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--- version:Introduced+++ version:Enrolled@@ -1,35 +1,78 @@+ENROLLED+HJ297ER+ENROLLED+HJ297ER2026 SESSION--INTRODUCED--26109280D-+++++++++++++++++++++ENROLLED++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 297--Offered March 9, 2026-++++++++++++++Commending the McGuffey Art Center.--—————--Patrons—Callsen and Laufer; Senator: Deeds--—————--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, one of the oldest artist-run cooperative art centers in the nation, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025; and--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center opened on October 11, 1975, and quickly became a vibrant art space with an environment that was conducive to artistic growth and expression; and--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center was established in the historic McGuffey School, which was named after William Holmes McGuffey, a University of Virginia professor who wrote several of the McGuffey Readers, the first reading primers widely used by students in the United States; and--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center is supported by the McGuffey Association, which currently includes 50 resident artist members, 100 associate artist members, and six incubator artists; and--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center provides affordable studio space to enable its artists to thrive without the pressure and constraints posed by commercial concerns and cultivates a creative community in which artists feel empowered to fully express their visions; and--WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center's artists support the broader Charlottesville community through a number of endeavors, including classes, workshops, exhibitions, and other outreach activities and events; and--WHEREAS, as a pillar of the Charlottesville arts scene for the past 50 years, the McGuffey Art Center has made a profound and lasting impact on countless lives; now, therefore, be it--RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the McGuffey Art Center on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it--RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the McGuffey Art Center as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its contributions to Charlottesville and the Commonwealth.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026+Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, one of the oldest artist-run cooperative art+centers in the nation, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025; and+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center opened on October 11, 1975, and quickly became a vibrant art+space with an environment that was conducive to artistic growth and expression; and+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center was established in the historic McGuffey School, which was+named after William Holmes McGuffey, a University of Virginia professor who wrote several of the+McGuffey Readers, the first reading primers widely used by students in the United States; and+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center is supported by the McGuffey Association, which currently+includes 50 resident artist members, 100 associate artist members, and six incubator artists; and+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center provides affordable studio space to enable its artists to thrive+without the pressure and constraints posed by commercial concerns and cultivates a creative community in+which artists feel empowered to fully express their visions; and+WHEREAS, the McGuffey Art Center's artists support the broader Charlottesville community through a+number of endeavors, including classes, workshops, exhibitions, and other outreach activities and events; and+WHEREAS, as a pillar of the Charlottesville arts scene for the past 50 years, the McGuffey Art Center has+made a profound and lasting impact on countless lives; now, therefore, be it+RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby+commend the McGuffey Art Center on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it+RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for+presentation to the McGuffey Art Center as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its+contributions to Charlottesville and the Commonwealth.
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