National Arts and Humanities Month, 2015

Vol. 80

Thursday,

No. 190

October 1, 2015

Part VI

The President

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Proclamation 9331--National Arts and Humanities Month, 2015

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9331 of September 28, 2015

National Arts and Humanities Month, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Over centuries of change--through trial and triumph--
the arts and humanities have chronicled history in ways
that have brought the past to life and provided a vivid
vision for our journey forward. Today, we continue to
live in an ever-changing world, and the arts and
humanities help us experience it in truer colors and
tones. When we harness our artistic creativity--from
canvases to concertos--we can give shape to our
emotions and channel our innermost hopes. During
National Arts and Humanities Month, we celebrate
artistic expression in all its forms and honor the ways
they help define the great American story.

America's future is bright--and our Nation's spirit of
reinvention has long allowed us to pursue progress that
knows no bounds. The arts and humanities generate
opportunities for us to individually and collectively
reflect on our beliefs and disrupt our assumptions. As
artists open our hearts and minds, they embolden our
dreams, connect us in common purpose, and inspire us to
reach for the tomorrow we seek.

As our society progresses, we must never underestimate
the power of young minds, and as a Nation we must give
our daughters and sons every opportunity to grow,
thrive, and explore the heights of their imagination.
If we continue to instill in them the optimism of
America's promise--that all things are possible for all
people--they will grow up believing, as they should,
that nothing is out of their reach. More than anyone,
our young people have the ability to renew the world we
share, and my Administration is dedicated to empowering
them through the arts and humanities so they can chart
bold paths and write America's next great chapters.

Every stroke of the brush, stitch of the needle, or
moment of the memoir uniquely marks our society and
contributes to our national character. This month, we
recognize the ways the arts and humanities have forever
changed our country, and we recommit to ensuring every
American has the opportunity and the freedom to
question, discover, and create.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim October 2015 as
National Arts and Humanities Month. I call upon the
people of the United States to observe this month with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to
celebrate the arts and the humanities in America.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord
two thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.