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Take Another Look:
"The What, Why, and How of Being on the UETF Board or the Albuquerque Arts Board"
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Join us for the last episode in this set of 3 episodes about the City's Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF). The episode focuses on the what, why, and how of being on one of the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division's advisory boards. Joining host joni m. palmer, are two board members: Dr. Bernandine M. Hernández, a member of the Albuquerque Arts Board, and Julia Youngs, a member of the UETF Board.
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Dr. Bernandine M. Hernández is an at-large member of the Arts Board and former Chair. She is an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of New Mexico. She specializes in transnational feminism and sexual economies of the US-Mexico borderlands, along with American Literary Studies and Empire, border and mitigation history, and Chicana/Latina Literature and Sexualities.
Her book with UNC press is titled Border Bodies: Racialized Sexuality, Sexual Capital, and Violence in the Nineteenth Century Borderlands and is the first book length study that focuses on sexual capital and gender and sexual violence in the borderlands in the nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries through recovered archival work.
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Julia Youngs represents District 2 on the UETF Board and is the current Chair. Her life’s work at the intersection of people and place, with a vision for thriving, equitable, creative communities for all. She currently resides in Albuquerque and serves as a Program Manager for Microsoft’s Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact Program (via Alithi Management Consulting). In this role she supports the Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact team to connect impact-driven entrepreneurs with the resources they need to succeed in tackling pressing global problems. In all of her work she is committed to supporting equitable and responsive programming that grows alongside communities.
Outside of her professional work, Julia is Doctoral candidate at Oxford University in their Sustainable Urban Development program. Outside of academia, she has worked for many years in Albuquerque as a stage manager, previously with Fusion Theatre Company and the National Institute of Flamenco. She has worked for many years as a community arts organizer with organizations like EmergeABQ and Umbrella Week, and she is on the Board of the Downtown Arts & Cultural District.
| | Learn More About the People, Places, and Projects Discussed in Episode 19 | | More about UETF and the Albuquerque Public Art Program | | Urban Enhancement Trust Fund (UETF) | | |
Objective: Enhance and enrich the culture of the city of Albuquerque.
The UETF is a public endowment created by the Albuquerque City Council in 1983 to fund both capital and cultural projects. In 2004, the City Council amended the ordinance to provide that all funds available from the endowment should be directed to arts and cultural projects.
UETF is a two-year program with planning, application, review, and selection process.
Every two years, UETF funds arts and cultural projects submitted by non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c) (3) organizations or a collective or community group in partnership with one. Projects may include:
- Arts and cultural educational workshops at community centers, schools, senior centers, and other public venues;
- Performances, exhibits, or cultural festivals;
- Audio, video, or electronic productions;
- Oral histories, cultural research, or plans;
- Historical, literary, or cultural publications and programs.
Check out the UETF Ordinance.
| | Examples of projects UETF has funded. | | Behind the Scenes video of Sarah Loeppke and Ross Kelly's Edmund and the Astronaut for 2022 UETF Resiliency Residency. | | Image of Downtown Albuquerque Main Street's Downtown Growers' Market. Photo courtesy of Downtown Growers' Market. | | Albuquerque Public Art Program | | |
Objective: Promote and encourage private and public programs to further the development and public awareness of, and interest, in the visual arts and fine crafts and cultural properties.
The Art in Municipal Places Ordinance was established in 1978 and created the purpose of the Public Art Program and the Arts Board, as well as the funding mechanism for the acquisition of public artworks.
The Albuquerque Public Art Program purchases and commissions works of art - as defined in the Art in Municipal Places Ordinance - from individual artists, and artist teams, groups, or collectives.
These works of art then become part of the Albuquerque Public Art Collection.
Check out the Public Art Ordinance.
| | Examples of Albuquerque Public Art Program projects. | | Roberto Lara, La Puesta del Sol, 2024, Albuquerque Rail Yards | | Sean Rising Sun Flanagan, Gliding Flight, 2025, Rio Grande and Candelaria Roundabout | | UETF Board and Albuquerque Arts Board | |
- 11 member volunteer, advisory board (one member from each of the 9 City Council Districts and 2 At-Large appointed by the Mayor).
- Board members can serve up to two consecutive 3-year terms.
- Board members include persons who have working knowledge or experience in arts and culture.
- Administered by the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division staff.
- Meets on the third Friday of the month, as needed, at 11:30 a.m.
- The Board is responsible for establishing the evaluation criteria and carrying out the review process every 2 years.
- The full Board makes recommendations to City Administration.
Learn more about the UETF Board and current members.
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- 11 member volunteer, advisory board (one member from each of the 9 City Council Districts and 2 At-Large appointed by the Mayor)
- Board members can serve up to two consecutive 3-year terms.
- Board members represent all fields of the visual arts, including knowledgeable lay persons and represent the diversity of the community.
- Administered by the Public Art Urban Enhancement Division staff
- Meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m.
- The central responsibility of each member is to serve as a board liaison to Art Selection Committees.
- The full Board makes recommendations to City Administration.
Learn more about the Arts Board and current members.
| | | UETF Board and Arts Board Vacancies | | |
There are numerous vacancies on the UETF Board and Arts Board. If you are interested in applying to serve on either board, learn more and apply here.
Find your City Council District: cabq.gov/council/find-your-councilor
UETF Board Vacancies
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District 3 - Southwest part of Albuquerque
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District 5 - Northwest part of Albuquerque
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District 7 - Albuquerque's near northeast heights
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District 8 - Albuquerque's northeast side
Arts Board Vacancies
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District 1 - Albuquerque's west side
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District 3 - Southwest part of Albuquerque
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District 5 - Northwest part of Albuquerque
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District 6 - Albuquerque's southeast side
| | City of Albuquerque Boards & Commissions | | How to Apply to Serve on a City of Albuquerque Board or Commission | | |
If you are interested in serving on a City of Albuquerque Board or Commission, there is an online application. The application works for all boards and commissions and remains active for one year from the date submitted.
Applications can be submitted for any board at any time, even if there are no current vacancies.
The online application asks for more information about the applicant including contact information, a short biography, resume, and interest for serving on the specific board or commission.
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Check out City Desk ABQ's articles about the City's empty boards and commissions:
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