Santa Fe Indian Market
The Santa Fe Indian Market is an annual art market held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on the weekend following the third Thursday in August. The event draws an estimated 150,000 people to the city from around the world.[1] The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) organizes the market, showcasing work from 1,200 of the top Native American artists from tribes across the country.[2][3]
History
1920s
The first Indian Market, called the annual Southwest Indian Fair and Industrial Arts and Crafts Exhibition,
1930s
In 1936, the New Mexico Association on Indian Affairs took over the event.[2] Between 1933 and 1936, events were held at multiple pueblos, rather than in Santa Fe. Maria Chabot returned events to Santa Fe and the NMAIA organized transportation for artists and attached "labels of approval" to the works they believed represented the best works.[7] Today, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts organizes the market.[3]
2020s
During the
SWAIA leadership
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Kenneth Chapman helped launched the fair. The first Native American to lead SWAIA was Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi), a textile artist and designer, who led the organization from 1980 and 1982 for no pay.[13] At the time, SWAIA only had one paid employee and a loaned office at La Fonda on the Plaza. Sakiestewa raised enough funds that her successor finally had a salary.
John Torres Nez, PhD (
Ira Wilson (
Featured art
The market features
Beginning in 2014, the annual market began including an haute couture runway fashion show event in its programming. The event has grown annually. The 2022 program included two runway shows at the Santa Fe Convention Center with more than 1,000 spectators each night. The shows featured celebrity runway models: Amber Midthunder, Zahn McClarnon, Jessica Matten, Kiowa Gordon, Eugene Brave Rock and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai.[19] The founding director of SWAIA's Indigenous Fashion Show is curator and art historian Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Nation.)[20]
Art standards
Artists display their work in booths around the
Contemporary and awards
On the evening before the Market's opening, members of SWAIA may attend a preview of representative works by the artists as well as the winners in each category. It is a way for potential buyers to preview the winning artworks and items for sale. Many buyers make a point of arriving downtown very early in the morning, and it is not unusual to find artists having sold out within a few hours.
See also
- Native American art
- List of Native American artists
References
- ^ a b Wunderman, Ali (2017-08-18). "Meet the Artists Displaying at This Year's Santa Fe Indian Market, the Largest Juried Native Art Show in the World". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ ISBN 0-9622807-4-7.
- ^ a b Montoya Bryan, Susan. "Santa Fe Indian Market fuses tradition with contemporary art". SFGate. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Notarnicola, Cathy (2022). "To Market, To Market". El Palacio. No. Summer 2022. Museum of New Mexico. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Hartley, Cody (2005). Art in an Arid Climate: The Museum of New Mexico and the Cultivation of the Arts in Santa Fe. Santa Barbara: University of California. pp. 166–71.
- ^ Kenneth M. Chapman (January–June 1924). "The Indian Fair". Art and Archaeology. 17–18. Washington, DC: Archaeological Institute of America: 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ OCLC 789149000.
- OCLC 789149000.
- ^ "SWAIA Saw the Pandemic's Silver Lining: Santa Fe Indian E-Market". Native Business Magazine. Native Business. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ a b Krisst, Rima (2021-06-14). "'Meeting artists in their space': SWAIA expands digital presence in 'bumpy' pandemic year". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Benallie, Kalle (20 August 2021). "COVID's impact on Native markets". ICT. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Objects Of Art & American Indian/Tribal Santa Fe 2022 Opening And Benefit For SWAIA/Indian Market Aug. 11". ladailypost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ a b c "SWAIA Board Names Jamie Schulze as its Executive Director". First American Art Magazine. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Constable, Anne (6 May 2014). "SWAIA names artist Dallin Maybee as interim COO". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Arts, Southwestern Association for Indian. "Dallin Maybee Stepping Down as Leader of SWAIA". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ faazine (2019-10-02). "Santa Fe Indian Market Announces Search for New Director". First American Art Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Guide to the Indian Market Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Santa Fe Indian Market's economic impact more than $19 million, survey shows." New Mexico Business Weekly, 24 January 2002.
- ^ Moore, Booth (2022-08-24). "Santa Fe Indian Market Puts Contemporary Indigenous Fashion Center Stage". WWD. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Eddy, Jordan (2022-08-15). "Indigenous Fashion Takes the Stage in Santa Fe". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
External links
- Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, official website