New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance
New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, Department of Cultural Affairs
2015 Heritage Preservation Month Event Form
THEME: Events creating awareness of or that have helped preserve cultural landscapes in New Mexico,
especially those that inspired artists who worked and lived in the state, are encouraged. All events
submitted will be considered for publication in the Calendar of Events.
Forms due March 12, 2015
Event Date(s): Click here to enter text.
Title of Event: Click here to enter text.
Location Name: Click here to enter text.
Time(s) of Event: Click here to enter text.
Registration, Reservation or Admission Fee: Click here to enter text.
Event tie-in to theme)? ___yes ___ no; If yes, please explain: Click here to enter text.
Event type: (cultural landscape architectural, rock art or archaeological tour, hike, lecture, film screening, exhibit, re-enactment, etc):
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Event Description In 60 words or less, provide information to capture the public’s imagination and encourage attendance.
(To plan an event on State Trust Land you must contact the State Land Office for permission: 505-827-5857)
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Contact Person and/or Sponsoring Agency: (Include telephone number with area code, e-mail address and /or
website)
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Address and Directions to Event meeting place: (please state if NM, US or State Road Highway with highway number.
Provide address if applicable.
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Photo or Illustration (jpeg or tiff files only) for Calendar? __yes __no
Photographs draw attention to your event . Photos are nonreturnable and may be used for public by HPD or NMHPA.
Provide photo credit if desired and a caption if necessary.
Return completed from by MARCH 12, 2015,
to Victoria Jacobson, New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance
vtjacobson@gmail.com
or call: 505-603-2548
More forms available at: www.www.nmhistoricpreservation.org & www.nmheritage.org
Community Events
Theme: New Mexico Cultural Landscapes & Their Influence on the Arts
Cultural landscapes take several forms and illustrate history through their form, features and how they
are used. They reveal our relationship to the natural world. HPD’s 2015 poster will celebrate cultural
landscapes that inspired artists who lived and worked in New Mexico.
The World Heritage Committee defines cultural landscapes as the cultural properties that represent the
combined works of nature and man. There are three main categories. Ethnographic landscapes are
identified by strong artistic, religious or cultural associations with a natural element or significant
geologic formation. Manmade cultural landscapes include gardens, parks or other landscapes
constructed for aesthetic reasons, often associated with monumental or religious buildings. Organically
evolved landscapes illustrate social, economic, and administrative forces and their response to the
natural environment. These landscapes can evolve through a period of time and end abruptly or
continue to play a role today.
New Mexico has been home to, and inspired many artists. The Historic Preservation Division initiated
nominations of artists’ homes and studios that have been listed in the State Register of Cultural
Properties in 2014 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. They are the properties of artists
Luis Jimenez and Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth. Previously, the homes and studios of Georgia
O’Keeffe, and Eanger Irving Couse and Joseph Henry Sharpe were listed.
The New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance and HPD encourage events that interpret the theme
but welcome the archaeological and historic district tours, ceremonies, lectures and other preservationrelated events that have become May traditions listed in the Calendar of Events. Events held during or
very near the month of May will be published in the Calendar. Event sponsors will receive several copies
of the poster to help advertise and promote their events. Posters are distributed statewide, promote the
Calendar are found at state rest areas.
Events Calendar
Approximately 35-50 communities, parks, organizations and individuals hold preservation events each
May for Heritage Preservation Month, an event of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
coordinated at the state level by most state historic preservation offices. We list all events submitted by
deadline in the Calendar of Events, which is available on the websites of NMHPA and HPD and is emailed statewide. The Calendar can be the impetus for spring road trips to New Mexico cities, towns,
parks, state and national monuments, pueblos, and historic sites. The guide includes descriptions,
locations and directions to events and photographs. The Calendar and our annual poster help promote
your event.
Deadline
Please get your information in early and visit www.nmhistoricpreservation.org or
www.nmheritage.org. Event forms must be submitted to Victoria Jacobson, NMHPA,
vtjacobson@gmail.com, by March 12, 2015. The Calendar will be available online in April.