New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 12 - COMMUNITY ARTS RESOURCES › Part 11 - ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM › Section 4.12.11.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
As used in this rule, in addition to those defined at
				  4.12.1.7 NMAC the
				  following definitions apply.
A.
"AIPP funds"
means the funds allocated for the acquisition and
				installation of art from appropriations for new construction or renovations, as
				described in the arts in public places act, and is comprised of site-specific
				funds, see Section
				13-4A-4(A)
				NMSA 1978, and auxiliary funds, see section
				13-4A-4(B)
				NMSA 1978.
B.
"AIPP
				program"
means the arts in public places program of NMA that administers
				all aspects of the arts in public places program and the public art selection
				process.
C.
"AIPP
				staff"
means the project coordinator or contractor with the AIPP program
				who is assigned to facilitate the public art selection process.
D.
"Art selection committee"
means the committee that selects the artwork and the artist for a commission or
				purchase project. See Subsections (M), (T), and (X) of
				4.12.11.7 NMAC for
				the different types of art selection committees.
E.
"Art selection process"
means the open and fair process of selecting artwork for placement in public
				buildings/property. The art selection process requires that representatives of
				the local community or region participate in the selection of the artist or
				artwork as members of a selection committee.
F.
"Artist submission"
means a
				high-quality example of artistic work and supporting documentation that
				fulfills the submission requirements stated in the prospectus.
G.
"Auxiliary Funds"
means the
				AIPP funds allocated pursuant to Subsection B of Section
				13-4A-4
				NMSA 1978 for new construction or renovation of structures which are excluded
				from the provisions of the Art in Public Places Act under Subsection E of
				Section
				13-4A-3
				NMSA 1978. "Auxiliary Funds" may be expended on the acquisition and
				installation of art for existing public buildings as well as for administrative
				costs incurred by NMA for the implementation for the Art in Public Places
				Act.
H.
"Building"
means a relatively permanent structure or facility which includes fixtures and
				other built-ins and that is used for any of a wide variety of activities,
				including but not limited to plazas, parks and arenas.
I.
"Commission"
or
"commission project"
means the process of selecting a work of art
				to be designed and created for a specific building or site.
J.
"Construct"
means to make or
				form a building or make major renovations to a building and may include the
				cost of commissioning a building for energy efficient green building standards
				(i.e. LEED certification), as required by law; used interchangeably with
				"build".
K.
"Deaccession"
means the act of permanently removing an artwork
				from the state's public art collection.
L.
"Finalist"
means the
				individuals or artist teams selected from all artist submissions by the LSC to
				present maquettes, drawings, and other material for consideration as the
				selected artist for a commission project.
M.
"Local selection committee or
				LSC"
means the committee of five to eleven members excluding AIPP staff,
				that selects a site, develops a prospectus, and select an artist for the
				site.
N.
"Maquette"
means a finalist's scale model of the proposed artwork or other appropriate
				means of expressing the artist's idea.
O.
"New Mexico artist"
means an
				artist who resides in New Mexico. If an artist resides in New Mexico for only
				part of the year, to qualify as a New Mexican artist, the artist must reside in
				New Mexico for at least ninety days out of the year and have maintained this
				part-time residency for at least two years consecutively.
P.
"Public art collection"
means
				the collection of artwork which has been acquired by the NMA for display in
				public building throughout the state.
Q.
"Project director"
means the
				delegated individual who is responsible for working with the AIPP staff to
				oversee the art selection process for a commission project. The project
				director is usually a representative or designee of the owner or the group
				using the building under construction or renovation.
R.
"Prospectus"
means the
				document issued by the arts division for the purpose of publicly stating the
				criteria for the specific project. The prospectus is made available to all
				artists who are interested in applying and are created for each commission
				project.
S.
"Purchase
				project" or "purchase"
means the process of acquiring an artwork that
				has previously been created by an artist and is selected by the RBC for their
				site. NMA shall determine the maximum number of artworks a site may
				purchase.
T.
"Regional buying
				committee" or "RBC"
means the committee made up of two to three local
				representatives of a public building or site receiving AIPP funds for the
				purchase of artwork. The RBC is responsible for the selection of artwork for
				their site.
U.
"Selection
				criteria"
means a varying list of qualifications included in the
				prospectus, which an artist's submission must meet to be considered by an art
				selection committee for a public art project.
V.
"Site"
means the place where
				the public artwork shall be located.
W.
"Site specific"
means artwork
				that is created for, and tailored to a particular site and community.
				Pre-existing artwork does not qualify as site specific.
X.
"Submission review panel" or
				"SRP"
means the committee comprised of a minimum of five members who are
				artists or arts professionals that review artist submissions for purchase
				projects and make recommendations to NMA, following a set of criteria, for the
				selection of a manageable number of artworks to be viewed by RBC and purchased
				by public agencies.