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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 683
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WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced the |
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2013 appointments for the positions of State Poet Laureate, State |
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Musician, State Two-Dimensional Artist, and State |
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Three-Dimensional Artist; and |
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WHEREAS, The state's highest accolade for excellence in the |
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arts, designation as a Texas State Artist is conferred on those |
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individuals who represent the best of our rich and diverse |
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artistic community and who inspire others through their unique |
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creative expression; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio native Rosemary Catacalos is the 2013 |
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Texas State Poet Laureate; in 1985, she received the Texas |
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Institute of Letters poetry prize for her first full-length |
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collection of poems, Again for the First Time, which is scheduled |
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for reissue on its 30th anniversary; her work has been widely |
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published in high school and college textbooks, and it has twice |
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appeared in the annual Best American Poetry anthology; from 2003 |
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to 2012, she served as executive-artistic director of Gemini Ink, |
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a community-focused literary center in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2013 Texas State Musician is Austin-based |
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Craig Hella Johnson, one of the most influential choral |
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conductors of today; as founder and artistic director of |
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Conspirare, he has formed an award-winning ensemble whose |
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mission is to create transformative concert experiences; he is |
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also artistic director of the critically acclaimed Victoria Bach |
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Festival, which draws musicians from across the country, and in |
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2012, he became the first artist-in-residence at the Texas State |
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University School of Music; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Woodson has been selected as the 2013 Texas |
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State Two-Dimensional Artist; born in Waco, he has produced an |
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impressive body of work over a career spanning more than five |
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decades, and he is widely known for his high desert landscapes; |
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his paintings have been featured in such prestigious exhibitions |
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as the Florence Biennale and are held in many private and public |
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collections, including those of the Amarillo Art Center, Belo |
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Corporation, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Modern Art Museum |
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of Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Named 2013 Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist, |
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Joseph Havel joined the staff of the Glassell School of Art at the |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1991 and became director of the |
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institution five years later; one of his best-known sculptures, |
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Curtain, was commissioned by the museum to frame the doorway to |
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the Audrey Jones Beck Building; the Dallas Museum of Art and the |
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Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, have also added his works to their |
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collections, and his pieces have been exhibited extensively in |
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Europe and in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, The artists who have been selected to hold these |
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prestigious posts have all greatly contributed to the vibrant |
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cultural life of the Lone Star State, and Texas is indeed |
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fortunate to be home to these talented individuals; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the 2013 Texas Commission on |
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the Arts honorees and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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continued fulfillment in their creative endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of these outstanding artists as an expression of esteem |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Deuell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 30, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |