Fiscal Note
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Declaring September 2010 through August 2011 as the University of Wisconsin-Madison Year of the Arts.
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WHEREAS, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin has designated September 2010 through August 2011 as Year of the Arts in order to spotlight the breadth, depth, power and purpose of artistic exploration and expression at UW-Madison; and
WHEREAS, the UW-Madison Year of the Arts will illuminate the many ways the arts help us all see differently and see more; and
WHEREAS, the Year of the Arts will include more than 300 performances, exhibits, symposia, free public events, publications, distinguished visiting speakers, and online resources; and
WHEREAS, the arts, artists, and creative expression bring light and life not only to the University, but also to the residents of Madison; and
WHEREAS, Year of the Arts co-chairs Norma Saldivar, professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama, Director of the UW-Madison Arts Institute, and Andrew Taylor, Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in the Wisconsin School of Business, have stated a primary goal for the Year of the Arts is to celebrate the many connections between the arts at UW-Madison and the artistic life of the Greater Madison community; and
WHEREAS, the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently brought Rocco Landesman, alumnus and chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, to Madison where he met with the Mayor and City staff to discuss enhancements to Central Park and other ways in which the arts enhance city building; and
WHEREAS, in celebration of Year of the Arts, the Arts Institute is working to find unique ways to partner with the City to maximize resources that enhance our creative culture, such as providing additional funding for the Blink temporary public art program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the Common Council do hereby endorse the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Year of th...
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