New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts FY 2018 Application Application for State Authorization Authorizing Agency – New Mexico Arts Commission Rich Williams, State Coordinator Economic Development Department 1100 St. Francis Drive South Joseph M. Montoya Building Santa Fe, NM 87505 Applicant Development Criteria and Eligibility Prior to filling out this FY 2018 Arts & Cultural District (ACD) Application form and submitting to the Arts & Cultural District State Coordinator’s office, we highly recommend a review of “New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts: Background and Introduction for FY 2018 Application.” This narrative will assist with the history, intent, resources and benefits, and expectations of communities selected as a “State Authorized” Arts & Cultural District in New Mexico. It will also provide you with the policies established by the New Mexico Arts Commission which you need to be aware of that guide the process of Application and a Start-Up ACD community. Your proposed Arts & Cultural District shall focus in an area with arts and cultural activities, institutions, cultural entrepreneurs, and/or cultural or artisan production. The ACD district requires a Steering Committee to lead revitalization, cultivation of cultural and creative entrepreneurs, community appropriate economic growth of creative enterprises and industries, interpretation, conservation, preservation and educational aspects of the area’s unique and authentic culture contributing to the enhancement of the cultural and creative economy. The proposed district by the applicant has an area of special coherence that is distinguished by physical and cultural resources that play a role in the life and development of the community, including economic and cultural development. (See Attachment A in the “New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts: Background and Introduction for FY 2018 ACD Application”). The FY 2018 ACD Background and Introduction and the 2018 ACD Application is posted beginning October 27, 2017 on the NMMS website at [].
Fax Number: Email Address: Website URL: D. MUNICIPALITY (OR POLITICAL SUB DIVISION) Name of Organization: Contact person (name and title): Mailing Address: City: State: NM Zip: County: Daytime Telephone Number: Ext. Fax Number: Email Address: Website URL: 1. CULTURAL ASSETS This application serves as a self-assessment of your proposed Arts & Cultural District. It will be reviewed and ranked based on the criteria established in this document and the companion document “New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts, Background and Introduction for FY 2018 Application,” and the assets and the narratives you provide below. If selected you will receive a two-day visit by an Arts & Cultural District Resource Team of professionals representing the four areas of development of an Arts & Cultural District identified in “New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts: Background and Introduction for 2018 Application,” and bulleted below. The Resource Team will provide an external assessment of your assets identifying the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities within your proposed District based on the four areas below. Cultural Planning and Creative Economy Development Physical Planning Capacity and Sustainability