Bill Text: NY J00753 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Brooklyn Arts Council upon the occasion of hosting Women of Jazz on March 24, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - ADOPTED [J00753 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00753-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 753

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING  the  Brooklyn  Arts  Council  upon the
        occasion of hosting Women of Jazz on March 24, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative  Body  to  commemorate
those  events  which add strength, vigor and inspiration to the cultural
diversity and quality of life in the communities of  the  State  of  New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  the Brooklyn Arts Council upon the occasion of hosting Women of
Jazz on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Arts East New York Cultural Center in
Brooklyn, New York; and

  WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) has
fostered the cultural life of  Brooklyn;  this  vital  organization  was
founded  in  1966,  in the basement of Flatbush resident Charlene Victor
who was determined to  see  the  arts  included  in  the  Prospect  Park
centennial   celebration;   she  gathered  together  local  artists  and
community leaders to plan a series of events featuring Brooklyn artists;
and

  WHEREAS,  In  its  early  years,  BAC   primarily   presented   arts
programming;  it  ran  the  Downtown Cultural Center, also known as BACA
Downtown, where Spike Lee, Danny DeVito and Suzan-Lori Parks  got  their
start in the performing arts; and

  WHEREAS,  In 1980, BAC expanded to include grant-making on behalf of
the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City  Department
of Cultural Affairs; these funding opportunities, known as BAC Community
Arts Grants, doubled in size in 1984; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2003,  BAC launched the JPMorgan Chase Regrant Program
which provides grants to support other organizations as well as  artists
and arts administrators at every level of their careers; and

  WHEREAS,  Today, under the luminous leadership of Executive Director
Charlotte A. Cohen, BAC offers the residents of  Brooklyn  a  wealth  of
arts   programming  and  support  services  in  education,  professional
development, grant-making, fiscal sponsorship, film and media  arts  and
folk/traditional arts; and

  WHEREAS,  Since its inception, BAC has changed in many ways, but has
always remained true to its mission of promoting and sustaining the arts
in Brooklyn; and serving the arts, and through the arts,  to  serve  the
community as a whole; and

  WHEREAS,  It is most fitting that we take time to celebrate the arts
of our Nation, to honor our artists, and to express our appreciation  to
everyone who patronizes the arts; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Brooklyn Arts Council upon the occasion of hosting Women  of
Jazz on March 24, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Charlotte A. Cohen,  Executive  Director,  Brooklyn  Arts
Council.