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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 24
BY REPRESENTATIVE HARRIS
A RESOLUTION
To commend River Oaks Square Arts Center upon the celebration of its thirtieth birthday of
serving the community of Alexandria.
WHEREAS, in 1899, James Wade Bolton acquired a home in the city of Alexandria;
and
WHEREAS, in 1979, the Bolton family donated their family home to the city of
Alexandria to be used solely for the arts; and
WHEREAS, the Bolton Home has become home to many programs and artists of
River Oaks since 1984 pursuant to an operating agreement between the city of Alexandria
and River Oaks Square Arts Center; and
WHEREAS, the Bolton Home became the catalyst for River Oaks Square Arts
Center and exemplifies Queen Anne Revival architecture that features details of long-leaf
yellow pine framing and a raised on-pier foundation; and
WHEREAS, the Bolton Home in River Oaks Square Arts Center holds the honor of
being listed on the National Registry of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS, River Oaks Square serves as both a contemporary visual arts and fine
crafts center that consists of resident artists who work with a variety of media; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, a new fifteen thousand square foot studio annex building that
houses twenty-five studios, three galleries, an on-site arts academy, a full-scale ceramic
studio, and rental space opened its doors to meet the changing and additional needs of River
Oaks Square Arts Center; and
WHEREAS, for over thirty years, it has been River Oaks Square Arts Center's
mission to promote contemporary visual art and fine crafts, to stimulate interest in,
exhibition of, education of, and appreciation for regional, resident, and local artists and their
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend River Oaks Square Arts Center upon the
celebration of its thirtieth birthday.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to River Oaks Square Arts Center.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES