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. 18, September 24, 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.
