January 6, 2015
Artesia, Gallup and Mora are the newest members of the select New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts family, having been selected through a competitive process in early 2014. The new districts bring the state’s group total to nine. The Arts & Cultural Districts program was established by the Legislature in…
December 29, 2014
New Mexico MainStreet (and some MainStreet downtown projects!) were recently featured in Albuquerque’s “Construction Reporter.” Read the full story here: http://constructionreporternews.com/?p=7395
December 22, 2014
December 15, 2014
This holiday season we once again have launched a Shop MainStreet Campaign. For the past three years, we have had great success working with MainStreet communities and encouraging people to do their holiday shopping in our downtowns. We have posted community holiday events to our website and produced a Shop MainStreet…
December 4, 2014
The state New Mexico MainStreet office is happy to welcome Daniel Gutierrez to the team as the new Assistant Director! Daniel was associated with the Barelas Community Coalition and Acting Executive Director for Barelas MainStreet from 2008-2014, making him well acquainted with the principles of the program and the…
November 24, 2014
Thanks to all of you who participated and made the inaugural Building Creative Communities Conference held last week (November 12-14) in Santa Fe a great success! “Inspirational new ideas for new projects and connections and potential collaborations!” That is the feedback on the evaluation form from one of the 180…
November 20, 2014
The campaign was launched in Gallup, NM on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, with a group of excited residents, business owners, local and state dignitaries including Mayor Jackie McKinney, Representative Sandra Jeff and Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela, and special guest, Santa Claus. “MainStreet is a proven job creator and…
November 12, 2014
Introducing Off the Road in New Mexico Our purpose is to create a comprehensive “one stop shop” for historic and cultural tourists interested in unique destinations located in New Mexico MainStreet and Arts and Cultural Districts. Off the Road in New Mexico (OTRNM) was created to connect people with historic and…
November 5, 2014
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014, 2:45-4:15 PM New Mexico’s arts, tourism, preservation and MainStreet movements have a profound effect on local economies and the statewide economy. Recent independent studies prove that our work to build creative communities is impressive community-based economic development that warrants continued investment. The speakers will present compelling…
November 4, 2014
Silver City MainStreet has opened an RFP for Operating the Silco Theater, located at 311 N. Bullard Street, Silver City, NM. The Silco Theater in Historic Downtown Silver City, built in 1923 is currently being renovated. When the renovation is complete the Silco Theater will be a one-screen movie theater…
