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1		-	H.C.R. No. 24
	1	+	By: Darby (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.C.R. No. 24
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;
	3	+	May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Administration; May 20, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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4	9		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	10		WHEREAS, The city of San Angelo has become a vibrant showcase
6	11		for the visual arts, featuring a variety of engaging public
7	12		artworks as well as a diverse mix of outstanding museums,
8	13		galleries, and studios; and
9	14		WHEREAS, The hub of the city's arts community is a 200-acre
10	15		cultural district along the south bank of the Concho River, which is
11	16		anchored by the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; the recipient of a
12	17		number of prestigious national awards, SAMFA includes an extensive
13	18		permanent collection and also serves as the headquarters of the
14	19		Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art; in
15	20		addition, the museum sponsors an arts education program that draws
16	21		over 33,000 children each year, and it hosts several prominent arts
17	22		events: the San Angelo National Ceramic Competition,
18	23		EnPleinAirTEXAS, and the Richard and Pam Salmon Sculpture
19	24		Competition, which brings large-scale works to Sunken Garden Park;
20	25		other attractions in the cultural district include the Fort Concho
21	26		National Historic Landmark, which has served as the site of the
22	27		American Plains Artists juried exhibition; and
23	28		WHEREAS, San Angelo also boasts the Pop Art Open Air Museum,
24	29		which features free public works by Texas artists; the display is
25	30		organized by the Art in Uncommon Places organization, and that
26	31		group has partnered with Downtown San Angelo, Inc., to create
27	32		another outdoor site, Paintbrush Alley, to exhibit paintings
28	33		inspired by Texas culture and the classic motion picture Giant;
29	34		other public art projects include some 100 colorful sheep
30	35		sculptures found throughout town that have been painted by local
31	36		artists and the Historic Murals of San Angelo, which depict iconic
32	37		scenes related to the area's past; moreover, the city is one of only
33	38		three in Texas to have a permanent "Don't Mess with Texas" mural;
34	39		and
35	40		WHEREAS, The dynamic arts community in San Angelo encompasses
36	41		nearly three dozen galleries and studios; more than 250 sculptures
37	42		and statues are displayed at local businesses, schools, parks, and
38	43		other locations, and the city is the site of such popular events as
39	44		the Chicken Farm Art Center Open House, which has taken place each
40	45		year for nearly a half century; and
41	46		WHEREAS, San Angelo's art scene has drawn statewide and
42	47		national attention from media outlets, including Western Art &
43	48		Architecture, Texas Highways, and True West magazines; a further
44	49		tribute to the city's cultural riches came in 2019, when the
45	50		European Union ambassador to the United States selected 32 pieces
46	51		of art on loan from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts for display in
47	52		his home in Washington, D.C.; and
48	53		WHEREAS, The city of San Angelo has become an epicenter for
49	54		art lovers from across the state and around the nation, and its
50	55		unique concentration of talented artists, imaginative exhibits,
51	56		and an enthusiastic arts community make it truly deserving of
52	57		special recognition; now, therefore, be it
53	58		RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
54	59		hereby designate the city of San Angelo as the official Visual Arts
55	60		Capital of Texas; and, be it further
56	61		RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
57	62		391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
58	63		until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
59	64		passed by the legislature.
60		-	Darby
61		-	______________________________ ______________________________
62		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
63		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 24 was adopted by the House on May
64		-	8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not
65		-	voting.
66		-	______________________________
67		-	Chief Clerk of the House
68		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 24 was adopted by the Senate on May
69		-	27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
70		-	______________________________
71		-	Secretary of the Senate
72		-	APPROVED: __________________
73		-	Date
74		-	__________________
75		-	Governor
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