Bill Text: NY K00687 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute upon the occasion of celebrating its 100th Anniversary on September 17, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-22 - adopted [K00687 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00687-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 687

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING    the   Munson-Williams-Proctor   Arts
        Institute upon the occasion of celebrating its 100th
        Anniversary on September 17, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to call attention
to organizations that devote their time and  energies  to  the  cultural
enrichment of the Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute upon the occasion of
its 100th Anniversary to be celebrated at an  event  at  its  campus  in
Utica, New York, on Tuesday, September 17, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,   Munson-Williams-Proctor   Arts   Institute   (MWPAI)  was
chartered on September 17, 1919, and was named in honor of its  founders
who  established it as a legacy for their community; throughout the last
century, it has created transformational  arts  experiences  which  have
cultivated curiosity and creativity, enlightened, educated and inspired;
each  year,  nearly  150,000  people  attend  more than 800 programs and
events such as exhibitions, concerts,  art  classes,  and  the  PrattMWP
College of Art and Design; and

  WHEREAS, MWPAI's impact on the greater Mohawk Valley is strengthened
by more than 50 community collaborations, and an estimated $20.8 million
in  economic activity in downtown Utica and the surrounding area; summer
exhibitions have drawn as many as 24,000 people from eight countries and
48 states; and

  WHEREAS, Since its inception, this exceptional fine arts center  has
been   dedicated   to   serving   diverse  audiences  by  advancing  the
appreciation, understanding,  and  enjoyment  of  the  arts;  under  the
luminous  leadership  of  President and CEO Anna Tobin D'Ambrosio, MWPAI
continuously strives to promote interest and participation in  the  arts
and stimulate artistic self-expression and personal creativity; and

  WHEREAS,  The  success  of the MWPAI is in direct correlation to the
efforts of its  staff,  whose  involvement  is,  and  always  has  been,
characterized  by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and
an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on  behalf  of
the institution and the community it serves; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  recognizes  the importance of the
performing arts, which act to inspire, enlighten, and unify people  from
all  cultural  backgrounds  through  the  transcendent  power  of  human
expression; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute upon the occasion of
celebrating its 100th Anniversary on  September  17,  2019;  and  be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted   to   Anna   Tobin   D'Ambrosio,   President    and    CEO,
Munson-Willams-Proctor Arts Institute.