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=== Arts and entertainment === [[File:Albuquerque Studios.jpg|thumb|[[Albuquerque Studios]], built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state]] Reflecting the [[Art of the American Southwest|artistic traditions of the American Southwest]], New Mexican art has its origins in the folk arts of the indigenous and Hispanic peoples in the region. Pueblo pottery, Navajo rugs, and Hispano religious icons like ''kachinas'' and ''santos'' are recognized in the global art world.<ref name="Steele 1994 p.">{{cite book | last=Steele | first=T.J. | title=Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico | publisher=Ancient City Press | year=1994 | isbn=978-0-941270-84-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8rYAAAAMAAJ | access-date=January 1, 2023 | page= | archive-date=January 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101163854/https://books.google.com/books?id=q8rYAAAAMAAJ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Georgia O'Keeffe]]'s presence brought international attention to the Santa Fe art scene, and today the city has several notable art establishments and many commercial art galleries along [[Canyon Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico|Canyon Road]].<ref name="Reynolds Reynolds 2022">{{cite web | last=Reynolds | first=Emma | title=Home of the Week: This $17.5 Million Santa Fe Estate Was Once Home to Paul Allen and Georgia O'Keeffe | website=Robb Report | date=June 22, 2022 | url=https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/17-5-million-santa-fe-estate-paul-allen-georgia-okeefe-1234693741/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623002857/https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/17-5-million-santa-fe-estate-paul-allen-georgia-okeefe-1234693741/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 23, 2022 | access-date=January 1, 2023 }}</ref> As the birthplace of [[William Hanna]], and the residence of [[Chuck Jones]], the state also connections to the animation industry.<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica 2010">{{cite web | title=American animator | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | date=July 2, 2010 | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Hanna | access-date=January 1, 2023 | archive-date=October 6, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006204900/https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Hanna | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Chuck Jones 2012">{{cite web | title=Chuck Jones + New Mexico Celebrate Their Centennial in 2012 β Chuck Jones | website=Chuck Jones | date=February 17, 2012 | url=https://chuckjones.com/blog/chuck-jones-new-mexico-celebrate-their-centennial-in-2012/ | access-date=January 1, 2023 | archive-date=January 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101163849/https://chuckjones.com/blog/chuck-jones-new-mexico-celebrate-their-centennial-in-2012/ | url-status=live }}</ref> New Mexico provides financial incentives for film production, including tax credits valued at 25β40% of eligible in-state spending.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 4, 2002 |title=Governor Signs Film Production Tax Incentives |publisher=New Mexico Economic Development Department |url=http://www.nmpartnership.com/press-releases/article.php?id=1022&title=Governor+Signs+Film+Production+Tax+Incentives |access-date=September 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114192754/http://www.nmpartnership.com/press-releases/article.php?id=1022&title=Governor+Signs+Film+Production+Tax+Incentives |archive-date=November 14, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nmfilm.com/filming/incentives/ |title=New Mexico's Film Incentives |access-date=June 2, 2008 |publisher=New Mexico Film Office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163914/http://www.nmfilm.com/filming/incentives/ |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A program enacted in 2019 provides benefits to media companies that commit to investing in the state for at least a decade and that use local talent, crew, and businesses.<ref name="KRWG-2021">{{Cite web|title=NBC Universal Officially Opens its New Mexico Production Facility|url=https://www.krwg.org/post/nbcuniversal-officially-opens-its-new-mexico-production-facility|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.krwg.org|date=June 24, 2021|language=en|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808033951/https://www.krwg.org/post/nbcuniversal-officially-opens-its-new-mexico-production-facility|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the New Mexico Film Office, in 2022, film and television expenditures reached the highest recorded level at over $855 million, compared to $624 million the previous year.<ref>New Mexico Film Office, [https://nmfilm.com/assets/uploads/nm-film-study-update-2023.pdf ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE NEW MEXICO FILM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125222754/https://nmfilm.com/assets/uploads/nm-film-study-update-2023.pdf |date=January 25, 2024 }} (December 8, 2023)</ref> During fiscal years 2020β2023, the total direct economic impact from the film tax credit was $2.36 million. In 2018, [[Netflix]] chose New Mexico for its first U.S. production hub, pledging to spend over $1 billion over the next decade to create one of the largest film studios in North America at [[Albuquerque Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/netflix-expand-production-hub-mexico-74370484|access-date=2021-08-08|website=ABC News|language=en|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808033941/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/netflix-expand-production-hub-mexico-74370484|url-status=live}}</ref> [[NBCUniversal]] followed suit in 2021 with the opening of its own television film studio in the city, committing to spend $500 million in direct production and employ 330 full-time equivalent local jobs over the next decade.<ref name="KRWG-2021" /> Albuquerque is consistently recognized by ''[[MovieMaker]]'' magazine as one of the top "big cities" in North America to live and work as a filmmaker, and the only city to earn No. 1 for four consecutive years (2019β2022); in 2024, it placed second, after Toronto.