Recognizing and honoring remarkable Latino and Hispanic Philadelphia artists and journalists during Hispanic Heritage Month.
WHEREAS, Philadelphia is a City of the arts, and the birthplace of incredibly talented individuals. These individuals contribute to the arts through their work, their educational legacies, their culinary talents and the role they play in representing their community; and
WHEREAS, Places like Taller Puertorrique?o provide spaces for Hispanic and Latino art to be displayed, as well as making space for education, the community and local events; and
WHEREAS, We honor Argenis Figueroa, a journalist based in Philadelphia who has spent his entire broadcast career reporting local and national news to Philadelphia's Latino Community; and
WHEREAS, As a reporter, Figueroa has been recognized for work informing and supporting the development of the Hispanic community in the tri-state area for over 4 years. In his reports he highlights and investigates information and resources that federal, state and local governments have available for communities to improve their quality of life; and
WHEREAS, We honor the works of Clotilde Jim?nez, who was born in Philadelphia and grew up to become a world-renowned artist who had the privilege and honor of being commissioned to design posters for the Paris Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, respectively. Clotilde is a multi-disciplinary American artist who works with ceramics, collage, painting, printmaking, and sculpture; and
WHEREAS, Clotilde Jimenez committed to a life as an artist when he was a teenager living in Philadelphia, the first major step in his career was when he enrolled at Charter High School for Architecture and Design (CHAD), a school that granted opportunities for at-risk children with creative ambitions; and
WHEREAS, Geisha Torres is a journalist based in Philadelphia and an immigrant who made a major career shift from being a national broadcaster back home in Venezuela to focusing on up...
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