Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts

Artists Under the Dome Event – Success!

5th anniversay AUD cake
Courtesy of Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo

Thank you to all the artists who came to the 5th Annual Artists Under the Dome event on November 17th at the State House!

It was  a fun-filled, invigorating day for all who attended!

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, Huong Phan, Neluka Levy, Greg Liakos, and Shelly MacNeill. The MALC volunteers: Liora Beer, Craig Bailey, Gloretta Baynes, Paula Bitetti, Maxine Farakas, Stephen Gaun, Don Schaefer, 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!

Sincerely,

Kathleen Bitetti
Artist
Co-founder of ArtistsUndertheDome.org, the State House Working Group and MALC

Listen to Anita Walker, Executive Director of the MCC, welcome artists to the Dome:
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