Bill Text: IL HR0112 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends the College of DuPage for being a center for excellence in teaching, learning, and cultural experiences and for being selected to host 26 original works of art from the artist Frida Kahlo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0112 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0112-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage's mission is to be a center | ||||||
3 | for excellence in teaching, learning, and cultural | ||||||
4 | experiences; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to provide accessible, | ||||||
6 | affordable, and comprehensive education to all district | ||||||
7 | residents; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage's Cleve Carney Gallery in | ||||||
9 | the McAninch Arts Center has received the proud distinction of | ||||||
10 | being selected to host 26 original works of art from the artist | ||||||
11 | Frida Kahlo that are currently held by the Museo Delores Olmedo | ||||||
12 | in Mexico; for over 40 years, such works have not been on | ||||||
13 | display in Illinois for residents to experience; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Hispanic population has been a growing and | ||||||
15 | dynamic contributor to the State of Illinois; the struggles and | ||||||
16 | triumph of Frida Kahlo are a part of that cultural history; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to present these | ||||||
18 | unique Frida Kahlo pieces at the College of DuPage in 2020, | ||||||
19 | with consent from the Mexican Consulate, who considers these | ||||||
20 | pieces to be a national treasure of Mexico; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to use this exhibit to | ||||||
2 | develop and cultivate unique educational and learning | ||||||
3 | opportunities for not just its students and the community, but | ||||||
4 | also for people from all over that the exhibit is expected to | ||||||
5 | bring to Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, An exhibition of this caliber, valued at over $130 | ||||||
7 | million dollars, is unprecedented at a community college; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Exhibition is planned to feature 150 personal | ||||||
9 | photographs of Frida Kahlo, a documentary film, a historical | ||||||
10 | exhibition, a poetry garden, a children's area, a gift shop, | ||||||
11 | and a concession area; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to promote the | ||||||
13 | Exhibition to K-12 students with a children's area containing a | ||||||
14 | new work about Frida Kahlo by Illinois resident, renowned | ||||||
15 | author and illustrator of over 50 children's books, Mike | ||||||
16 | Venezia; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to surround the | ||||||
18 | exhibition with a series of live, world-class performances | ||||||
19 | celebrating art, culture, diversity, and Mexican heritage, | ||||||
20 | including performances by Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, a film | ||||||
21 | series, the children's musical Sugarskull, and a Frida | ||||||
22 | Kahlo-themed classical concert performed by The New |
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1 | Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Kirk Muspratt; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, The Cleve Carney Museum will require an expansion | ||||||
4 | and transformation to museum-grade security standards to host | ||||||
5 | this exhibition, and certain funds for this expansion have been | ||||||
6 | preliminarily approved by the Board; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we commend the College of DuPage's role in this unique cultural | ||||||
10 | opportunity that will benefit over 130,000 residents and school | ||||||
11 | children in the State of Illinois and for being selected to | ||||||
12 | host 26 original works of art from the artist Frida Kahlo; and | ||||||
13 | be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the College of DuPage as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | esteem and respect.
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