Joseph M. Montoya Building
1100 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Albuquerque Office
500 Marquette Ave NW Suite 640
Albuquerque, NM 87102
The 2023 Legislature passed House Bill 8 to establish a division focused on growing creative industries in New Mexico. The measure was signed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 5, 2023.
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Creative Industries is defined by New Mexico Legislature in HB 8 is a business or person engaged in creative enterprises, including*:
performing arts | visual arts | literary arts
entertainment | media | information and broadcasting
applied arts and design, including architecture, landscape architecture, museum and gallery professions
promotion | marketing | graphics and industrial design
technology and computer system design | software design | coding and digital media
crafts and artisan professions including metal, wood, glass, ceramics, paper, printing, textile, and culinary arts.
*This does not include a business, organization, or person engaged in creative enterprises involving filming activities supported by the New Mexico Film Office of the Economic Development Department.
The Creative Industries Division is charged with supporting the state’s creative industries by:
New Mexico Economic Development Department
Main number: (505) 827-0300 (se habla español)
Email: info@edd.nm.gov
Joseph M. Montoya Building
1100 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Albuquerque Office
500 Marquette Ave NW Suite 640
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Mailing Address:
New Mexico Economic
Development Department
P.O. Box 20003
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5003
The mission of the New Mexico Economic Development Department is to Improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive.
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