H.R. No. 1121
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 16 participants in the 2023 Texas Folklife
Apprenticeship in the Folk and Traditional Arts Program have
demonstrated an exceptional commitment to the preservation of our
state's outstanding cultural heritage; and
WHEREAS, Since 1987, the program has supported extended,
intensive training in a wide range of traditional art forms
practiced by cultural communities across Texas; grant awards
provide skilled artists and their apprentices with the time and
resources necessary to immerse themselves in their craft; and
WHEREAS, The 2023 artist teams reflect the richness of the
state's cultural diversity; Jacques Houston is mentoring DaLyah
Jones of Houston in the art of trail riding, and mentor Sonny Mehta
is teaching Rishabh Lamsal of Houston the intricacies of qawwali, a
Sufi devotional music genre; and
WHEREAS, Advancing the art of Americana Folk guitar, Michael
Sinks is mentoring Arieon Keller of Pampa, while Chayito Champion
is pairing with apprentice Keli Rosa Cabunoc Romero of San Antonio
to explore the connections between Son Jarocho and Flamenco music
and dance; and
WHEREAS, Mentor Richard Whitehead is helping William Bailey
of Madisonville learn how to craft artisanal fishing lures, and
Aboubacar Sylla is apprenticing Forest Cazayoux of Austin in the
art of West African folk music; and
WHEREAS, Priya Vadhanna Raja is mentoring Shruti Sathish of
San Antonio in Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form, while
Indrajit Banerjee is guiding apprentice Milton Holbrook of San
Antonio in his study of classical Indian Hindustani ragas on sitar;
and
WHEREAS, By further developing expertise in these unique
realms, the participants in the 2023 apprenticeship program are
contributing to the vitality of a wide range of creative
disciplines and to the cultural enrichment of communities across
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the participants in the 2023 Texas
Folklife Apprenticeship in the Folk and Traditional Arts Program
and extend sincere best wishes for continued success in their
endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the program participants as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hinojosa
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1121 was adopted by the House on April
28, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House