By:  Lindsay                                          S.C.R. No. 26
         2001S0469/1                            
 1-1                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-2           WHEREAS, A work of art can immortalize for all time the
 1-3     spirit of the age and the cultural heritage by which it was
 1-4     inspired; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Recognizing outstanding artists by bestowing on them
 1-6     titles of honor is a long-standing practice and serves as an
 1-7     encouragement to other talented artists; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Traditionally, a committee of the Texas Legislature
 1-9     has elected the Texas State Artist, appropriately honoring those
1-10     Texans who have exhibited exceptional ability in portraying the
1-11     beauty of this state, some facet of its history, or the proud
1-12     spirit of its people; now, therefore, be it
1-13           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-14     hereby request the speaker of the house of representatives and the
1-15     lieutenant governor to create a special committee to designate
1-16     Texas State Artists in two categories of art to serve concurrently
1-17     a term of one year; one state artist shall be selected each year on
1-18     the basis of achievements in two-dimensional media and one state
1-19     artist shall be selected each year on the basis of achievements in
1-20     three-dimensional media; and, be it further
1-21           RESOLVED, That the committee shall designate a Texas State
1-22     Artist in each category for the year beginning November 1, 2001,
1-23     and ending October 31, 2002, and a Texas State Artist in each
1-24     category for the year beginning November 1, 2002, and ending
 2-1     October 31, 2003; and, be it further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the special committee be named the Texas State
 2-3     Artist Committee and be composed of three members of the senate to
 2-4     be appointed by the lieutenant governor and three members of the
 2-5     house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the
 2-6     house; the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house shall each
 2-7     designate a cochair from among their appointees, and the committee
 2-8     shall subsequently meet at the call of the cochairs; and, be it
 2-9     further
2-10           RESOLVED, That in the selection process, artists may be
2-11     nominated by themselves or others, and they should designate their
2-12     category of interest; from the list of qualified nominees, the
2-13     committee shall vote for their choice of Texas State Artist in each
2-14     of the two categories; and, be it further
2-15           RESOLVED, That the Texas Commission on the Arts assist the
2-16     committee, to the degree it requests, especially in the area of
2-17     publicizing the designation of Texas State Artist; and, be it
2-18     further
2-19           RESOLVED, That the persons designated as state artists be
2-20     superior and recognized artists who are citizens of the State of
2-21     Texas.