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NMA Work Profile-Poetry Out Loud, Arts & Military Coordinator. Arts Education liaison, Grants Administration www.nmarts.org

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Image with heading: Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Advance Review Deadline banner, Monday September 22, 2025 Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

Image with heading: Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Advance Review Deadline banner, Monday September 22, 2025 Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

Submit a two-page Arts & The Military Mini Grant proposal for advance review. Get feedback from NMA staff on eligibility and project concepts BEFORE final deadline submission.

ALL NEW APPLICANTS should submit their proposal by MONDAY, September 22, 2025.

Guidelines: nmarts.org/all-programs...

12.09.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image with heading New Mexico Arts & the Military 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals. A logo of New Mexico Arts & the Military accompanies heading. Five photos are featured, left to right: Two men in a friendly embrace; Art photo of man in overall sitting down at a table; cover art for the book, Unbreaking the Circle Stories of Service; photo of Woman holding a blow torch over pieces of class in an art studio; Man sitting on stool playing guitar.

Image with heading New Mexico Arts & the Military 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals. A logo of New Mexico Arts & the Military accompanies heading. Five photos are featured, left to right: Two men in a friendly embrace; Art photo of man in overall sitting down at a table; cover art for the book, Unbreaking the Circle Stories of Service; photo of Woman holding a blow torch over pieces of class in an art studio; Man sitting on stool playing guitar.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY - New Mexico Arts, the stateโ€™s arts agency, announces 2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grants.
New applicants apply for Advance Review by 9/22/2025
Final deadline 11/7/2025
Grant guidelines: nmarts.org/all-programs...
For info: Kevin Lenkner, 505-412-5791 kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov

08.09.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Recording and Slide Deck of today's info session available here: nmarts.org/all-programs...

27.08.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pre-Session registration is required.
See link below or call Kevin Lenkner at New Mexico Arts, 505 412-5791.
INFO and Q&A webinar registration link: bit.ly/4fAARYb

2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grant Guidelines & application here: nmarts.org/all-programs...

Get ideas, get answers & get funded!

25.08.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
 Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Info and Q&A webinar Wednesday August 27, 10 am. Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Info and Q&A webinar Wednesday August 27, 10 am. Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

>Just a reminder < Learn more - Info and Q&A webinar for anyone interested in applying for the $2,500 mini grant.

Wednesday, August 27, at 10. Will be recorded.

Pre-Session registration is required.
Arts & The Military INFO and Q&A webinar registration link: bit.ly/4fAARYb

25.08.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Find the 2026 Arts & the Military Application and Guidelines at nmarts.org/all-programs...

Join us on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 10 AM for a brief online presentation and an extended Q&A. This session will be recorded and available for later viewing. Register here: bit.ly/4fAARYb

22.08.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image with heading: New Mexico Arts & The Military 2025 Grant Recipient, The Groove Art Space with NM Arts logo. Underneath are two photos, on the left is a woman holding a small blowtorch above pieces of copper jewelry. One the right is an image of adult students at a table in a well-stocked art room working one individual art projects. At bottom of the image is a banner: 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals Available Now.

Image with heading: New Mexico Arts & The Military 2025 Grant Recipient, The Groove Art Space with NM Arts logo. Underneath are two photos, on the left is a woman holding a small blowtorch above pieces of copper jewelry. One the right is an image of adult students at a table in a well-stocked art room working one individual art projects. At bottom of the image is a banner: 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals Available Now.

Groove Artspace, ABQ, launched their first Arts & The Military pgm with great success. Participants shared enthusiastic approval "a great place in the 505 to learn new art skills & explore creativity with like-minded individuals."> "Enjoyed working alongside other veterans [&] sense of community."

22.08.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image with heading: Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Info and Q&A webinar Wednesday August 27, 10 am. Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

Image with heading: Arts & The Military Mini Grants 2026. Text: Info and Q&A webinar Wednesday August 27, 10 am. Logo beneath text: New Mexico Arts & The Military with teal camouflage background.

