2021 New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Arts Commission and Division
Section 18-5-2 - Definitions.

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 — Laws 1978, Chapter 70 repealed former 4-23-2, 1953 Comp.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".