J87-2011 Actions

• Jan 11, 2011: ADOPTED
• Jan 11, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Jan 7, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J87-2011 Text

 ATIVE   RESOLUTION  commemorating  the  20th  Anniversary  of  the
 /Lohman Gay Art Foundation

 S, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to commemorate  those
  of historical significance which add strength, vigor and inspira-
 o the cultural diversity and quality of life in the communities of
 ate of New York; and
 EAS,  Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
 ng traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commem-
 the 20th Anniversary of the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation; and
 EAS, The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation ("The  Foundation")  was
 designated as an IRS-recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization on
 y 18, 1990; and
 EAS,  The  Leslie/Lohman  Gay  Art  Foundation  was established to
 e an outlet for art work that is unambiguously gay  and  which  is
 ntly denied access to mainstream venues; and
 EAS,  The  Foundation's  first  public  exhibition after achieving
 ofit status was Gerhardt Liebmann: Works on Paper  from  September
 1990; since then, the Foundation has had more than 200 exhibitions
 k by approximately 1,000 artists; and
 EAS, For the past 20 years, Leslie/Lohman has been the vanguard in
 ting, preserving and promoting explicitly gay art; and
 EAS,  There  is  no  other  organization  in  the  world  like the
 /Lohman Gay Art Foundation; it has a collection of more than 4,000
 ks spanning three centuries of gay and lesbian  art;  it  displays
 nt  exhibitions  of  contemporary and historical LGBT artists; and
 blication, THE ARCHIVE, is the only one of its kind  dedicated  to
 scussion of gay art and artists; and
 EAS,  Furthermore,  frequent  lectures,  tours  and  other special
  are held throughout the year; this organization  is  the  premier
  for anyone interested in the rich art legacy of the LGBT communi-
  its influence on the mainstream art world; and
 EAS,  The Foundation's Leslie/Lohman Gallery mounts several annual
 tions of work in all media by LGBT (and straight) artists with  an
 is on subject matter that speaks directly to gay and lesbian expe-
 ,  including,  erotic, political, romantic, and social imagery and
 ing special support for emerging and underrepresented artists; and
 EAS, Prior to the establishment of the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foun-
  there was the J. Frederic Lohman,  Ltd.  Gallery  at  55  Wooster
 ;  it  was then moved and renamed the Leslie-Lohman Gallery at 485
  Street; both were nominally  commercial  enterprises  established
 f love and concern for art, eventually becoming an enclave for gay
 t closed in 1981; and
 EAS, Apart from its  own  programming,  The  Foundation  regularly
  its gallery space to other LGBT organizations for events, exhibi-
   and  fundraisers  such  as  GMHC,  Housing  Works,  Fresh  Fruit
 al,  All  Out  Arts, Silvia Rivera Law Project, The Rema Hort Mann
 tion, The Ali Forney Center, and The LGBT Community Center; and
 EAS, The Leslie/Lohman Gay  Art  Foundation  has  collaborated  on
 mming  and exhibitions with a variety of partners, including: City
 sity of New York, The LGBT  Community  Center,  Contemporary  Arts
  of New Orleans, and Central Connecticut State University; and
 EAS,  The Foundation has provided, free of charge, a venue for the
 aunch events for  dozens  of  publications  by  LGBT  authors  and
 s;  moreover,  it  has  hosted  dozens  of staged readings of LGBT
  stage plays and  screen  plays,  providing  authors,  actors  and

 ors  with a space to work out creative problems in front of a live
 ce; and
 EAS,  The  Leslie/Lohman  Gay  Art Foundation has hosted dozens of
 gs of music, poetry, and performance art, and  has  organized  and
 numerous scholarly lectures by writers, academics and artists on a
 ariety of topics related to its exhibitions; and
 EAS, Beginning in 2009, the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art  Foundation  has
 d  its 40 feet of street front window space to four annual exhibi-
 of art by emerging LGBT artists under the age of 30; and
 EAS, Our society is greatly benefited by the purposeful efforts of
 duals who unite for the cause of improving the quality of life for
 , and who proactively work toward the goal  of  dignity  for  all;
 herefore, be it
 LVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 orate the 20th Anniversary of the Leslie/Lohman  Gay  Art  Founda-
 and be it further
 LVED,  That  copies this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be trans-
  to the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation.