LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Amy Miller upon the occasion of her
designation as recipient of The Passing it On Award by the Brooklyn Arts
Exchange Arts and Artists in Progress

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to honor and recog-
nize those individuals whose commitment and creative talents contribute
to the cultural enrichment of their communities and of the entire State
of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Amy
Miller upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of The Passing
it On Award, to be celebrated at the 14th Annual Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Arts and Artists in Progress Awards Ceremony, on Saturday, March 28,
2015, at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange Building, Park Slope, Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, The Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) Arts and Artists in Progress
awards recognize individuals in the arts who have revealed and trans-
formed their creative works; by instigating change, they have deepened
the definition of their field and paved the way for others; and
WHEREAS, These distinguished awards are given to some of the most
talented, generous, creative, and inventive persons in New York City
dance, theater or performance; each awardee is then asked to Pass it On,
honoring a colleague who demonstrates the same qualities for which they,
themselves, were chosen; and
WHEREAS, Amy Miller received the Passing it On award by her co-worker
at Gibney Dance, Gina Gibney, who was the recipient of the auspicious
Arts Management Award by BAX; and
WHEREAS, Associate Artistic Director Amy Miller is a former member of
the Ohio Ballet, and both a founding member and guest choreographer of
the Cleveland-based GroundWorks Dance Theater; and
WHEREAS, In addition to numerous university residencies, Amy Miller's
choreography has been viewed at several institutions, including Judson
Church, Triskelion Arts, Mark Morris Dance Center, and Scandinavia
House, and has been produced at Spoke the Hub, West Fest Dance Festival,
the West End Theater's Soaking WET series, and Women in Motion; and
WHEREAS, Amy Miller's most recent performance credits include David
Parker and The Bang Group, Collective Body Dance Lab, and the Metropol-
itan Opera Ballet; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to
those individuals who add strength, vigor and inspiration to the
cultural diversity and quality of life in the communities of the State
of New York; 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
honor Amy Miller upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of
The Passing it On Award by the Brooklyn Arts Exchange Arts and Artists
in Progress; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Amy Miller.