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From YouTube: Society of Arts and Crafts Ribbon Cutting
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The Society of Arts and Crafts, the nation's oldest crafts nonprofit organization, opens its new home in the South Boston Waterfront.
A
A
A
119
years
old
I
have
been
here
a
pretty
long
time,
almost
20
years.
It
is
overwhelming
to
see
just
how
much
our
organization
has
grown.
It's
very
awesome
wait
a
minute.
The
past
few
years
have
certainly
thrown
a
lot
of
challenges
our
way.
Just
two
years
ago
we
were
in
a
cramped
space.
Faced
with
an
impending
move
to
God
knows
where
the
future
was
uncertain.
A
I,
don't
think
anyone
could
have
predicted
that
this
challenge
would
provide
the
opportunity
for
a
rebirth
of
the
society
of
arts
and
crafts,
but
with
the
leadership
of
our
board
and
I.
Thank
you.
Lord
I
know
you're
out
there
somewhere
and
our
executive
director
Fabio
Fernandez
hard
work
from
all
our
wonderful
staff.
I
know
you're.
Here
too,.
B
A
A
Maybe
it
would
be
more
apt
to
say
that
I
feel
like
a
new
grandmother,
since
lots
of
other
people
participated
in
the
process,
not
just
me
together.
We
have
finally
given
birth
to
a
new
baby,
so
we
can
now
sit
back
and
watch
it
grow
with
pride.
Although
Fabio
cannot
sit
back
that
said,
I
plan
now
to
relax
and
enjoy
the
moment
so
I
will
hand
over
the
microphone
to
Fabio,
so
he
can
properly.
Thank
all
the
important
people
here.
C
Thank
you
so
much,
it's
a
glorious.
It's
a
glorious
evening
out
there
and
it's
a
glorious
evening
in
here,
I'm
thrilled,
to
welcome
you
all
to
help
us
celebrate
our
grand
reopening.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
First
off
I
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
our
staff,
our
trustees,
the
artists,
the
foundations
and
the
many
patrons
who
made
this
pivotal
moment
in
our
119
year,
history
possible.
Thank
you.
C
Last
summer,
when
our
landlord
sold
our
home
of
40
years,
we
were
forced
to
find
affordable
housing,
a
challenge
that
any
Bostonian
can
relate
to.
It
was
a
difficult
time
for
the
society,
but
when
one
door
closes
another
one
opens,
we
learned
that
the
mayor's
office,
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority
and
the
building
owner
UDR,
was
opening
up
the
first
public
competition
for
chapter
91
space.
We
quickly
mobilized,
put
together
a
winning
application
and
the
presentation,
and
we
were
awarded
this
space
on
august
first
2015.
C
B
C
It's
right
above
our
retail
gallery
and
our
staff
offices,
and
that
guy
presented
quite
a
number
of
design
challenges
which
I'm
sure
deterred
other
nonprofits
from
entering
the
competition.
As
you
wander
around
and
please
wander
around
notice.
The
gorgeous
design
of
this
space,
a
huge
thank
you
to
our
architecture.
Firm
sasaki
associates,
especially
christine
dunn
and
ryne
hawkins,.
C
They
helped
us,
through
the
entire
process,
from
preparing
for
the
competition
through
to
design
and
construction.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
Phillip,
baarish
and
Sam
pees
on
Jessica
grant,
also
of
Sasaki
for
giving
us
a
new
21st
century
brand
I'd
like
to
thank
our
engineers,
BR
plus
a
especially
Jim
Chamberlain,
and
finally,
our
project
manager,
Smith
and
st.
John,
especially
Peter
noble.
A
next
I'd
like
to
thank
lead
kennedy
construction,
especially
Rose,
County,
Sean,
McKay
and
John
visconti,
and
the
many
talented
trades
people
who
translated
blueprints
into
a
magnificent
built
reality.
C
This
construction
team
included
some
of
our
city's
finest
electricians,
plumbers,
drywallers
mill,
workers,
glaziers
painters
and
many
others.
It
was
amazing
to
see
all
their
efforts
attain
such
a
beautiful
reality
in
just
six
months.
These
builders
are
represented
by
their
unions.
These
unions
create
opportunities
for
their
members
to
practice
their
craft
with
fair
wages
and
safe
working
conditions.
What
unions
do
is
very
similar
to
the
mission
of
the
society
of
arts
and
crafts.
We
advocate
for
artists
and
craftspeople,
weavers
potters
furniture
makers,
studio,
jewelers,
glass
blowers
and
many
others.
C
Our
goal
is
to
bring
attention
to
their
creative
efforts
and
to
help
sustain
their
livelihood
and
their
families
livelihoods.
Our
first
exhibition
here
at
one
hundred
pr4
is
called
radius
and
it
brings
together
all
the
wonderful
artists
and
craftspeople
that
live
right
here
within
one
mile
of
our
building.
All
of
them
are
here
tonight.
Please
introduce
yourselves
and
learn
about
their
work.
They
can
be
identified
by
a
sticker
that
says
kiss
me,
I'm
an
artist.
C
C
B
After
remember
that
one
and
we're
not
over
capacity,
we
have
35
people
here
tonight,
we're
time
as
I
scan
the
crowd,
and
if
you
want
to
see
you
over
here
this
a
little
more
room
over
here,
but
the
this
is
incredible.
This
is
an
exciting
night
and
a
few
people
have
walked
when
I
walked
in
a
couple.
People
grabbed
me
and
said.
Thank
you
mayor
for
what
you
do
with
aren't
in
the
city
of
austin
and
I'd
like
to
take
full
credit
for
that.
