LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Jane Grace Taylor upon the occasion of
being inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame on June 10, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to call attention to
individuals and organizations that devote their time and energies to the
cultural enrichment of the Empire State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Jane Grace Taylor, Art Teacher, Artist, and Muralist, upon the occasion
of being inducted into the Rome Arts Hall of Fame at its Annual
Induction Ceremony at the Capitol Theatre in Rome, New York, on June 10,
2011; and
WHEREAS, The Rome Arts Hall of Fame was created in 2005, and is housed
in the mezzanine foyer of the Capitol; each year, nominations are
collected from community members and arts organizations, and a committee
made up of individuals from Rome's arts community chooses inductees; and
WHEREAS, Jane Grace Taylor holds a Master's in Illustration from Syra-
cuse University and went on to teach at Rome Free Academy for many
years; while in this capacity she was the advisor for the Award winning
school art and literary magazine "Galleries" which encouraged students
to express their creative thoughts and display their art; and
WHEREAS, Upon retirement, Jane Grace Taylor went on to pursue a career
as a full-time artist and continues to teach workshops and classes at
the Rome Art and Community Center, as well as the Kirkland Art Center;
and
WHEREAS, Jane Grace Taylor's monumental murals include three figures
on the Sports Hall of Fame, the painting known as "Paul Revere," the
float for the Honor America Day Parade in Utica, New York, The Strough
JH auditorium, the tunnel near the Capitol Theatre, pictures of children
in two Rome City parks, the children's room in the foster children's
center, the Woodstock 99 wall, the Knights on the Stairwell at RFA,
Mother Cabrini at St. John's Church, and Angels and the altar at St.
Joseph's Church, Lee Center in New York; and
WHEREAS, Currently a treasurer for the Central New York Watercolor
Society and President of the Rome Art Association, Jane Grace Taylor has
recently been awarded "Best of Show" in the international juried online
exhibit of the Sumi-e Society of America; she has exhibited in Lorton,
Virginia, and in Long Island, New York, and won the "Scotty Thornton
Award"; and
WHEREAS, It is most fitting that we take time to celebrate the arts of
our Nation, to honor our artists, and to express our appreciation to
everyone who patronizes the arts; and as we celebrate the arts, we cele-
brate and give thanks to our American freedom, the only atmosphere in
which artists can truly create and in which art is truly the expression
of the soul; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Jane Grace Taylor upon the occasion of being inducted into the
Rome Arts Hall of Fame on June 10, 2011; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jane Grace Taylor.