October

The City of Albuquerque Public Art Urban Enhancement Program and the Downtown Arts & Cultural District Committee are pleased to present special guest lecturer Cheryl Hughes, Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Design School and Master of Arts in the Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. For the first time, Ms. Hughes will publicly present her findings on the relationship between levels of support for local arts & culture and municipal arts departments and Richard Florida’s original top-rated Creative Cities. 

In 2002, Albuquerque was the #1 medium-sized city on Florida's Creativity Index. In 2008 Albuquerque ranked #12. Ms. Hughes’ presentation will shed light on the role municipal arts & cultural departments play in strategic cultural planning, animating cultural venues through partnerships, enhancing urban spaces with public art, and incorporating culturally-infused urban design – all elements that could help ABQ get its #1 slot back! 

Ms. Hughes' “A Study of Local Arts Agencies: Case for Local Government Support of the Arts” will be presented at the historic KiMo Theater on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 1:30 – 3:00. Her presentation will be followed by an update on the Downtown Arts & Cultural District Cultural Planning process by A&CD Chair, Dennis Gromelsky of Fusion Theatre.