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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING ELGIN ARTIST FREDDRICK D. WIMMS
WHEREAS, Freddrick D. Wimms is a longtime Elgin resident and artist; and
WHEREAS, Wimms was selected to curate a Black History Month exhibit at Side Street Studio Arts; and
WHEREAS, Wimms put together an exhibit titled, “Black Then, Black Now, and Black in the Middle”; and
WHEREAS, the Black History Month exhibit features 30 local and national artists that includes photography, painting, drawing and mixed media; and
WHEREAS, Wimms stated that he wanted the exhibit to reflect the spirit of the Black experience in America; and
WHEREAS, Side Street Studio Arts was founded in 2013 as an outlet for the Elgin arts scene; and
WHEREAS, Side Street Studio Arts offers educational programs with a mission to support the artist and artistic journey through collaboration; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wimm’s dedication and creative vision is vital to the representation of the Black experience in Elgin and Cook County; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby honor Mr. Freddrick D. Wimms and the Black History Month exhibit at Side Street Studio Arts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that suitable copies of this resolution are presented to Mr. Freddrick D. Wimms and Side Street Studio Arts.
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