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The Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF) FY2022-2023 Application is now live!
Following UETF committee approval on the 15th of January, the FY22-23 cycle seeks to provide funding to projects that address the needs of the diverse communities that comprise the arts and cultural sector in Albuquerque. The two-year funding cycle will prioritize projects that positively impact residents, neighborhoods, and communities by providing direct access and increased opportunities for quality cultural activities and programming by, for, and about a broad representation of our city's population.
Proposals for projects must be submitted by a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) arts and cultural organization or appropriate fiscal sponsor. The project must be dedicated to enhancing Albuquerque's cultural vitality in the area of visual art, music, theater, dance, history or literature.
The City of Albuquerque Public Art Division staff and members of the UETF committee will be hosting a technical assistance and info session February 8th.
The application and details on the information session can be found here.
MLK Mural Call for Artists
As a continuation of the City of Albuquerque's MuraLOVE program, the Albuquerque Arts Board and the MLK Mural Art Selection Committee announce a Call for Artists to create a mural art work for one or more concrete walls near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial located at Tijeras and 1st Street in downtown Albuquerque. The selection committee for this competition/commission invites artists to propose a mural theme and mural style that furthers the awareness of Dr. King's legacy. The mural should activate the walls of the site and complement the existing MLK Memorial.
It is the intent of this Call for Artists to directly reach out to, and receive proposals from Black, Indigenous and Persons of Color (BIPOC) artists, as well as artists not already represented in the City of Albuquerque Public Art Collection and artists who have not ever applied for, or received, a public art commission.
To be considered, all application materials are due by 11:59 pm local (MST) time, Sunday, February 14, 2021, and must be submitted on the City of Albuquerque Public Art MLK Mural Submissions website. Complete prospectus can be found here.
LOVE
The culmination of 25 years of one artist's quest to express and spread love worldwide, LOVE: Valentine Art opens at the South Broadway Cultural Center on February 4, 2021, and will be open by appointment until February 20.
Lonnie Anderson has been on a quest to show the love of his life the depth of his adoration in the form of larger-than-life creative gestures---many of them in collaboration with others--across media and continents, inspired by the simple phrase "I Love Anne". This exhibition features some of those pieces, including work by local artists such as Albert Rosales and a poem by Rudolfo Anaya.
The show will be on view Thursdays and Fridays from 2-6pm, and by reservation only on Saturdays from 1-4. Please email SatelliteGalleries@cabq.gov for Saturday reservations.
Love, The Phone Call. In conjunction with the exhibition, citizens are invited to take part in a performance in which they can profess their love, or perhaps speak those unspoken words that they didn't say when they had the chance. At four locations throughout the South Valley, a phone booth will be placed to record these loving confessions, with a video unveiled on Sunday, February 14 from 6-8 pm, replaying nightly until the exhibition closes on February 20. The video will be projected and can be seen and heard from the sidewalk in front of the South Broadway Cultural Center. Please contact gallery curator augustineromero@cabq.gov for locations and to reserve a date and time. Time slots will be available January 28-31, and February 4-7.
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Our Mission
Enhancing our community through exceptional public art
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embracing a transparent process that reflects
the diversity and interests of Albuquerque.
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This e-newsletter was created to keep you up-to-date with news about Albuquerque's 1% for Public Art, Urban Enhancement, Satellite Galleries and Veteran's Memorial Review programs and activities and other arts and cultural planning projects or opportunities for artists.
If you have any questions, need more information, or want to share news and/or tips for future issues of this e-newsletter please e-mail us at publicart@cabq.gov.
Thanks for staying involved!
The Public Art Urban Enhancement Division Staff
Cultural Services Department
City of Albuquerque
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