Upcoming Events

Sunday, May 11, 2008
Bare Nation: Sculptors from IAIA
Ten students from the Institute of American Indian Art's sculpture program will present their work in the school's sixth annual sculpture exhibition in the museum's Roland Sculpture Garden. The exhibition, "Bare Nation: Sculptors from IAIA," opens to the public on Sunday, May 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and will remain on view for one year.

The opening will be complemented with ceremonial drumming by the IAIA Confederacy, a student drum group, followed by a discussion/presentation by the students in the museum's theater.

Sunday, May 11, 2008
Comic Art Indigène Exhibition Opening
Comic Art Indigène examines how American Indian artists articulate identity, reclaim stereotypes, worldview, politics, and culture through the kinetic expression of sequential art. Inspired by this unique medium, using its icons, tropes and dynamism, this is a new world of American Indian art, full of the brash excitement first seen on newsprint a century ago, sometimes unrefined, even crude at times, but never sterile.

A reception hosted by the Women's Board of the Museum of New Mexico will be held on Sunday, May 11, 2008 beginning at 2:00 p.m. The schedule of activities follows.

1:00 - IAIA Confederacy — performance and blessing in the Roland Sculpture Garden
1:15 - What is Comic Art? slide show and artist roundtable discussion in the O’Keeffe Theater
2:00 - Music by Calico Band, Museum Entrance; Tour of Sculpture Garden with the Artists
2:15 - Tour of Comic Art Indigène with the Curator
3:00 - Music by Calico Band, Museum Entrance; Tour of Sculpture Garden with the Artists
3:15 - Tour of Comic Art Indigène with the Curator
2:00 to 4:00 - Hands-on activities in the MIAC Classroom
- Make your own comic book story and ledger art
- Make your own superhero emblem and mask
3:30 - Juried Costume Contest winners will be announced in both youth and adult categories
2:00 to 4:00 - Refreshments will be graciously served by the Women’s Board of the Museum of New Mexico

Free with museum admission. New Mexico residents with id are always free on Sundays.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Let's Take a Look
Solve the mysteries of your Native American artifacts.

Free.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival Benefit and Pre-Sale
Heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, early-bird ticket Saturday morning. $75. Tickets, (505) 982-6366, ext. 112.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Lecture and Book Signing
Join the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in kicking off our annual Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival with a lecture by Dexter Cirillo, well-known scholar and author of contemporary Indian jewelry. Southwest Indian jewelry is much more than a piece of hammered silver set with brilliant turquoise. It is an art form with deep roots in the culture of the Native American artisans who create exquisite jewelry and objects that are unique with American art. Dexter Cirillo will present an illustrated lecture discussing many of the artists and their work that she has written about in her new book, Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions. Ten of the artists featured in this new book will be participating in Native Treasures this year! The lecture will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available in the Museum Gift Shop.

Free with museum admission.

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Native Treasures Indian Art Market
Native Treasures features over 130 Native American artists, who are specially invited by the Museum to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world.

Participating artists represent a wide range of tribes and pueblos. This is a terrific opportunity to find high-quality pieces by both the established masters and the best of the emerging artists.

Held on the spectacular plaza at Museum Hill, Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival benefits the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Each artist generously donates a portion of sales to the Museum’s programs. More details at http://www.nativetreasuressantafe.org

$5 regular admission; $10 early bird admission (9:00-10:00am Sat. only); Free on Sunday

Sunday, May 25, 2008
Native Treasures Indian Art Market
Native Treasures features over 130 Native American artists, who are specially invited by the Museum to represent the best and brightest of the Indian art world.

Participating artists represent a wide range of tribes and pueblos. This is a terrific opportunity to find high-quality pieces by both the established masters and the best of the emerging artists.

Held on the spectacular plaza at Museum Hill, Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival benefits the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Each artist generously donates a portion of sales to the Museum’s programs.

More details at http://www.nativetreasuressantafe.org

FREE

Friday, June 6, 2008
Cerrillos Turquoise
This tour features the latest research on the Cerrillos turquoise trade. Joan Mathien will lead you to Chalchihuitl, the largest, still-visible prehistoric turquoise mine in the American Southwest and share results of her multi-year, National Science Foundation-funded research project on turquoise sourcing.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Friday, June 13, 2008
Hands-On Pottery Firing with Robert Tenorio and Family at Santo Domingo
Experience an outdoor pottery firing and visit a pottery studio with Robert Tenorio and family at Santo Domingo Pueblo. Robert uses natural materials such as local clays, plants, and bark gathered from areas near the village to re-create traditional pottery. Come prepared to assist with all steps of the firing.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $125.00 / $105.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Let?s Take a Look
Solve the mysteries of your Native American artifacts.

