Proclamation_National Arts Advocacy Day (March 23, 2015) Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: National Arts Advocacy Day (March 23, 2015)
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❑ National Arts Advocacy Day Supporting Documentation
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS: March 23, 2015, is being recognized as National Arts Advocacy Day by thousands of
arts and cultural organizations, communities, and states across the country; and
WHEREAS, the arts enrich and transform lives in our community, playing an unique and intrinsically
valuable role in our civic lives by inspiring our minds, feeding our souls, promoting
conversation and action, and encouraging innovation which drives the economy and
sustains our prosperity; and
WHEREAS, the arts have a profound positive influence on the education of the children in our
community by fostering discipline, creativity, imagination, self-expression, and problem-
solving skills, while also helping to develop a heightened appreciation of beauty and
cross cultural understanding; and
WHEREAS, the arts are a business magnet for our community, stimulating business activity,
attracting companies that want to offer employees and clients a creative climate and a
community with high amenity value; and
WHEREAS, the arts attract tourism revenue for our community with cultural travelers who often stay
longer and spend more, thereby helping local businesses thrive.
WHEREAS, the arts help our community prosper in a diversified 21 st-century economy with nonprofit
arts organizations, along with creative enterprises, contributing to state and local
economies, generating $47.2 million in annual economic activity and $36.7 million in
household income to local residents (according to the Arts & Economic Prosperity IV
national economic impact study conducted by Americans for the Arts).
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE
23RD OF MARCH, 2015 AS
"NATIONAL ARTS ADVOCACY DAY"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 16th day of March, 2015.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, CMC, Assistant City Clerk
2015: Submitted and accepted by Tiffany Fluhr, Board of Directors Member Dubuque Arts Council
2728 Asbury Road Suite 220 Dubuque, IA 52001