State Capitol Unveils New T-Shirts

Picture: In the center is House Speaker Romanoff next to the artist, Tyler Conway, who designed the winning green t-shirt.

[DENVER, CO] – The new t-shirts for the Colorado State Capitol were unveiled at the State Capitol on Friday.Speaker of the House Andrew Romanoff, student designers from The Art Institute of Colorado and Capitol visitors showed off the original designs. All of the designs were printed by locally owned and operated INDYINK. These first edition, hand silk-screened T-shirts are available in a variety of colors and sizes for children, youth, and adults.

Students from The Art Institute designed t-shirts to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the original gilding of the Colorado State Capitol dome. Dome Tour Supervisor Theresa Holst and Assistant Manager of Visitor Services Simon Maghakyan worked with Art Institute instructor Karen Wilcox’s Design Team & Design Management Studio courses on the project.

In 1908, seven years after the original opening of the Capitol Dome, miners donated 200 ounces of gold to the State of Colorado and the new golden dome finalized the construction that started in 1886. Rising 272 feet, the distinctive gold dome has become a symbol of our state's rich heritage. Inspired by the dome’s great view, the T-shirt designs have used the “breathtaking experience” – both figurative and literal – as their theme.

Students Angelina Ruggiero (project manager), Tyler Conway, Leah Nielsen, Shane Roberts and Darius Baumgartner each created two T-shirt designs. Elected officials, staff and visitors recently voted for their favorite design and while Tyler Conway was voted the winner, all of the designs were printed and are available for sale.

For more information, please contact Theresa Holst, Supervisor, Dome and Mr. Brown’s Attic Tours, Colorado State Capitol, 303.866.3834 or www.colorado-dome.org, or Lynn Haner, Director of Communications, The Art Institute of Colorado, 303.824.4901 or lhaner@aii.edu.

History of the Colorado State Capitol Dome

Rising 272 feet, the distinctive gold dome has become an eternal symbol of our state's rich heritage. In 1908, seven years after the opening of the dome at the State Capitol, the people of Coloradowere not happy with the copper-colored dome of their new statehouse because the dome began to tarnish. So, a group of local miners donated 200 oz of 24 ct. gold to create the beautiful new golden dome. This finalized construction of the building which began in 1886. The Colorado State Capitol is one of only three statehouses in the country to allow visitors to tour the Dome. For more information you may contact the Dome Tour Supervisor by email at Capitol.Tours@state.co.us

-- Posted by staff