[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1582 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1582

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 23, 2010.
Whereas Americans for the Arts is the Nation's leading nonprofit organization 
        for advancing the arts and arts education in the United States;
Whereas celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, Americans for the Arts is 
        dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating 
        opportunities for every person in the United States to participate in 
        and appreciate all forms of the arts;
Whereas Americans for the Arts was founded and chartered in 1960 in Winston-
        Salem, North Carolina, by then-first board president George Irwin, 
        Philip Hanes, Ralph Burgard, Arthur Gelber, Charles Mark, Keith Martin, 
        Leslie White, and Edgar Young with the mission of enhancing public and 
        private support for the nonprofit arts and serving local arts councils 
        in United States;
Whereas Americans for the Arts is now currently headquartered in Washington, DC, 
        with offices in New York, Massachusetts, California, and Florida under 
        the leadership of Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. 
        Lynch;
Whereas Americans for the Arts played a key role in the formation and 
        establishment of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965;
Whereas Americans for the Arts has provided leadership and training to local 
        public and nonprofit arts agencies through a national network consisting 
        of Arts and Business Councils, Business Committees for the Arts, State 
        arts agencies, State arts advocacy organizations, and community-based 
        cultural organizations across the country serving 5,000 local arts 
        agencies and their communities;
Whereas Americans for the Arts continues to produce groundbreaking research that 
        is the industry standard for reliable and credible information on the 
        size and economic impact of the nonprofit arts industry through its 
        series on ``Arts and Economic Prosperity'', which reports that 
        approximately 100,000 nonprofit cultural organizations generate 
        $166,200,000,000 in economic activity every year supporting 5,700,000 
        jobs and generating $29,600,000,000 in government revenue;
Whereas Americans for the Arts produces annual events that heighten national 
        visibility for the arts and arts education, including Arts Advocacy Day 
        in cooperation with the Congressional Arts Caucus in Washington, DC, and 
        the Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy that has featured 
        illustrious artists and policymakers with speakers such as Maya Angelou, 
        Arthur Schlesinger, Leonard Garment, Wynton Marsalis, Representatives 
        John Brademas and Barbara Jordan, Senator Alan K. Simpson, and Robert 
        Redford, National Arts and Humanities Month, and National professional 
        and leadership development convenings annually for 50 consecutive years; 
        and
Whereas Americans for the Arts has been a leader in promoting active 
        participation in arts education both in and out-of-school through its 
        professional development work and national visibility PSA campaigns, 
        ``The Arts. Ask for More'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and honors 
Americans for the Arts for its 50 years of service in advancing the arts and 
arts education in the United States.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.