Transcript Document 7227978

How Santa Fe Supports Its Cultural
Industries
by
Councilor Rebecca Wurzburger , PhD
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Santa Fe
Presented to
UNESCO World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries
Milan, Italy
September 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Located in the southwestern
United States
Outline
• Provide examples of Santa Fe’s New
Strategies for Cultural Enterprises
• Highlight Santa Fe’s role in Creative
Tourism
• Review UNESCO Creative Cities
Network Opportunities
Creative Assets
• 8 Museums
• Over 200 Art Galleries
• Santa Fe’s artists in 2000: 2,625 in labor
force of 78,013
• Tied for highest concentration of architects,
writers and fine artists in the U.S.
• Art Sales total more than $200 million
annually
The Santa Fe Opera
Santa Fe Poet Laureate Valerie Martinez
Cultural Industry Funding
and Investment
1% Hotel tax used to support
performances, exhibits and workshops
Organizations funded include:
• Museums of New Mexico
• The Santa Fe Opera
• Spanish Colonial Arts Society
• The Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus
• The Santa Fe Desert Chorale
• Moving People Dance
• Santa Fe Children’s Museum
• Southwestern Association of Indian Arts
Creative Santa Fe: Strengthening Santa Fe's Creative Economy
Community Gallery
established by the city of Santa Fe in
2008
Cultural Policy Innovations
Since the year 2000, public policy planning
in Santa Fe has included:
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The Culture, Arts and Tourism Plan
The Santa Fe Arts Commission’s Long-Range Plan
The City of Santa Fe’s Economic Development Plan
A study of the economic impact of arts and culture on
Santa Fe
• Historic and Archaeological Overlay Zoning
Education Strategies
Youth Works Green Jobs Internships
The Santa Fe Complex
Warehouse 21/Fashion Design
The Business of Art Santa Fe
New Mexico Creates/ NM Museum
Foundation
Marketing Strategies
Sharing Our Wisdom
UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Members
Santa Fe, NM, US
Aswan, Egypt
Kanazawa, Japan
Edinburgh, UK
Iowa City, Iowa
Melbourne, Australia
Bologna, Italy
Glasgow, UK
Seville, Spain
Bradford, UK
Montreal, Canada
Berlin, Germany
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shenzhen, China
Nagoya, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Santa Fe, NM, US
Popayan, Colombia
Ghent, Belgium
Lyon, France
Designations
Crafts and Folk Arts
Literature
Gastronomy
Music
Film
Media Arts
Design
Creative Tourism
Tourism that is directed toward an engaged
and authentic experience, with participative
learning in the arts, heritage, or special
character of a place.
September 28 - October 2, 2008
www.SantaFeCreativeTourism.org