[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E63]
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DAVE M. DAVIS, RECIPIENT OF THE 2000 GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 
                                THE ARTS

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to recognize 
the winner of the 2000 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, 
Dave Davis.
  Dave was nominated by the Grand Junction Commission of Arts and 
Culture for his activism as founder of Art on the Corner, a former 
executive director of the Art Center, a past appointee of former 
Colorado Governor, Roy Romer, to the Colorado Council on the Arts, and 
one of the leading artists in the Grand Valley since the late 1970's.
  Dave was Executive Director of the Western Colorado Center for the 
Arts for nine years. During his tenure he created a multitude of 
innovative programs, quality exhibits, outreach efforts to underserved 
areas, and expansion of facilities, collections and classes. Dave's 
belief that the Grand Valley could become a renowned arts community is 
the foundation of everything he does.
  Dave opened an exhibit, Art on the Corner, in downtown Grand Junction 
in 1984. This unique outdoor sculpture exhibit began as a display of 33 
sculptures by Dave and other area artists along Main Street. Every year 
the exhibit is rotated and has grown to include over 100 works of art.
  Dave is a native of Boulder, Colorado who moved with his family to 
Grand Junction in 1972. He attended Mesa State College. Dave's full-
time pursuit of the arts began in 1977. He creates abstract and 
realistic sculpture. He is adamant in his desire to promote the arts 
both as a major economic force and as an industry. He is adamant in his 
desire to promote the arts both as a major economic force and as an 
industry.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to offer this tribute 
to Dave Davis with congratulations on being named the recipient of the 
2000 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.

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