Full Text of HR0112 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage's mission is to be a center | 3 | | for excellence in teaching, learning, and cultural | 4 | | experiences; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The College of DuPage seeks to provide accessible, | 6 | | affordable, and comprehensive education to all district | 7 | | residents; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 6 | | WHEREAS, An exhibition of this caliber, valued at over $130 | 7 | | million dollars, is unprecedented at a community college; and
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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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