{"id":10512,"date":"2019-10-29T17:31:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T21:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/?p=10512"},"modified":"2019-11-03T18:11:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-03T23:11:16","slug":"2019-champion-of-artists-awardee-spotlight-blair-benjamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/events\/2019-champion-of-artists-awardee-spotlight-blair-benjamin\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Champion of Artists Awardee Spotlight: Blair Benjamin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we lead up to <strong>1<\/strong><strong>3th Annual \u201cArtists Under The Dome\u201d Event<\/strong>\u00a0and the <strong>MALC 2019 \u201cChampion of Artists\u201d Awards<\/strong> on November 18, 2019, at the State House, we are highlighting each of the five \u201cChampion of Artists\u201d awardees. This post is highlighting <strong>Blair Benjamin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10523\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10523\" src=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blair-B-photo-2019.jpg\" alt=\"Blair Benjamin headshot\" width=\"300\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blair-B-photo-2019.jpg 324w, http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blair-B-photo-2019-80x111.jpg 80w, http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blair-B-photo-2019-216x300.jpg 216w, http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blair-B-photo-2019-144x200.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blair Benjamin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nThis is the fourth time MALC has given these awards, which will be part of the morning program. The award ceremony will begin at 11:00am in the <strong>State House&#8217;s Great Hall<\/strong>, located on the second floor. The ceremony, along with all the events that are part of the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/malc\/events\/november-14th-is-the-12th-annual-artists-under-the-dome-event\/\"><strong>Artists Under the Dome event<\/strong><\/a>, are free and open to the public. Although it is not required, we are urging people to register for the event. \u00a0<strong>For more information and to register: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistsunderthedome.org\/annualevent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.artistsunderthedome.org\/annualevent.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This year&#8217;s awardees in alphabetical order:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong>Blair Benjamin <\/strong>&#8211; Fiction Writer, Director of MASS MoCA\u2019s Studio Residency Program and Founder &amp; Director of Assets for Artists (A4A)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kay Bourne &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Journalist, Editor, and Educator<\/li>\n<li><strong>Greg Liakos <\/strong>&#8211; Writer, Journalist and former Director of Communications and External Relations for the Mass Cultural Council <em>(This award is given in memory of State Representative Chris Walsh)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Abe Rybeck <\/strong>&#8211; Playwright,\u00a0Organizational Consultant, and Founder of The\u00a0Theater Offensive (TTO)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa Simmons <\/strong>&#8211; Filmmaker, Director and Curator of the Roxbury Film Festival, and Founder of the Color of Film Collaborative <em>(This award is given in memory of MALC Co-Founder Liora Beer)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blair Benjamin is based in Western part of the Commonwealth and he has been creating opportunities for Massachusetts artists of all disciplines via his dual roles at MassMoCA.<\/p>\n<p>His visionary work as the founder and director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetsforartists.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Assets for Artists (A4A)<\/a> has opened needed doors and has empowered artists of all disciplines. The program does the following: <em>&#8220;Assets for Artists provides professional development workshops, financial and business coaching, working capital grants and micro-loan referrals, artist residencies at MASS MoCA, and support for artists re-locating to North Adams, Massachusetts.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetsforartists.org\/studios-at-mass-moca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MASS MoCA&#8217;s residency program<\/a>\u00a0he runs provides needed short term residences for artists and writers. MALC is extremely thankful for the work Blair does to support our community on so many levels.<\/p>\n<h4>Profile: <strong>Blair Benjamin<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b>Blair Benjamin <\/b>joined MASS MoCA in 2000, and has worn many hats at the museum: Director of Development;\u00a0Director of Real Estate &amp; Community Development; Associate Director of the Center for Creative Community Development; Developer of Alternative Energy Projects; and his current roles serving as Founder\/Director of the Assets for Artists (A4A) professional development program and the Studios at MASS MoCA residency program. As Director of Assets for Artists, Blair has overseen the planning, funding, and selection of capacity-building mini-grants for\u00a0400+ artists in 5 states,\u00a0totaling more than $700,000, as well as the recruitment and support of 15 artist-trainers with various subject matter specialties, providing more than 75 professional development workshops for 1,000+ artists across Massachusetts. He has also co-taught the A4A Financial Bootcamp training to more than 400 artists since 2008, and has provided one-on-one financial and business coaching sessions to more than 600 artists in the past decade. He lives in Williamstown, MA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artistsunderthedome.org\/annualevent.html\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">SAVE THE DATE &amp; REGISTER!!<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">The 13th Annual Artists Under the Dome Event 2019<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Monday, NOVEMBER 18th, 2019<br \/>\n9:30am to 1pm<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Massachusetts State House&#8217;s Great Hall<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we lead up to 13th Annual \u201cArtists Under The Dome\u201d Event\u00a0and the MALC 2019 \u201cChampion of Artists\u201d Awards on November 18, 2019, at the State House, we are highlighting each of the five \u201cChampion of Artists\u201d awardees. 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