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albuquerque Ranked No. 2 Best Large City for Film in 2024 by MovieMaker Magazine |url=https://www.cabq.gov/film/news/albuquerque-ranked-no-2-best-large-city-for-film-in-2024-by-moviemaker-magazine |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=City of Albuquerque |language=en |archive-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125222753/https://www.cabq.gov/film/news/albuquerque-ranked-no-2-best-large-city-for-film-in-2024-by-moviemaker-magazine |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Country music]] record labels have a presence in the state, following the former success of [[Warner Western]].<ref name="Padilla NM 2021">{{cite web | last=Padilla | first=Anna | title=What's happening around New Mexico August 20 β August 26 | website=KRQE NEWS 13 β Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos | date=August 20, 2021 | url=https://www.krqe.com/news/community/local-events-notices/whats-happening-around-new-mexico-august-20-august-26/ | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=January 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101164212/https://www.krqe.com/news/community/local-events-notices/whats-happening-around-new-mexico-august-20-august-26/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cherokeephoenix.org 2019">{{cite web | title=Johnson wins NAMA for independent recording "Heaven's Window" | website=cherokeephoenix.org | date=November 18, 2019 | url=https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/johnson-wins-nama-for-independent-recording-heavens-window/article_f86054df-f89b-5d40-a119-2badf84ca9d6.html | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229074625/https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/johnson-wins-nama-for-independent-recording-heavens-window/article_f86054df-f89b-5d40-a119-2badf84ca9d6.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Music Connection Magazine 2022">{{cite web | title=New Recording Studio in Mountains of New Mexico | website=Music Connection Magazine | date=September 12, 2022 | url=https://www.musicconnection.com/new-recording-studio-in-mountains-of-new-mexico/ | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229074638/https://www.musicconnection.com/new-recording-studio-in-mountains-of-new-mexico/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="American WestFest">{{cite web | title=American WestFest | website=American WestFest | url=https://www.americanwestfest.com/artist-lineup | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229074638/https://www.americanwestfest.com/artist-lineup | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Sandberg Weissman 1989 p.">{{cite book | last1=Sandberg | first1=L. | last2=Weissman | first2=D. | title=The Folk Music Sourcebook | publisher=Da Capo Press | year=1989 | isbn=978-0-306-80360-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=drwJAQAAMAAJ | access-date=December 29, 2022 | page=}}</ref> During the 1950s to 1960s, [[Glen Campbell]], [[The Champs]], [[Johnny Duncan (country singer)|Johnny Duncan]], [[Carolyn Hester]], [[Al Hurricane]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Eddie Reeves]], and [[JD Souther]] recorded on equipment by [[Norman Petty]] at [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]]. Norman Petty's recording studio was a part of the [[rock and roll]] and [[rockabilly]] movement of the 1950s, with the distinctive "Route 66 Rockabilly" stylings of [[Buddy Holly]] and [[The Fireballs]].<ref name="Gibson Connell 2005">{{cite book | last1=Gibson | first1=Chris | last2=Connell | first2=John | title=Music and tourism: on the road again | publisher=Channel View Publications | publication-place=Clevedon | date=2005 | isbn=1-873150-94-6 | oclc=60591609}}</ref> Albuquerque has been referred to as the "[[Chicano]] [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]" due to the popularity of [[regional Mexican]] and [[Western music (North America)|Western music]] artists from [[Albuquerque metropolitan area|the region]].<ref name="Hunter American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 1974 p.">{{cite book | last=Hunter | first=William Andrew | author2=American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education | title=Multicultural education through competency-based teacher education | publisher=American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education | publication-place=Washington | date=1974 | isbn=0-910052-85-9 | oclc=1601829 | page=}}</ref> A heritage style of country music, called [[New Mexico music]], is widely popular throughout the [[Southwestern United States|southwestern U.S.]]; outlets for these artists include the radio station [[KANW]], ''Los 15 Grandes de Nuevo MΓ©xico'' music awards, and [[Al Hurricane Jr.]] hosts ''Hurricane Fest'' to honor his father's music legacy.<ref name="Arts 2017">{{cite news | last=Arts | first=Adrian Gomez / Journal | title=Enchanted excellence: Los 15 Grandes showcases the best of New Mexico music | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=November 17, 2017 | url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1093437/los-15-grandes-showcases-the-best-of-new-mexico-music.html | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229074625/https://www.abqjournal.com/1093437/los-15-grandes-showcases-the-best-of-new-mexico-music.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Los 15 Grandes De Nuevo Mexico 2017">{{cite web | title=Past Winners | website=Los 15 Grandes De Nuevo Mexico | date=September 15, 2017 | url=http://15grandes.com/los-15-grandes-2019/past-winners/ | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229074624/http://15grandes.com/los-15-grandes-2019/past-winners/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Albuquerque Journal 2019">{{cite web | title=Hurricane Fest features legendary musician's son, War, Tower of Power | website=Albuquerque Journal | date=May 3, 2019 | url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1309741/hurricane-fest-features-legendary-musicians-son-war-tower-of-power.html | access-date=December 29, 2022 | archive-date=December 10, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210093205/https://www.abqjournal.com/1309741/hurricane-fest-features-legendary-musicians-son-war-tower-of-power.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
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