Section 18-5-2 - Definitions.

NM Stat § 18-5-2 (2019) (N/A)

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As used in Chapter 18, Article 5 NMSA 1978:

A. "commission" means the New Mexico arts commission;

B. "creative arts" means the act of writing, composing or designating and executing literature, including poetry; drama; music, including opera and choral works; ballet and dance; painting; sculpturing; graphic arts; photography; crafts; architecture; and films and television;

C. "director" means the executive head of the division;

D. "division" means the arts division of the cultural affairs department; and

E. "interpretative arts" means the act of interpreting the creative arts, including designing, publishing, printing and collecting of books; the producing, directing and performing of dramas; the performing of music and the producing, directing and performing of operas and choral works; the producing, directing and performing of ballet and dance; the conservation of architecture; and the producing, directing and performing of films and television.

History: 1953 Comp., § 4-23-2, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 70, § 1; 1980, ch. 151, § 30; 2004, ch. 25, § 25.

Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1978, Chapter 70 repealed former 4-23-2, 1953 Comp. (former 18-5-2 to 18-5-9 NMSA 1978), relating to the arts commission, effective March 31, 1978, and enacted a new 4-23-2, 1953 Comp.

The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, in Subsection D, changed "office of cultural affairs" to "cultural affairs department".

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