HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 255RESOLUTION NO. 255
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE BELLEVUE ART
MUSEUM AND ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EFFORT
WHEREAS, Bellevue Art Museum was founded in 1975 "to promote the
art and artists of the region, to build the Eastside's strength as a cultural and arts
educational center, and to involve the community in lively and engaging ways;"
and
WHEREAS, over 55,000 people, including 10,000 children, visited
Bellevue Art Museum in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Bellevue Art Museum has developed a nationally recognized
focus on teaching children about the world of art; and
WHEREAS, Bellevue Art Museum's children's programs will reach over
30,000 students in 1998 through programs at both the Museum and in school
classrooms around King County; and
WHEREAS, Bellevue Art Museum seeks to expand financial and
volunteer support for the arts throughout the region by actively supporting efforts
for federal, state and local funding for all arts organizations; and
WHEREAS, the cultural and intellectual growth of our students, children
and leaders of this region is dependent upon education in the arts; and
WHEREAS, the need for increased support for the arts should be
recognized and given consideration alongside all other major issues facing the
future of this state
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Medina;
that the Bellevue Art Museum's efforts to expand its cultural presence in the
region through a capital campaign to build a new facility, is recognized and
honored by the members of the Council.
PASSED unanimously by a vote of the City Council this 14th day of
September, 1998.
ATTEST: Mayor
City Clerk