LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending BRIC Arts/Media/Bklyn upon the occa-
sion of hosting its Celebrate Brooklyn! Gala on Wednesday, June 5, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that organizations
that give positive definition to the profile and disposition of the
communities of the State of New York profoundly strengthen our society
with their commitment; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
BRIC Arts/Media/Bklyn upon the occasion of hosting its Celebrate Brook-
lyn! Gala on Wednesday, June 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS, During this special event, Rachel Chanoff will be honored for
her 20 years of artistic leadership and her remarkable career in the
performing arts and film in New York and around the world; in addition,
the organization will recognize Mark Cheffo, partner at Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom and BRIC board member for his outstanding career
accomplishments along with his long-standing and generous support; and
WHEREAS, From its inception in 1979, BRIC has enriched the cultural
landscape of Brooklyn by presenting, producing and enabling a wide array
of quality visual, performing and media arts programs; and
WHEREAS, As a non-profit arts organization it has been a leader in
innovation in the arts and media, a proud participant in the revitaliza-
tion of Prospect Park and a champion of arts education through its
programs: in media, Brooklyn Community Access Television; in the
performing arts, BRIC studio and Celebrate Brooklyn!; and in visual
arts, the BRIC Rotunda Gallery; and
WHEREAS, Combined, BRIC's programs reach upwards of a million Brooklyn
residents each year with compelling and engaging visual arts, performing
arts & media; individuals, non-profits, community groups, school chil-
dren, educators and artists borough-wide, all benefit from its highly
accessible exhibitions, performances, television programs, and education
programs as well as the subsidized platforms it offers for artists and
community members to develop and present works; 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 BRIC Arts/Media/Bklyn upon the occasion of hosting its Celebrate
Brooklyn! Gala; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Leslie G. Schultz, Executive Director, BRIC Arts/Media/Bklyn,
and to the aforementioned honorees.