Learn more about the 2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grants program. New Mexico Arts will hold an information and Q&A webinar for anyone interested in applying for the Arts & The Military $2,500 mini grant.
Pre-Session registration is required.
Registration Link: bit.ly/4fAARYb

13.08.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image with heading: New Mexico Arts & The Military 2025 Grant Recipient with NM Arts logo. A photo of man playing guitar and a photo of man reciting poetry under the logo of Otero Arts Veterans Arts Showcase. At bottom of the image is a banner: 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals Available Now.

Image with heading: New Mexico Arts & The Military 2025 Grant Recipient with NM Arts logo. A photo of man playing guitar and a photo of man reciting poetry under the logo of Otero Arts Veterans Arts Showcase. At bottom of the image is a banner: 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals Available Now.

Otero Arts, located in Alamogordo, continued its successful month-long Veteran Arts Showcase featuring exhibitions, workshops and public readings/performances of original works with veteran-civilian dialogue. NM Arts is proud to support Otero Arts through this Arts & The Military Mini Grant.

08.08.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Image with heading New Mexico Arts & the Military 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals. A logo of New Mexico Arts & the Military accompanies heading. Five photos are featured, left to right: Two men in a friendly embrace; Art photo of man in overall sitting down at a table; cover art for the book, Unbreaking the Circle Stories of Service; photo of Woman holding a blow torch over pieces of class in an art studio; Man sitting on stool playing guitar.

Image with heading New Mexico Arts & the Military 2026 Mini Grants Call for Proposals. A logo of New Mexico Arts & the Military accompanies heading. Five photos are featured, left to right: Two men in a friendly embrace; Art photo of man in overall sitting down at a table; cover art for the book, Unbreaking the Circle Stories of Service; photo of Woman holding a blow torch over pieces of class in an art studio; Man sitting on stool playing guitar.

Announcing Call for Proposals - New Mexico Arts, the stateโ€™s arts agency, announces the 2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grants program to create or expand arts programming.
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Application and Guidelines at nmarts.org/all-programs...
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For info: Kevin Lenkner, 505-412-5791 kevin.lenkner@dca.nm.gov

04.08.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2026 Call for Proposals for Arts & The Military Mini Grants. Cover design collage of photos featuring military connected audiences participating in arts activities.

2026 Call for Proposals for Arts & The Military Mini Grants. Cover design collage of photos featuring military connected audiences participating in arts activities.

Coming Soon-2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grants.
$2,500 Mini Grants program assists organizations creating and expanding arts programming for military connected participants via a streamlined granting process. Visit NMA Website August 1, 2025: nmarts.org/all-programs...

22.07.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NM Dept. of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) museums & Historic Sites are OPEN regular hours this 4th of July! New Mexico Arts invites active-duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve & families to visit FREE through the Blue Star Museums program in honor of Independence Day!

03.07.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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08.06.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4350    ๐Ÿ” 971    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Breaking News! New Mexicoโ€™s champion advance to National Finals of Poetry Out Loud. The finals feature the top 9 students of 56 states and jurisdictions. Watch Kaitlyn Lubega vie for the $20,000 top prize on arts.gov Wednesday at 5pm MDT

07.05.2025 01:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Join us for the 2025 Poetry Out Loud National Finals!
YouTube video by National Endowment for the Arts Join us for the 2025 Poetry Out Loud National Finals!

Join us for the Poetry Out Loudยฎ National Finals in Washington, DC, May 6โ€“7, 2025 as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the program, which has reached more than 4.5 million students since its inception!
NM POL champion, Kaitlyn Lubega, will be competing on May 6 @ 5 pm EST
youtu.be/w-mwXp2dLvA

25.04.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for a special poetry reading featuring the winners and honorable - mention recipients from this year's statewide Ekphrastic Poetry Contest! RSVP here: https://nhccnm.org/event/2nd-annual-dca-ekphrastic-poetry-reading/

21.04.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals, 3/16/25 at the LENSIC, Santa Fe.
Poetry Out Loud is a partnership with New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and Poetry Foundation.

