| 10 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of San Angelo has become a vibrant showcase |
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| 11 | 7 | | for the visual arts, featuring a variety of engaging public |
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| 12 | 8 | | artworks as well as a diverse mix of outstanding museums, |
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| 13 | 9 | | galleries, and studios; and |
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| 14 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The hub of the city's arts community is a 200-acre |
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| 15 | 11 | | cultural district along the south bank of the Concho River, which is |
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| 16 | 12 | | anchored by the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; the recipient of a |
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| 17 | 13 | | number of prestigious national awards, SAMFA includes an extensive |
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| 18 | 14 | | permanent collection and also serves as the headquarters of the |
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| 19 | 15 | | Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art; in |
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| 20 | 16 | | addition, the museum sponsors an arts education program that draws |
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| 21 | 17 | | over 33,000 children each year, and it hosts several prominent arts |
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| 22 | 18 | | events: the San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, |
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| 23 | 19 | | EnPleinAirTEXAS, and the Richard and Pam Salmon Sculpture |
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| 24 | 20 | | Competition, which brings large-scale works to Sunken Garden Park; |
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| 25 | 21 | | other attractions in the cultural district include the Fort Concho |
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| 26 | 22 | | National Historic Landmark, which has served as the site of the |
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| 27 | 23 | | American Plains Artists juried exhibition; and |
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| 28 | 24 | | WHEREAS, San Angelo also boasts the Pop Art Open Air Museum, |
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| 29 | 25 | | which features free public works by Texas artists; the display is |
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| 30 | 26 | | organized by the Art in Uncommon Places organization, and that |
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| 31 | 27 | | group has partnered with Downtown San Angelo, Inc., to create |
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| 32 | 28 | | another outdoor site, Paintbrush Alley, to exhibit paintings |
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| 33 | 29 | | inspired by Texas culture and the classic motion picture Giant; |
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| 34 | 30 | | other public art projects include some 100 colorful sheep |
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| 35 | 31 | | sculptures found throughout town that have been painted by local |
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| 36 | 32 | | artists and the Historic Murals of San Angelo, which depict iconic |
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| 37 | 33 | | scenes related to the area's past; moreover, the city is one of only |
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| 38 | 34 | | three in Texas to have a permanent "Don't Mess with Texas" mural; |
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| 39 | 35 | | and |
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| 40 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The dynamic arts community in San Angelo encompasses |
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| 41 | 37 | | nearly three dozen galleries and studios; more than 250 sculptures |
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| 42 | 38 | | and statues are displayed at local businesses, schools, parks, and |
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| 43 | 39 | | other locations, and the city is the site of such popular events as |
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| 44 | 40 | | the Chicken Farm Art Center Open House, which has taken place each |
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| 45 | 41 | | year for nearly a half century; and |
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| 46 | 42 | | WHEREAS, San Angelo's art scene has drawn statewide and |
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| 47 | 43 | | national attention from media outlets, including Western Art & |
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| 48 | 44 | | Architecture, Texas Highways, and True West magazines; a further |
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| 49 | 45 | | tribute to the city's cultural riches came in 2019, when the |
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| 50 | 46 | | European Union ambassador to the United States selected 32 pieces |
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| 51 | 47 | | of art on loan from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts for display in |
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| 52 | 48 | | his home in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 53 | 49 | | WHEREAS, The city of San Angelo has become an epicenter for |
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| 54 | 50 | | art lovers from across the state and around the nation, and its |
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| 55 | 51 | | unique concentration of talented artists, imaginative exhibits, |
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| 56 | 52 | | and an enthusiastic arts community make it truly deserving of |
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| 57 | 53 | | special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 58 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 59 | 55 | | hereby designate the city of San Angelo as the official Visual Arts |
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| 60 | 56 | | Capital of Texas; and, be it further |
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| 61 | 57 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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| 62 | 58 | | 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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| 63 | 59 | | until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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| 64 | 60 | | passed by the legislature. |
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