Give to The College of Fine Arts
Your Gift Matters!At the UNM College of Fine Arts, a lot happens in a year. Gifts from alumni, parents, students and friends make it all possible. Your gift today supports the experience of our students, our faculty and our community.
Your Private Financial Support Provides:
- Increased access and opportunity for our students through scholarships, and access to opportunities that broaden their education both in and out of the classroom or studio settings.
- Our faculty with the resources to provide vigorous, creative instruction for our students, while nurturing a dynamic community of our students by encouraging experimentation, bold inquiry and active collaboration.
- Our students the opportunity to develop and refine their talents, build sustainable careers and positively affect our communities.
Ways To Give
GIVE ONLINE
Give online at unmfund.co/FineArts
Under “designations” click “View All Giving Opportunities” to find the area you wish to support
GIVE BY CHECK
Make the check payable to the UNM Foundation
On the memo line, please designate CFA and the department, area or fund
Mail to UNM Foundation
700 Lomas NE, Ste 108
Albuquerque, NM 87102
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Current UNM faculty and staff can donate through an automatic payroll deduction
End of Year Giving Information
If you have questions about end-of-year gifts, please find information online at unmfund.org.
Support the Department Chairs’ Funds
These accomplished leaders take on additional responsibility, managing personnel and fiscal duties while representing the varied interests of the department. Throughout the year, chairs use funds to send students to conferences, hire additional faculty, sponsor events, create new curriculum, or work with individual students to ensure graduation. By supporting these chairs, you empower our leadership to foster the extraordinary departments we enjoy.
Explore the Department Chairs’ Funds >
Impact UNM: Crowdfunding Campaigns
We’re excited to share BIG campaigns where ANY SIZE gift has IMPACT. These crowdfunding campaigns source contributions from a large number of people to provide funding for a specific project. At UNM this is a powerful way to allow faculty, staff, students, and friends to create and share approved fundraising campaigns with an engaged community – YOU!
Support LGBTQ Friendly Feature Film Production and Students’ Hands-On Experience in Film Industry
The Department of Film & Digital Arts, the fastest growing department at UNM, announces award-winning indie filmmaker, educator, and faculty member Jaymes Thompson is launching a fundraising campaign for his upcoming feature film, The Ultimate Male. The movie, an LGBTQ-friendly ensemble and comedy-drama set in 1986, will be shot entirely in New Mexico and highlights the themes of representation and inclusion. “The Ultimate Male” is a nostalgic yet fresh take on the 1980s American culture, following the story of Billy McCain, an innocent young man from Maple Grove, Minnesota, as he competes in the first-ever televised national beauty pageant for men. The film will serve as a hands-on learning experience for students, who can earn course credit through an Independent Production Project course. Students will work alongside professionals in various fields like cinematography, production design, casting, and post-production, giving them real-world experience to help launch their careers in the film industry.
Support Photo Graduate Students
UNM Photo, ranked #8 nationally, actively provides opportunities for students to form strong connections among cohorts at UNM, regionally within the Southwest, and nationally with involvement in the Society for Photographic Education (SPE).
Dance Scholarships Through Friends of Dance
Each fall Friends of Dance hosts an alumni performance to raise money for student scholarships. The performance not only brings together dance alumni who have achieved notoriety in the dance world, but ensures our students have the financial support needed to succeed.
Send Art Students to the Annual College Art Association (CAA) Conference
CAA is a national gathering of art historians, artists, and art educators. Dozens of panels bring hundreds of scholars together to discuss a wide variety of topics in the field. It is a central event for emerging scholars to network with future colleagues and hear the most current research presented by preeminent scholars in the field.
Expanding the UNM Art Museum’s Student Opportunities
The UNM Art Museum serves as a teaching museum to faculty and students, offering student employment opportunities, professional development, and mentorship opportunities to students across the University campus.
Contact Us
Interested in estate planning, matching gifts, gifts of stocks or other securities, or other funding opportunities for the UNM College of Fine Arts? Or, need additional information on making a gift? Please contact the CFA Development Office.
Kristine Purrington
Senior Director of Development
UNM Fine Arts
kristine.purrington@unmfund.org
(505) 277-7320
Center for the Arts Rm. #1009
Shelly Smith
Director of Development
UNM Fine Arts
shelly.smith@unmfund.org
(505) 453-2159
Center for the Arts, Rm. # 1101
Give by Department or Area
Dean's Fund & Special Projects
Department of Art
Department of Film & Digital Arts
Department of Music
Department of Theatre & Dance
UNM Art Museum
Tamarind Institute
Artslab
How to Give to a Fund Not Listed
Start at unmfund.org/fund/other
• Select an amount
• Fill in the requested information
• In the box add comments on this gift, or indicate the name of a person you’d like to memorialize or honor, type in the fund name or number of the fund you’d like to donate to
• Review
• Complete your gift by clicking on Add Payment and Checkout
How to Give by Check
• Make the check payable to the UNM Foundation.
• Enter Fund Name and Number on the memo line.
• Mail to: UNM Foundation
700 Lomas NE, Ste 108
Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Payroll Deduction
• Current UNM faculty and staff can donate through Payroll Deduction.
• Download the Payroll Deduction Form >
• You will receive a heartfelt thank you and a receipt of your gift! Thank you!
How to Apply
• All students must be admitted to the University, whether as an incoming freshman, transfer student, or non-degree student. Apply online through the Admissions Department at UNM
•After meeting all CFA admission requirements, students must apply to become a declared major.
Academic Advisement
The College of Fine Arts Student Success & Advisement Center is committed to serve the UNM community with compassion, guidance, and respect as we promote academic excellence.
To speak with a CFA advisor, please call (505) 277-4817.