Artists Under the Dome

The Third Annual Artists Under the Dome Event 2009

was held THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 from 10am to 3:30pm

Massachusetts State House's Great Hall

It is a Free Annual Event for Massachusetts Artists Working in all Disciplines

For the third 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 19th 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 2009 event was brought to you by the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, Treasurer Tim Cahill, the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, the Joint Committee of Community Development and Small Business, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition.

The event took place in the Great Hall on the Second Floor of the State House.

Note: Artists were welcome to attend, even if they could only attend some of the scheduled events (ie they could only attend the brown bag lunch, etc.)

Event Schedule See what officials will spoke at the event.

How to prepare for this Event and what to bring

I can't attend...How can I 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

Registration is now open: http://www.mass.gov/treasury/artistsunderthedome

Thank you to Image Production Services of Worcester. Especially to Darren Lussier, Dave Balkus, and Tom Barrows of Image Production Services in Worcester for the donation of their sound equipment and expertise for the November 19th event www.imageproductionservices.com 508-757-3331

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