Depending upon the results of this November’s election, the University of New Mexico may soon see the construction of a long-anticipated Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology, which is slated to go up on the main Albuquerque campus.
The idea behind the center, besides housing teaching space for the creative arts, is all about saving space: currently, the school’s College of Fine Arts has various functions located in 13 separate buildings.
The new multi-story center will bring all those functions together under one roof, and will include technical and equipment labs, as well as performance space for the music and theater departments.
In November, New Mexican voters will decide on up to $215 million in general obligation bonds to fund a host of higher education facility projects across the state. Of that total, $89.2 million will go for various works at UNM.
Besides the collaborative arts and technology center, UNM officials are also hoping to see built what is being called the Children’s Psychiatric Center, which will be a part of the UNM Health Sciences Center on the north campus.
The psychiatric center will encompass 24,500 square feet and will be dedicated to diagnosing and treating a wide variety of children’s mental healthcare issues.
The GO bond is also slated to fund a series of facility projects on the Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos, and Valencia UNM campuses.
By Garry Boulard
