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Whereas, the overall vision and goal for Unity Art, Lawrecville's youth art program, is to introduce visual art to school-aged children in Lawrenceville and surrounding areas; and
Whereas, initially funded by the City's Weed & Seed program, Unity Art is a partnership between Lawrenceville United and local artist Donnie Freyer among various other partners; and
Whereas, the program is organized through canvassing with fliers, word of mouth, and online promotion; and
Whereas, Unity Art spends a total of six weeks on Sunday evenings instructing the students in the various aspects of beginning photography and framing, along with stretching a canvas and painting with acrylics, oils, and aerosols; and
Whereas, The program is organized and conducted at St. Matthews Church Hall in Lawrenceville; and
Whereas, at the end of the six weeks of instruction, children who participate in the program take part in a community art show where at least one of their pieces of art will be on display; and
Whereas, This year there were 55 students enrolled in the Unity Art program; and
Whereas, the Unity Art show took place on October 22nd at the Stephen Foster Center with over 60 people in attendance and catering by Kaleidoscope Café.
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Now, therefore be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh honors the artistic efforts of Lawrenceville United and Donnie Freyer; and
Be it further resolved, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Monday, November 21, 2011, as Unity Art Day in the City of Pittsburgh.