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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see announcement below with <a href="https://www.nmarts.org/governors-arts-awards/">
more info here</a>. Please note that the Commission especially welcomes nominations from geographic regions of the state that don’t normally get recognized enough for arts excellence.
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<span style="font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#006666;font-weight:normal">Nominations for the 2024 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts are NOW OPEN!<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p style="line-height:17.75pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">The New Mexico Arts Commission and the New Mexico Arts Division announce a call for nominations for the 2024 Governor's Awards for Excellence
in the Arts. Each year, the Governor recognizes the extraordinary contributions and achievement of individuals and organizations in New Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Nominations are only open to organizations and living artists in New Mexico. Nominations may be made by any New Mexico resident except for New Mexico Arts Commissioners and New Mexico
Arts Division staff. Please note: Galleries may not nominate artists they represent. Self-nominations and nominations by immediate family or members of the same household will not be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Click <strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwgxvlFPiyAoJ5Ix98XXujcaHnq_ke0yEvnLRh7B619bVK4Q/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank"><span style="color:#345A7A">here</span></a></span></strong> to
complete the 2024 nomination form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">The nomination deadline is Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 5:00PM MDT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Eli Guinnee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">New Mexico State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Chair of
<a href="https://dcaeducates.nmculture.org/"><span style="color:blue">Education and Engagement, Department of Cultural Affairs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Member,
<a href="https://www.doit.nm.gov/programs/broadband/connect-new-mexico-council/">
<span style="color:blue">Connect New Mexico Broadband Council</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="https://www.nmstatelibrary.org/"><span style="color:blue">New Mexico State Library</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87507<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Cell (505) 629-9153<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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