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- [Laura Mitchell] If we did
not have the Art Museum here,

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it would, I think we would feel,

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maybe, kind of like, lost back in history.

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And I feel like that the
Asheville Art Museum is,

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it stays relevant to current times.

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- This honor is for the whole community.

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Rightly known for our beautiful
mountains, beer, and food,

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the National Medal puts
the arts front and center

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- For their vision,
creativity and perseverance,

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we are honored to present
this 2022 national medal

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for museum and library service

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to the Asheville Art Museum.

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- One of the other
things Art Museum does is

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they host the Regional
Scholastic Art Awards,

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and the students can actually
see themselves as artists.

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That's just one of the biggest strengths,

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is just they want to serve others,

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and they want to serve the community

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by sharing visual art.

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