[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E143-E144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING AMY JARED AND HER DEDICATION TO THE ARTS

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2006

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Amy Jared for her 
dedication to art education. Amy, a native of Cookeville, Tennessee, 
developed an art outreach program that was recently honored with the 
Nation's highest award for community arts programs.
  As Art Education Manager at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Amy 
developed a Latino Outreach Program that was named one of 15 finalists 
in the 2005 Coming Up Taller Awards. Since 1998, the awards have 
recognized the

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Nation's outstanding community arts and humanities programs. The Coming 
Up Taller Awards are a project of the President's Committee on the Arts 
and the Humanities in partnership with the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National 
Endowment for the Humanities.
  During her time with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Amy also 
initiated all of the studio-based outreach programs with Philadelphia's 
public schools, expanded the museum's afterschool studio art classes 
and developed weekend art classes. In 1998, her art education programs 
received an Award of Excellence in Programming from the American 
Association of Museums. For five consecutive years, her children's 
studio programs were honored with a Best of Philly award.
  Amy recently left the museum to return to teaching art in schools. I 
have no doubt that she will do an outstanding job. Her students 
certainly will be fortunate to have such a talented and engaging 
teacher.
  I congratulate Amy for being recognized as a Coming Up Taller Award 
finalist, and I wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

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