Events for Dec. 2016

Clean out your closets, garage and gather your gently used folk art treasures to donate to the Folk Art Flea!  Clothing, scarves, jewelry, textiles, rugs, wall hangings, masks, wood carvings, figurines (no toaster ovens, please) toys, - and get a tax donation for the 2016 tax year.

Friends of Folk Art volunteers will be in the staff parking lot to accept your donations.  The access road for the staff parking lot in between the Main visitor parking lot on Camino Lejo and the entrance to the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian. If you have large or heavy items you need help with, or none of the donation days work for you; please call the Folk Art Flea hotline at (505)  476-1201 and leave a message so we can make the necessary arrrangements.

The 8th Annual Folk Art Flea will be on Saturday May 6, 2017.

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Digital story showcase created by six of New Mexico’s master folk artists and their apprentices. Their stories chronicle six months of teaching, sharing skills and knowledge across generations.  The Pre-Holiday Pop Up Market Features:

Irvin and Lisa Trujillo, Chimayo weavers Apprentice: Andrea Espinosa Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Apprentice: Wayland Sanchez

Ray Garcia, San Felipe Pueblo potter Apprentice: Monica Lovato Louie Garcia, Piro and Tiwa Pueblo weaver and fiber artist Apprentice: Antonio Jojola Gasali Adeyamo, Yoruba Nigerian dyer and fiber artist Apprentice: Ameliah Ortega Julia Gomez, Spanish Colcha embroiderer Apprentice: Domenica Nieto-Trujillo

Held in conjunction with Negotiate, Navigate, Innovate: Strategies Folk Artists Use in Today’s Global Marketplace, in the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience. By Museum admission: New Mexico residents FREE the FIRST SUNDAY of each month. This program is funded in part by an Art Works award from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Additional funding from the McCune Charitable Foundation, the International Folk Art Foundation, and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.

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New Mexico residents age 60 and over are admitted free every Wednesday

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Acts of prayer and practices of belief vary widely by religion, cultural tradition, and even individual philosophies. In Asia, connection with the sacred realm is often highly sensory—with the use of incense and spices, chanting and song, music and movement, flame and water, and food and drink. Explore objects currently on view in the exhibition, Sacred Realm: Blessings and Good Fortune Across Asia  at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe to enhance your teaching of Asian history, culture, and the world religion. The webinars are FREE and open to all teachers, anywhere! Just sign up ahead of time to get the link to connect. Sign up here: https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fcceas/webinar. Image: GOD OF THE SEA | MINOR HOI FANYao Culture, 1879, Southern ChinaThis painting depicts the Palace of Death, where records of fate were kept. Minor Hoi Fan was a spiritual Master. This image is included in a complete set of 14 paintings on mulberry paper with natural pigments from the late 1800’s. Photo: Blair Clark

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TOUR -4:00 PM Meet at the Museum of International Folk Art for a tour of the exhibition Flamenco: from Spain to New Mexico with exhibition curator Nicolasa Chavez. By museum admission, $7 for New Mexico residents, $12 for non-residents. DINNER & PERFORMANCE- 5:30 PM An evening of delectables, music and dance featuring traditional Villancicos (Spaniish Holiday Songs) and festive faire inspired by the kitchens of Spain. As Chef John Rivera Sedlar’s Eloisa Restaurant at the Drury Plaza Hotel, 228 East Palace Aveneue, Santa Fe.  $45.00 per person includes dinner and the show, does not include beverages, tax and gratuity. Signed copies of the book The Spirit of Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico will be available.

Call 505 982-0883 to make reservations.

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The Museum of International Folk Art will close at Noon on Saturday December 24, 2016 so that staff can enjoy the holiday with family.

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The Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, The Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art are closed on December 25.

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