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Udall Announces Almost $1 Million for Arts Funding in N.M.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) today announced that New Mexico will receive a series of grants totaling $944,600 for music, theatre and visual arts projects across the state.

The funding was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts.

"The arts are an important part of New Mexico's culture, traditions, and economy. This funding will help provide creative outlets and essential support to community art projects from Las Cruces to Santa Fe, and will help build up local economies," Udall said.

Udall is a member of the Senate Cultural Caucus, which works to support the Arts and the Humanities in Congress.

Projects receiving grants are:

$10,000 National Institute of Flamenco Albuquerque
$50,000 Tricklock Company Albuquerque
$30,000 Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Foundation Las Cruces
$35,000 Cornerstone Community Partnerships Santa Fe
$716,600 New Mexico Arts Santa Fe
$50,000 Santa Fe Arts Institute Santa Fe
$25,000 Santa Fe Desert Chorale Santa Fe
$10,000 Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Inc. Santa Fe
$10,000 Wise Fool New Mexico Santa Fe
$8,000 Society of the Muse of the Southwest Taos
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