SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683
WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced the
2013 appointments for the positions of State Poet Laureate, State
Musician, State Two-Dimensional Artist, and State
Three-Dimensional Artist; and
WHEREAS, The state's highest accolade for excellence in the
arts, designation as a Texas State Artist is conferred on those
individuals who represent the best of our rich and diverse
artistic community and who inspire others through their unique
creative expression; and
WHEREAS, San Antonio native Rosemary Catacalos is the 2013
Texas State Poet Laureate; in 1985, she received the Texas
Institute of Letters poetry prize for her first full-length
collection of poems, Again for the First Time, which is scheduled
for reissue on its 30th anniversary; her work has been widely
published in high school and college textbooks, and it has twice
appeared in the annual Best American Poetry anthology; from 2003
to 2012, she served as executive-artistic director of Gemini Ink,
a community-focused literary center in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, The 2013 Texas State Musician is Austin-based
Craig Hella Johnson, one of the most influential choral
conductors of today; as founder and artistic director of
Conspirare, he has formed an award-winning ensemble whose
mission is to create transformative concert experiences; he is
also artistic director of the critically acclaimed Victoria Bach
Festival, which draws musicians from across the country, and in
2012, he became the first artist-in-residence at the Texas State
University School of Music; and
WHEREAS, Jim Woodson has been selected as the 2013 Texas
State Two-Dimensional Artist; born in Waco, he has produced an
impressive body of work over a career spanning more than five
decades, and he is widely known for his high desert landscapes;
his paintings have been featured in such prestigious exhibitions
as the Florence Biennale and are held in many private and public
collections, including those of the Amarillo Art Center, Belo
Corporation, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Modern Art Museum
of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, Named 2013 Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist,
Joseph Havel joined the staff of the Glassell School of Art at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1991 and became director of the
institution five years later; one of his best-known sculptures,
Curtain, was commissioned by the museum to frame the doorway to
the Audrey Jones Beck Building; the Dallas Museum of Art and the
Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, have also added his works to their
collections, and his pieces have been exhibited extensively in
Europe and in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The artists who have been selected to hold these
prestigious posts have all greatly contributed to the vibrant
cultural life of the Lone Star State, and Texas is indeed
fortunate to be home to these talented individuals; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby congratulate the 2013 Texas Commission on
the Arts honorees and extend to them sincere best wishes for
continued fulfillment in their creative endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of these outstanding artists as an expression of esteem
from the Texas Senate.
Deuell
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 30, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate