Events

There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.

NM Resident FREE Sunday
Family

NM Resident FREE Sunday

September 4, 2022
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Come Explore our engaging exhibits!

About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org

706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. (505) 476-1200.

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. For many visitors, fascination with folk art begins upon seeing the whimsical toys and traditional objects within the Girard Collection. For others, the international textiles, ceramics, carvings and other cultural treasures in the Neutrogena Collection provide the allure.  The museum’s historic and contemporary Latino and Hispano folk art collections, spanning the Spanish Colonial period to modern-day New Mexico, reflect how artists respond to their time and place in ways both delightful and sobering. In 2010, the museum opened the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience, where exhibitions encourage visitors to exchange ideas on complex issues of human rights and social justice.

 

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Museum Hill Community Day @ MOIFA
Featured Event Family

Museum Hill Community Day @ MOIFA

September 18, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

FREE Admission for All

Come to Museum Hill for free music, storytelling, hands‑on activities, artist demonstrations, food, and more! Explore family-friendly events all over the hill at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

¡Entrada GRATUITA para todos!

¡Ven a Museum Hill para disfrutar de música gratis, narración de cuentos, actividades de arte, demostraciones de artistas, comida y más! Explora eventos familiares en toda la colina en el Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Santa Fe Botanical Garden, y Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

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Join us for a talk and performance of Joik with Sámi American musician and singer, Nathan Muus
Featured Event Performance

Join us for a talk and performance of Joik with Sámi American musician and singer, Nathan Muus

September 18, 2022
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Nathan Muus has been a musician singer for many years in the Minnesota/Midwest and California music communities. As an active participant in the North American Saami awakening, he has been the co-editor of Baiki, the North American Sami Journal. for many years. He is the co-author of several books including "The Sami Reindeer People of Alaska", as well as issuing a CD of original  music titled "Seven Little Wonders" featuring Joik (Yoik)

Writer, musician, and Joiker, Muus is a Sámi American leader who’s been involved in the Sámi American awakening for 30 years

Of Norwegian/Swedish and Sami family descent, he has long practiced original the Joik (Saami style traditional singing). He will be here today with a small group to play/sing and discuss what is the yoik in Sami culture, and how has it developed- from a North American diaspora experience. On one of a number of original music websites, Soundclick, he has over 85,000 song listens.

Muus is one of original founders of the Sami Cultural Center of North America located in Duluth Minnesota.

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Color at Work: Storytelling in Branding, Packaging and Commercial Imagery
Members Lectures and Talks Featured Event Demonstration

Color at Work: Storytelling in Branding, Packaging and Commercial Imagery

September 22, 2022
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

At the Museum of International Folk Art, Vernick Auditorium

The Museum of International Folk Art Design Council presents this 45-minute run through the rainbow which gives us a peek into the nine color families discussed in Keith Recker’s new book Deep Color: The Shades That Shape Our Souls and gives examples of how they are used in design, media and communications. From historical figures Charles V of Spain and Madame de Pompadour to pussy hats and gilet jaunes, color works on us in mysterious ways, and diving into the spectrum gives us insight into how.   

Book signing following. This is the national debut of Deep Color.   This event is free, but registration is required. 

Register here.

The Museum of International Folk Art Design Council is a creative community of thinkers, makers, and innovators dedicated to elevating and advocating for the aesthetic, social, and global connections between traditional folk art and modern design. 

For more information, please contact Steve Cantrell, Chair, MOIFA Design Council, scantrell54@hotmail.com

About Keith Recker Writer, editor, and trend and color forecaster Keith Recker’s client list includes global influencers including Pantone, WGSN, Stylus, Color Association of the United States, and more. He brings to this work 35 years of adventuresome, insightful, multicultural experience in media content creation, marketing and licensing, merchandising, and global artisan business development, to name a few strands woven into his diverse career. Join him in color explorations on Instagram: @thechromosapien  

Among his many endeavors is his role as Editor in Chief and Co-Owner of TABLE Magazine. Based on the culture of food and drink, TABLE explores travel, interior design, fashion and jewelry, and other facets of modern living, in both print and digital formats. Follow along @tablemagazine  

He is also the author of three books on color, Deep Color: The Shades That Shape Our Souls, True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments, and co-author of PANTONE: The Twentieth Century in Color.

Thank you to our partners and generous supporters:

Steve Cantrell

Alex Hanna, Invisible City Designs

Steffany Hollingsworth, Pare Collective

Renée and Robert Innis

Museum of International Folk Art

Rachel Preston, The Ministry of Architecture

Keith Recker

submaterial

The Design Corps

TABLE Magazine

TOKo Santa Fe

Another program of interest presented by the Design Corps,

Where We Meet / September 24 / SFAI - The Design Corps (design-corps.org)

Photo credit: Keith Recker’s work table, photo by Michael Parente.

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Folk Art Flea Donation Days
Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) Featured Event

Folk Art Flea Donation Days

September 24, 2022
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Bring your tax-deductible folk art donations to the rear parking lot at MOIFA, 706 Camino Lejo, or call 505-476-1201 to make other arrangements.

Donating to the Folk Art Flea is the perfect way to share your gently used folk art treasures, get a tax credit, and benefit a great cause. All proceeds support the education programs and world-class exhibitions at the museum.

For more information about the activities of the Friends of Folk Art, click here.

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MAKE & TAKE @ MOIFA
Family

MAKE & TAKE @ MOIFA

September 25, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us for art in the atrium on Sunday with art projects, coloring sheets, and self-guided treasure hunts. Add to your explorations at MOIFA with fun collection-inspired bilingual art kits, facilitated by our fantastic MOIFA docents.  

Museum admission is always free for Kids and Members, program included with admission. 

This month’s themes:

  • Sunday, September 25th - Make an Amate Bark Painting!

About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org

706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. (505) 476-1200.

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. For many visitors, fascination with folk art begins upon seeing the whimsical toys and traditional objects within the Girard Collection. For others, the international textiles, ceramics, carvings and other cultural treasures in the Neutrogena Collection provide the allure.  The museum’s historic and contemporary Latino and Hispano folk art collections, spanning the Spanish Colonial period to modern-day New Mexico, reflect how artists respond to their time and place in ways both delightful and sobering. In 2010, the museum opened the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience, where exhibitions encourage visitors to exchange ideas on complex issues of human rights and social justice.

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Teacher's Night Out!
Featured Event

Teacher's Night Out!

September 29, 2022
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Calling all teachers! 

Join the Santa Fe Community Educators Network (SFCEN) for the annual Teacher’s Night Out! event. The evening is designed to let teachers know how much we appreciate their hard work in service to our children and to help them connect with community organizations and resources that will enrich their classrooms.

Enjoy light refreshments, and prizes while connecting with more than 25 local museums and nonprofits who will be there to share resources. It is designed to be a one-stop shop for teachers as they plan field trips and other educational opportunities for their students. 

Teachers can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMuhfb5ThoHpjKmouYjaPgFRudF5Ex7oW1IUe-wtIO7nORfA/viewform

For more information about the Santa Fe Community Educator Network visit: www.sfcommunityeducators.org

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