Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition

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Attending Artists Under the Dome puts a Human Voice to your Work!

Put a Human Face and Human Voice to your Work!

R.S.V.P. NOW for the November 8, Annual Artists Under the Dome event!

“It’s SO right that everyone is here … it’s so important on top of everything else you do … that you put a human face and a human voice to the work that YOU do here at the State House.” excerpt from Anita Walker’s 2011 Artists Under the Dome introduction

Listen to the complete intro by Anita Walker, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council: [haiku url=”https://dl.dropbox.com/u/967656/Anita%20Walker%20AUD%202011.mp3″ title=”Anita Walker, 2011 AUD intro”]

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Anita Walker of the MCC answering questions at the 2009 Artists Under the Dome event

For the sixth time, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will invite Massachusetts artists working in all disciplines (visual arts, literary, performing, crafts, new media, etc.) to the State House on Thursday, November 8th 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 2012 event will be brought to you by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, The Massachusetts State Treasury, the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the State House’s Cultural Caucus. The event runs from 10am to 2pm and is free and open to the public.

Please Register for the Event!

Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz greets artist
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz greeting artist attendee

Event Schedule

10:00am to 10:25am
Artists are welcomed to The Great Hall and received their welcome packets10:25 am Welcome by the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition and the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) (Great Hall)

10:30am
Welcome and opening remarks by Legislators and elected officials (Great Hall)

Legislators and Elected Officials who will give remarks (Subject to additions and changes):

  • Chairwoman Representative Sarah Peake, House Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development (host for this section of the event)
  • Chairwoman Senator Eileen Donoghue, Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development
  • State Treasurer and Receiver General Steven Grossman
  • Representative Paul McMurtry, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development
  • Representative David T. Vieir, Member of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development

 More may be added…

 11am
Group Photo (Grand Staircase)

11am – 12:30 am
Artists visit their Senator’s and Representative’s offices

12:30 to 1pm
Networking & Information Sharing Brown Bag Lunch (Great Hall)

1-2:00pm
Panel Discussion- Fair Trade Means Fair Trade- addressing fair treatment of artists and their work in the Commonwealth and beyond (Great Hall)
Confirmed Panelists: Jocelyn Jones, Deputy Chief of the Attorney General’s Fair Labor Division;Helena Fruscio, Creative Economy Industry Director; Matt Wilson, Executive Director of MassCreative; Don Packer, President of Massachusetts Production Coalition (MPC); and Kelly Bennett, Exhibitions Curator/Program Coordinator Artist Fellowships, Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).

How to prepare for this Event and what to bring

I can’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 (note One Ashburton Place is just across the street from the State House: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/secdir.htm

Questions? email us: contact@artistsunderthedome.org