HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019.10.01 Proclamation - National Arts & Humanities Month NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH
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Proclamation
October 2019
WHEREAS, the nation's 95,000 nonprofit arts organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts, the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the nation's 4,500 local arts agencies, and the arts and humanities
councils of the 50 states and the six U.S.jurisdictions have regularly issued official proclamations on an annual
basis designating October as National Arts and Humanities Month;
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect, and
imagination of humankind;
WHEREAS,the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American;
WHEREAS,the arts and humanities play a unique role in the lives of our families, our communities, and
our country;
WHEREAS, cities and states — through their local and state arts agencies and representing thousands
of cultural organizations — have celebrated the value and importance of culture in the lives of Americans and
the health of thriving communities during National Arts and Humanities Month for several years;
WHEREAS,the humanities help diverse communities across the United States explore their history and
culture with the support and partnership of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the 55 state and
territorial humanities councils, and local educational and cultural institutions;
WHEREAS, the arts and culture industry also strengthens our economy by generating $166.3 billion in
total economic activity annually, $26 billion in government revenue, and by supporting the full-time equivalent
of 5 million jobs;and,
WHEREAS,the creative economy drives tourism and commerce,supports American workers,and makes
up 4.3% of the annual GDP, proposed federal legislation titled The CREATE Act (S. 650 and H.R. 1519) would
support economic development of the creative economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Jackie J. Aymon, Mayor of the City of McCall, do hereby
proclaim October as National Arts and Humanities Month in McCall and call upon our citizens to celebrate and
promote the arts and culture in our nation and to specifically encourage the greater participation by those said
citizens in taking action for the arts and humanities in their towns and cities.
++ b 1 I▪ t& IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at McCall City Hall
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