Museum at sunset/night
  • Kate Jajliardo - Composite of a Dancer in blue
  • Zachary Lamb - Silver car driving down Fitchburg streets, Crooked clock with oozing light going up
  • Milena Mahoney - It is a close up of a green convertible shot on 35mm
  • Jesye Nortey - 3 layered exposures of me pulling my face down, Me sitting a sea of my tears and paper sailboats are sailing along, Me sitting in a pool of grey sheets extending into the black void, A hazy dreamy photo of me reaching out to my shadow
  • Emily Phillips - teal tree hut sugar scrub in one hand pink background, hand holding Coco Colada Tree Hut Body Lotion, Texture shot of 5 red/pink lip gloss smudges on white background, pink sugar scrub texture shot with seeds on a white background
  • Angela Risotti - Exterior image of Fitchburg Art Museum
  • Nicholas Solimine - A young couple in front of a white backdrop, A shirtless man holding a knife has blood on him, photo book: national ball hockey league playing in Fitchburg, MA
  • Erica Spurr - A Fitchburg player checks a Worcester player into the boards
  • Deanna Tarantino - Sun shining through a window and glass door into a living room, Series of 12 images all strung together by a brown string, This is a portrait of Hank wearing a tuxedo, Composite image of me (3 times) on my bed
  • Jennifer Vincent - Portrait of man w/ mustache and beard outside wearing a hat, Portrait of a man outside, slouching. holding a cigarette, Portrait of a man with a goatee sitting on a chair inside a building 
  • Livv Welch - A woman in black dress and fur coat with pink heels, A person with yellow hair and gemstone nipple pasties, Two windows with white lace curtains at sunrise, person with curly hair sitting with rubber bands across their face

Film Video 

  • A Mime, A Magician and a Sandwich - Adam Fournier
  • The Leominster Floods, the Mayor and his City - Adam Fournier
  • Mercy - DK Racine 
  • Everyday Artist - Nico Solimine
  • May the Worst Man Win  - Jonathan Rajotte
  • Five Shifts at EQ - Seth Rigby
  • Frames - Jonathan Kamal
  • Scalae Sensus - Allison Thompson
  • Do You Remember Me? - Tonia Magras
  • Noiseman and the Squids: Goblin Hunting - Nico Nuzzolilli

Game Design (tentative selection)

  • Precursor
  • Secrets Of the Jester
  • Supermarket Showdown!

Graphic Design

  • Savannah Caldbeck - Red Cross Blood Donor Icons, Looking for Alaska
  • Aidan Cattelan - Tribute to Wieslaw Rosocha, "Burnt Relics"
  • Amber Dalicandro - Butterflies, Persona, "Eyes Up, Phones Down" Infographic
  • Erith De Brito Oliveira - "TealV"
  • Ryan Doyle - the little dewdrop
  • Oliver Eason - Visions in Unity, HXNK Photography logo
  • Nia Manderson-Matheson - Persona
  • Angela Risotti - Lo Spirito della Citta, Mosaico Cosmico Due
  • Emily Russo - Persona, Cafe Icons, Symbosis: Visions of Light
  • Rebecca Schlier - Towards the Light - Symbiosis Visions of Light, Package Redesign - Strawberry Daiquiri, Greenland Village Adventure Map
  • Livv Welch - A Plastic Ocean
  • Yer Yang-Su A - "Symbiosis Visions of Light"

Motions Graphics

  • Emily Russo -70s Disco Google Banner

PRSA

  • Cassandra Israelson - Fitchburg State XC/TF Team Marketing Plan

Accepted Works for Visions 2023 (PDF)

Works submitted by students listed below have been select to be included the 2022 Visions Communications Media Honors Exhibition

  • Keegan Butt
  • Kristofer Camp
  • Meaghan Carney
  • Buffy Cautela
  • Claire Collins
  • Victoria Croteau
  • Kathleyn (Kat) Doyle
  • Erin Flayhan
  • Sophie Geremia
  • Julia Gillis
  • Ben Golash
  • Peter Gomes
  • Sean-Michael Hibbert
  • Elena Kehoe
  • Darcy Lally
  • Keely Leeman
  • Zaylie Matesowicz 
  • Alexzander Milner
  • David Nugent
  • Tatiana O'Hanlon
  • Bethany Palmer
  • Disa Parker
  • Emily Phillips
  • Benjamin Pielocik
  • Thomas Saccoccio
  • Zach Shirikjian
  • Karla Taveras Guerra
  • Mackenzie Ullrich 
  • Brooke Vanbramer 
  • Emily Vescovi
  • Moritz Vetter

More detailed lists are posted outside the Photo Lab (Conlon Rm 350) and outside EQ in Film/Video and have been emailed to all entrants.

Theater entries will be posted on April 7 (after auditions).

If your work was not accepted, please pick up your physical submissions as soon as you can and please submit again for Visions 2023.

If your work was accepted for exhibition, congratulations! You will be contacted shortly by the committee and/or a representative from your concentration with further details on how to prepare your work for the exhibition.

We look forward to seeing you at Visions 2022.

2021 Film, Theater and Game Design Showcases

Visions 2021 Films

View a collection of student films as submitted for Visions 2021. 

Visions 2021 Game Design

Learn about (and download) some of our student games as submitted for Visions 2021. 

Visions 2021 Theater Showcase

View a collection of student theater showcases as submitted for Visions 2021. 

Visions 2021

Photography Exhibit

Graphic Design Exhibit

Professional Communication

Fitchburg State students annually compete in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). Each year they create a marketing plan and presentation for a real world client. This year's client was Tinder. Please watch their presentation and read their plans book.

Visions 2020

Photography Exhibit

Graphic Design Exhibit

2020 Film and Game Design Showcases

Visions 2020 Films

View a collection of student films as submitted for Visions 2020. 

Visions 2020 Game Design

Learn about (and download) some of our student games as submitted for Visions 2020.