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House
Resolution 754
By:
Representative Greene of the
149th
A
RESOLUTION
Designating
the City of Colquitt in Miller County as
Georgiás
First Mural City; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the mission of the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council, Inc., is to encourage, enrich,
and stimulate the practice and appreciation of the arts among the people living
in its geographic area; and
WHEREAS,
the Colquitt Millennium Mural Project strives to beautify the downtown area with
different styles of mural artwork and is presently at work on its tenth mural;
and
WHEREAS,
the project is intended to bond the community, create a tourism magnet,
revitalize the local economy, and transfer values of the community to the next
generation through the creation of public artworks; and
WHEREAS,
the project strives to illustrate to local citizens and visitors the power of
the arts as a catalyst for positive social and economic change; and
WHEREAS,
the project will strive to develop a mural city program where other communities
can learn how to implement high quality murals in their communities;
and
WHEREAS,
the project will strive to develop a Georgia Mural Trail to help educate
visitors and market
Georgiás
murals.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the City of
Colquitt is hereby designated as
Georgiás
First Mural City.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the City of
Colquitt and the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council, Inc.