IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1033 
Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 2024, as Community 
Arts Education Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2024 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. NORTON, and 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of February 28, 
2024, as Community Arts Education Day. 
Whereas community arts education is a dynamic and inclu-
sive approach to learning and engagement in the arts, 
fostering creativity, cultural expression, and social trans-
formation within communities; 
Whereas community arts education encompasses a broad 
range of artistic disciplines and practices that empower 
individuals to develop their artistic skills, deepen their 
cultural understanding, and cultivate a sense of belonging 
and agency within themselves and their communities; 
Whereas community arts education is a participatory and 
transformative practice that engages individuals in the 
creation, exploration, and critical dialogue of the arts 
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within a community context, and community arts edu-
cation goes beyond individual skill-building or personal 
expression and it connects through a larger social con-
text; 
Whereas community arts education leaders, which can include 
culture bearers, teaching artists, and administrators, play 
a vital role in providing essential arts instruction and 
learning to diverse communities, both within and outside 
of formal educational settings; 
Whereas community arts education is liberatory by uplifting 
our communities’ culture, heritage, and history in many 
forms such as dance, music, theatre, literary arts and 
other modes of self-expression; 
Whereas community arts education can build people’s imagi-
nations, build critical learning and life skills, promote 
better health, and generate a sense of shared culture and 
community belonging; 
Whereas research has shown that community arts education 
positively impacts individuals of all ages and develops so-
cial emotional competencies like confidence in self-expres-
sion and ideas, social awareness, and self-regulating emo-
tions; and 
Whereas students who actively participate in the arts tend to 
enroll in competitive colleges, as well as four-year colleges 
in general, at higher rates compared to students with 
lower engagement in the arts: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
Community Arts Education Day and recognizes Commu-
nity Arts Education Day is more crucial than ever as a 
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vehicle for activism, individual and collective self-expres-
sion, and healing. 
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