When Michael Ogilvie stepped into his new role overseeing Albuquerque’s Public Art Program last fall, he wasn’t just taking on a leadership position, he was joining a city he had long admired from afar.
“It’s been great,” says Ogilvie of his first few months in Albuquerque. “Albuquerque is a very special, unique city.”
Ogilvie brings more than three decades of experience in the arts, including leadership roles in multiple public art programs. He moved to Albuquerque from the Bay Area, where he spent nearly 10 years serving as the public art director for the city of San José. Before that, he held public art positions in Nevada, working as the public art manager for Clark County and as the public art coordinator for the city of Las Vegas…