Carlsbad’s Pearl of the Pecos Arts & Cultural District Granted State Authorization by the New Mexico Arts Commission

Santa Fe, N.M. – After completing the Arts & Cultural District (ACD) Start Up Benchmarks, Carlsbad’s Pearl of the Pecos (POP) ACD has been granted State Authorization, the tenth New Mexico community to achieve this designation. State-Authorized ACDs receive additional incentives such as assistance with cultural plan development and historic Read more…

Economic and Social Impact Study of New Mexico’s Arts and Culture Industry – New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, New Mexico Arts, and partners unveiled the statewide results of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), a comprehensive economic and social impact study of New Mexico’s nonprofit arts and culture industry. Building on its 30-year legacy as the largest and most inclusive study of Read more…

Creative Industries Funds Awarded to 18 Projects Statewide

Media Contact: Bruce KrasnowBruce.Krasnow@edd.nm.gov(505) 795-0119 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 2, 2023 Contractor Selected for Creative Industries Division Study SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announced that 18 projects in 15 communities and 3 pueblos across New Mexico are recipients of the inaugural Creative Industries Grant Read more…