B
However,
I'm
not
going
to
I'm
going
to
give
a
lot
of
credit
Jace
Linehan,
because
when
I
ran
for
mayor
of
Boston
in
her
kitchen
living
in
her
kitchen,
we
had
policy
groups
and
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
going
over
a
lot
of
different
policy.
We
want
over
policy
on
transportation,
on
development,
on
designing
on
race
and
we
went
over
policy
on
arts
and
culture
in
Boston
and
we
really
sat
down
and
Kathy
potete
enough
Kathy's
here,
but
Joyce
and
Kathy
in
myself.
B
They
SAT
with
me
for
hours
and
hours
and
hours
and
hours
now.
I
was
talking
about
the
Arts
in
our
city,
mainly
I
focused
on
the
Arts,
on
what
I
knew
of
some
open
studios
and
medicine,
wheel
and
other
other
types
of
things.
And,
to
be
honest,
you
know
I
thought
like
Jersey
boy,
the
play
was
acts
and.
B
But
Joyce
opened
a
whole
new
world
to
me
and
we
talked
about
it
as
we
got
into
the
campaign
as
we
are
closer
to
the
final
at
one
of
our
debates.
I
was
the
first
candidate
at
one
of
the
debates
to
say
that
I'm
going
to
elevate
arts
and
culture
to
a
cabinet-level
position
in
the
administration
and
when
we
got
elected
one
of
the
first
means
we
have
with
the
cabinet
we
had.
We
had
the
position
in
place.
B
We
didn't
have
Julian
place
at
that
particular
moment,
but
we
were
at
that
in
place
because
the
arts
are
so
important
to
our
city
and
were
able
to
find
Julie
and
we're
able
to
do
so.
Many
things
and
in
this
year
in
the
budget,
were
able
to
find
some
money.
You
know
gobbling
it
together.
The
VRA
in
some
other
ways,
and
we
made
a
commitment,
knowledge
move
forward.
B
We're
going
to
one
percent
of
our
capital
budget
for
the
city
will
go
towards
yards
until
we
get
a
full
funding
mechanism
in
place
over
time
to
add
more
and
more
money.
So
if
you
look
at
our
program,
it
didn't
set
out
as
good,
but
it's
a
tie
with
something
and
every
year
it's
gotten
more
incrementally
better
and
that's
our
goal
and
our
goal
is
to
support
those
artists
that
are
in
this
room
today
and
in
to
support
this
very
important
place.
B
You
know,
Bob,
you
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
chapter
91
process
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
too
far
into
chapter
in
anyone's
if
I
do
well,
I'll
screw
it
up,
but
it's
kind
of
legislation
that
really
opened
up
securing
nonprofit
venues
on
the
waterfront
and
really
because,
as
you
see
all
this
growth
happening
here,
you
know
I'm
glad
that
we
thought
of
that.
The
city
that
and
I
was
a
member
of
legislature
at
the
time
that
we
thought
about
how
do
we
create
open
space
and
create
a
Vulcan
space?
B
So
it's
not
just
all
buildings
with
offices
in
them
and
residences
in
the
mobile
that
they're,
important
or
retail.
But
how
do
we
truly
do
some
more
things
frauds,
arts
and
culture
in
our
city?
And-
and
this
is
an
amazing
space
in
a
tremendous
addition
to
the
sub
Watson,
one
of
them
into
so
many
so
many
different
reasons
so
I
just
want
to
you
know
one
I
just
want
to
congratulate
you
and
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
tonight.
This
is
an
exciting
night
for
Boston.
B
We
have
seen
as
a
leader
announced
on
the
world
at
least
people
talk
about,
but
we
truly
are
getting
there
on
the
ground
and
I
think
it's
important
that
we
give
as
many
opportunities
and
open
as
many
doors
and
open
as
many
windows
for
the
artistic
community
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
incredibly
talented
people
in
our
city.
Many
of
them
are
in
this
room
tonight,
and
many
of
them
want
to
be
in
this
room
tonight.
B
Ma'am
I'm,
quite
sure
what
we're
doing
it
in
the
city,
but
we're
going
to
take
what's
happening
here
and
what's
happening.
Our
community
and
letting
every
person
in
city
wants
to
know
that
that
we
we
treasure
the
odds
and
support
the
arts
as
much
as
we
support
bringing
companies
like
General
Eric
to
the
city
of
austin,
bringing
economic
development
of
the
city
of
austin,
making
sure
that
we
have
good
roads
and
bridges
in
the
city
of
onset.
B
We
want
people
to
understand
the
importance
of
this,
so
I
just
want
to
say
congratulations
to
to
you
to
everyone
for
being
here
tonight.
I
want
to
just
what
would
a
speech
be
from
a
politician
without
a
quote
as
cats
and
crafts
pioneer
William
are
set
in
1882
I
do
not
want
up
for
a
few
people
anymore
than
education
for
a
few
people
or
freedom
for
a
few
over
a
century
later,
Boston
degrees,
odds
in
creativity
is
for
everyone
in
our
city
every
day
in
every
neighborhood.
Thank
you
for
being
here
tonight.
B
So
this
week,
over
the
last
couple
over
about
a
week
period,
I
broke
ground
at
Suffolk
instructions
new
headquarters,
and
we
did
a
virtual
reality
where
I
had
goggles
on
yesterday,
I
was
able
to
cut
a
ribbon
by
using
a
skill
saw,
and
today
I
get
to
use.
Why
I'm
actually
a
pod,
we
have
a
pair
of
I,
don't
you
call
them
scissors,
but
a
hundred-year-old
so
becoming
full
circle
back
to
the
beginning,.