SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 4 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Farmington's Historic Downtown earns state Arts & Cultural District Authorization Historic Downtown Farmington has been granted state authorization as an Arts & Cultural District following the successful completion of the Arts & Cultural District start up benchmarks, becoming the 11th NM community to earn state authorization. New Mexico's Arts & Cultural   more