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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 165
Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2025, as Community
Arts Education Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY25, 2025
Ms. V
ELA´ZQUEZ(for herself and Mr. JACKSONof Illinois) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of February 28,
2025, as Community Arts Education Day.
Whereas community arts education is a dynamic and inclu-
sive approach to learning and engagement in the arts,
fostering creativity, cultural expression, and social trans-
formation within communities;
Whereas community arts education encompasses a broad
range of artistic disciplines and practices that empower
individuals to develop their artistic skills, deepen their
cultural understanding, and cultivate a sense of belonging
and agency within themselves and their communities;
Whereas community arts education is a participatory and
transformative practice that engages individuals in the
creation, exploration, and critical dialogue of the arts
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within a community context, and community arts edu-
cation goes beyond individual skill-building or personal
expression and it connects through a larger social con-
text;
Whereas community arts education leaders, which can include
culture bearers, teaching artists, and administrators, play
a vital role in providing essential arts instruction and
learning to diverse communities, both within and outside
of formal educational settings;
Whereas community arts education is liberatory by uplifting
our communities’ culture, heritage, and history in many
forms such as dance, music, theatre, literary arts and
other modes of self-expression;
Whereas community arts education can build people’s imagi-
nations, build critical learning and life skills, promote
better health, and generate a sense of shared culture and
community belonging;
Whereas research has shown that community arts education
positively impacts individuals of all ages and develops so-
cial emotional competencies like confidence in self-expres-
sion and ideas, social awareness, and self-regulating emo-
tions; and
Whereas students who actively participate in the arts tend to
enroll in competitive colleges, as well as four-year colleges
in general, at higher rates compared to students with
lower engagement in the arts: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 1
Community Arts Education Day and recognizes Commu-2
nity Arts Education Day is more crucial than ever as a 3
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vehicle for activism, individual and collective self-expres-1
sion, and healing. 2
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