15th Annual State Employees Art Show

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Lt. Governor Roberts, Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis and Director of Administration Richard Licht spoke at a noontime reception on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill.  

They honored the artistic talents of state employees whose work has been on display since early December 2013 at the 15th Annual State Employees Art Show, an exhibit of art work by current and retired Rhode Island state employees on display through January 8, 2014 at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill, a gallery space managed by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. 

The State Employees Art Show is one of the year's most popular shows in the state gallery, since it showcases the often hidden artistic talents of state workers. Each year a different group of talented artists emerge, from agency directors to clerk-typists. 

This year's show featured 55 paintings, drawings, photographs, and even tapestries by 23 state employee-artists from 17 different state agencies and the General Assembly. 
This year's show included works from two agency directors, Department of Environmental Management director Janet Coit and Department of Children, Youth and Families director Janice DeFrances, and the State Purchasing Agent, Lorraine Hynes.  

They are part of a show that features work from employees at the Departments of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals; Children, Youth and Families; Health; Environmental Management; Human Services; Labor & Training; Administration; Transportation; along with the Division of Purchasing and the Division of Information Technology; Historic Preservation; the Office of Housing & Community Development; the Office of State Medical Examiners; the Division of Taxation; the General Assembly; and the Rhode Island Film & TV Office.