@poetryfoundation.bsky.social

Photos: Cousineau Studios

10.04.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ukrainian short films screening. Ukraine Under Fire movie poster and stills from movie. Once Upon A Time in Ukraine Movie poster and stills from movie. March 28, 2025, 6-7:30pm. Museum of International Folk Art logo.

Ukrainian short films screening. Ukraine Under Fire movie poster and stills from movie. Once Upon A Time in Ukraine Movie poster and stills from movie. March 28, 2025, 6-7:30pm. Museum of International Folk Art logo.

Join us for this special FREE Ukrainian short films program featuring Betsy Westโ€™s Oscars shortlisted Once Upon a Time in Ukraine and Jordan Campbellโ€™s Ukraine Under Fire. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session. RSVP here: my.nmculture.org/36354/43184

26.03.2025 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Enchanted Chiles" Pop-up Museum w/ the NM Dept of Cultural Affairs

#LaFargeLibrary
Weds Mar 26
2-3pm

#SouthsideLibrary
Thurs Mar 27
2-3pm

Join museum educator Jennifer Hasty for a Culture Lab exploration of the taste, heat, the history, and the magic of New Mexico #Chiles.

26.03.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Announcing the 2025 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud champion, Kaitlyn Lubega. Kaitlyn attends UWC-USA in Montezuma, NM. Next, Kaitlyn will represent New Mexico at the National Finals in Washington DC. May 5-7, 2025.

18.03.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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See Santa Feโ€™s own, Capitol High School Jaguars Guitar Ensemble at the 20th Anniversary of New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals, Sunday, March 16, 2025, 1 pm at the Lensic Performing Arts Center. Admission is FREE! Everyone is welcome!
#poetryoutloud
#POL25
#iampoetryoutloud
#musiceducation

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Welcome poet, Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras to New Mexico Poetry Out Loud

Celebrating 20th Anniversary of New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals event, Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 1 pm in the LENSIC Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St, Santa Fe.

Admission is FREE! Everyone is welcome!

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Celebrating 20th Anniversary of New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals, Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 1 pm in the LENSIC Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe. Watch high school students from New Mexico compete to represent NM at National Finals in Washington DC.
Admission is FREE and open to public!

04.03.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you know someone on this list, please pass it along. We hope to hear from all of our past New Mexico champions.

28.02.2025 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey past New Mexico Poetry Out Loud Champions!
You're invited to the 20th Anniversary of New Mexicoโ€™s Poetry Out Loud State Finals.
Reach out and let us know if you can attendโ€ฆ.or leave a Favorite Poetry Out Loud memory in the commentsโ€ฆof send a word of encouragement to this yearโ€™s finalists.

28.02.2025 23:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This yearโ€™s judge was 2024 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellow, Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras.
Winners will be acknowledged at the New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals at the Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe on 3/16 at 1 pm. THIS IS A FREE EVENT! Everyone is welcome!

21.02.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poetry Ourselves New Mexico is a statewide original poetry competition for students grades 9-12. This creative writing competition compliments the NM Poetry Out Loud recitation program rounding out a studentโ€™s opportunity to study & recite masterworks along with their own journey of self-expression.

21.02.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Each finalist won at the school/district level and will now compete at the 2025 New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Finals event. The State Finals champion will represent New Mexico at the National Poetry Out Loud competition held in Washington D.C.

10.02.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Performance by Capitol High Schoolโ€™s Guitar Ensemble
Special Guest: Poetry Foundationโ€™s 2024 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellow, Hermelinda Hernandez Monjaras

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COURAGE > HARD WORK > EXTRA EFFORT - Congratulations to these talented students and their teachers.
Celebrate Poetry Out Loud New Mexicoโ€™s 20th Anniversary on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Lensic Performing Arts Center, Santa Fe.
Doors open at 12:30, Poetry at 1 pm. FREE EVENT is open to the public.

10.02.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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