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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING DIANA SOLÍS AND TERESA MAGAÑA FROM PILSEN OUTPOST FOR THEIR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURE AND ART IN HONOR OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
WHEREAS, March is Women's History Month in which we not only highlight the contributions of women in history but also in contemporary society; and
WHEREAS, the Pilsen Outpost was set up on November 1, 2014 to preserve culture and serve as a testament to the empowerment of women and their ability to serve as leaders of business, politics, and cultural preservation; and
WHEREAS, the Pilsen Outpost is a gallery-retail hybrid catering to an entire community of artists, providing a platform and venue for artists of all types to present their work in a formal setting; and
WHEREAS, the Pilsen Outpost negates what is trendy or popular, and instead focuses on the narratives of society’s underrepresented; and
WHEREAS, the South Side Weekly’s María Álvarez identified that, “Pilsen Outpost serves as both an oasis and blank canvas for a creative community,” and Extra News’s Alex V. Hernández deemed it “A gift for everyone”; and
WHEREAS, the Pilsen Outpost was founded, preserved, and remains currently operated by Diana Solís, Teresa Magaña and Pablo Ramírez; and
WHEREAS, Diana Solís is a visual and multi-disciplinary artist with art featured in numerous solo and group exhibits across Chicago, and the world, including exhibitions in Mexico City, Toluca, Mexico, Barcelona and Berlin; and
WHEREAS, Diana Solís has expressed her passion for the arts for over two decades by teaching in Chicago area public schools, community arts programs, and partnerships with arts education departments at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Teresa MaganÞa is an emerging artist living and working in Chicago, Illinois, famed for her heavily themed Día de los Muertos style art, she is self-taught in her craft and works with a variety of mediums, inspired by her influences of rich Mexican culture in both Chicago and southern Texas; and
WHEREAS, MaganÞa has also expressed her passion for the arts by teaching at with the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby recognizes Diana Solís and Teresa Magaña from Pilsen Outpost for their continued dedication to the to the preservation of culture and art and honors them this Women’s History Month.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this text be spread upon the proceedings of this Honorable Body and that a suitable copy of this Resolution be presented to Pilsen Outpost’s Diana Solís and Teresa Magaña.
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