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This resolution, a formal expression of opinion by the Tennessee General Assembly (both the Senate and the House of Representatives), honors and congratulates Cristy Dunn for receiving the prestigious Arts Leadership Award from the Tennessee Arts Commission, which is part of the 2025 Tennessee Governor's Arts Awards, the state's highest honor in the arts. The resolution highlights Ms. Dunn's significant contributions as a professional artist, teacher, and community leader in Mountain City, Tennessee, particularly her work in elevating rural arts, fostering community pride, and enhancing cultural tourism through initiatives like the Mountain City's Mural Mile and the Johnson County Center for the Arts, which she co-founded and leads as Executive Director. It also acknowledges her role in co-founding the Long Journey Home Musical Heritage Festival, her leadership in the Johnson County Junior Appalachian Musicians program, her expansion of the Center for the Arts, her service on the board of Tennesseans for the Arts, and her national recognition as an oil painter whose work has even been archived on the moon.

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