MISSION AND VISION
Creative Albuquerque's mission is to grow the creative economy.
We recognize that art, design, entertainment, media, culture and education – among other creative enterprises – are prerequisites of prosperity. We provide services and support dedicated to the creative vibrancy and economic health of our community.
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ALBUQUERQUE’S CREATIVE ECONOMY
The concept of the creative economy is the cornerstone of a rapidly expanding international movement. Creative Albuquerque is part of a growing network of organizations that address issues of local economic development by stimulating the creative economy through advocacy, education, leadership and targeted economic development initiatives.
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Featured Event
Tamarind's Fabulous at Fifty EventsTamarind Institute & UNM Main Campus
September 10-12, 2010
This September, the Tamarind Institute will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a series of events. World-renowned artists and art scholars like Ed Ruscha, Jim Dine, June Wayne, Ruth Fine and Dave Hickey will participate in the Fabulous at Fifty Symposium, and Tamarind printers from around the globe are coming to Albuquerque to join in the corresponding birthday bash. More >
Featured Creative
Andrea PolliDigital Media Artist Mesa Del Sol Chair of Digital Media, Associate Professor of Art & Art History and Engineering, University of New Mexico
Andrea Polli, a digital media artist based in Albuquerque, lives at the intersection of art, technology and scholarship. She and her work are emblematic of the beautifully profound, contemplative and collaborative innovation that is at the core of a vibrant creative economy. More >
