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