The fifth Annual Artists Under the Dome Event 2011
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011 from 10am to 3pm
Massachusetts State House's Great Hall
It is a Free Annual Event for Massachusetts Artists Working in all Disciplines
Download the 2011 PDF flyer for the event
Download the 2011 official press release for the event
For the fifth time, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts invited Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines (visual arts, literary, performing, crafts, new media, etc.) to the State House on Thursday, November 17th to thank them for all they contribute to our state's economy and quality of life. Massachusetts is the only state in the country to have such an event!
The 2011 event was brought to you by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, State Treasurer Steve Grossman, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Cultural Caucus, and the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition.
Thank you to the following who helped to make the day possible: The State House Artists Working Group: especially Jodi Lanza, Leanne Martin Fay, Henry Barrett, Huoung Phan, Neluka Levy, Greg Liakos, and Shelly MacNeill. The MALC volunteers: Liora Beer, Craig Bailey, Gloretta Baynes, Paula Bitetti, Maxine Farakas, Stephen Gaun, Don Schaefte, and Tony Toledo.
Thank you to those who came and spoke: State Treasurer Steve Grossman; Chairwoman Representative Sarah Peake, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development; Chairwoman Senator Eileen Donoghue, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development; Vice-Chair Representative Paul McMurtry, Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development; Representative Christopher Walsh; Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council; Helena Fruscio, Creative Economy Director; Jocelyn Jones- Assistant Attorney General, Deputy Director of Fair Labor & Businesses Practices Division of the Attorney General; Jonathan Rappaport, Executive Director of Arts|Learning; and Kelly Bennett, Dan Blask, Meri Jenkins and Charles Coe all of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
AND a very special THANK YOU to Senator Michael O. Moore for the afternoon coffee and to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for the Anniversary cake!
How to prepare for this Event and what to bring
I couldn't attend...Can I still participate some other way?
Directions and Parking Information:
The State House is a public building and you can visit it during its public hours anytime you want to! There are free public tours of the building.
The Street Address of the State House is 24 Beacon Street Boston MA 02133. It is the building with the large gold dome as pictured on this website. Due to the lack of parking, the use of public transportation is encouraged.
There are three public entrances to the State House: (1) Hooker entrance on Beacon Street at the front of the building (2) Bowdoin Street entrance (handicapped accessible) in front right corner of the building (3) Ashburton Park entrance (handicapped accessible) off Bowdoin Street near rear of building. We are asking artists (who can use stairs) to use the Hooker entrance.
For more detailed directions and parking information: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/trs/trsdir/diridx.htm
Questions? email us: contact@artistsunderthedome.org
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