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NEW MEXICO ARTS DIvISION
Bataan Memorial Building
407 Galisteo Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-6490 FAX: (505) 827-6043
www.nmarts.org
New Mexico Arts serves as the official arts council for the State of New Mexico, administering
arts services contracts on behalf of the state, promoting economic development initiatives,
arts education, quality of life through arts, health and social services, and the celebration
and conservation of the arts and culture of New Mexico. the Art in Public Places program
administers the 1% for art program, placing public art in state buildings and among communities
in all 33 counties. New Mexico Arts provides technical assistance and services to constituents,
encouraging the growth and development of artists and arts groups statewide. the division
is also home for the New Mexico Music commission, established by the Governor through
executive order in 2005 to celebrate New Mexico’s rich musical traditions and further develop
and promote the state’s vibrant music industry.
NEW MEXICO HISTORIC PRESERvATION OFFICE
Bataan Memorial Building
407 Galisteo Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-6320 FAX: (505) 827-6338
www.nmhistoricpreservation.org
As the guardian of our State's legacy, the historic Preservation division identifies, preserves
and encourages the restoration and reuse of New Mexico's archaeological and historical
resources. the division manages the State Register of cultural Properties, which is the
official list of historic properties worthy of preservation in New Mexico and the information
is open to the public by appointment. listing in the State Register provides recognition of
important prehistoric and historic, assists in preserving New Mexico’s rich cultural heritage.
Resources of historic, archaeological, architectural, engineering, cultural or scientific
significance are eligible to be listed in the State Register of cultural Properties. Buildings,
commercial, residential and archaeological districts, puebloan sites, bridges, roads, trails and
neon signs are listed in New Mexico’s Register. hundreds of properties from the Barelas/
Fourth St. Neighborhood in Bernalillo county to the Georgia o’keeffe home and Studio in
Rio Arriba county to the clayton Public library in Union county are listed on the Register.
it also monitors State and Federal projects that impact our historic sites, provides technical
assistance to individuals and organizations, cares for the highway historic Marker Program
and administers loans and grants for historic projects.