Free.

Thursday, June 19, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Hiking the Gallina
Visit sites associated with the Gallina Culture in the Llaves Valley north of Cuba, New Mexico. The trip will explore several communities and isolated sites in the Llaves Valley including sites in Mud Springs and Chupadero Arroyo.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Thursday, July 3, 2008
Arts Alive!
Family hands-on art activities. Group reservations required. (505) 476-1256.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Let?s Take a Look
Solve the mysteries of your Native American artifacts.

Free.

Sunday, August 10, 2008
Pot Creek Ruin and Picuris Pueblo Feast Day
This unique trip pairs a visit to the modern pueblo of Picuris on its traditional San Lorenzo Feast Day with a tour of nearby Pot Creek Pueblo ruin, which was ancestral to both Picuris and Taos pueblos. Trip participants will view the famed relay foot races at Picuris in the morning, followed by a tour of Pot Creek and lunch. In the afternoon we return to Picuris for the trade fair and various dances.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Thursday, August 14, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Friday, August 15, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Let?s Take a Look
Solve the mysteries of your Native American artifacts.

Free.

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Annual Native American Music Under the Stars
Joy Harjo and Arrow Dynamics. Enjoy an evening under the stars with poet/musician Joy Harjo to kick off Indian Market weekend.

$20 in advance at Museum Shops, $25 door.

Friday, August 22, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Friday, August 29, 2008
Breakfast with the Artists
Meet and learn about wonderful, innovative Native American artists in New Mexico.

$25/$20 MNMF members. Reservations. 476-1271

Friday, September 12, 2008
The Spanish Missions of Galisteo and Pecos
Don't miss an opportunity to travel with Dedie Snow, an expert in New Mexico Spanish Missions, to the missions of Galisteo and Pecos. Dedie will focus on little-known facts about the historic settlement at South Pueblo, the so-called Lost Church, and the convento kiva constructed ca. 1620.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Saturday, September 20, 2008
Annual Book Sale
Thousands of books will be sold Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2008 to support the Library of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. Book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. both days and admission is free.

At the Annual Book Sale held in the Meem Auditorium at the museum, book lovers will find rare, out-of-print and hard to find books, reports, and professional journals. A variety of subjects will be available including art, anthropology, archaeology, Southwest history, biography, classical literature, and more. Grab bags of your favorite genre of fiction will also be available.

All proceeds from the Book Sale directly supports the MIAC/LAB Library in order to purchase new books, technology, journal subscriptions, and book conservation. Open to the public, the library holds one of the most extensive special collections of Southwestern anthropological and archaeological literature.

Sunday, September 21, 2008
Annual Book Sale
Thousands of books will be sold Saturday, September 20 and Sunday, September 21, 2008 to support the Library of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology on Museum Hill. Book sale hours are 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. both days and admission is free.

At the Annual Book Sale held in the Meem Auditorium at the museum, book lovers will find rare, out-of-print and hard to find books, reports, and professional journals. A variety of subjects will be available including art, anthropology, archaeology, Southwest history, biography, classical literature, and more. Grab bags of your favorite genre of fiction will also be available.

All proceeds from the Book Sale directly supports the MIAC/LAB Library in order to purchase new books, technology, journal subscriptions, and book conservation. Open to the public, the library holds one of the most extensive special collections of Southwestern anthropological and archaeological literature.

Saturday, October 4, 2008
Sun Mountain Gathering
The seventh annual Sun Mountain Gathering will be held Saturday, October 4, from 10 am – 4 pm. This is a free family-friendly event held outdoors at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill, sponsored by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. With activities for every age and interest, the festival provides visitors with many opportunities to learn about archaeology and the ancient technology and traditional arts of Native peoples in the southwest. Activities include Indian music and dancing on spectacular Milner Plaza, exhibits on traditional Native American gardening, as well as a mock archaeology dig. Demonstrations of Native American crafts will run through the day, including flint-knapping, arrow making, stone axe use, and making dyes from native plants. Visitors will also have an opportunity to learn about traditional arts by trying their hand at forming a coiled pot or making a replica of a stamped silver bracelet.

Another main attraction is the Atlatl Range. The atlatl and dart were the first true and natural weapons system of the human race, invented thousands of years before the bow and arrow and used longer by humans than any other weapon system yet developed. Spear throwing using replicas of prehistoric atlatls will go on continuously throughout the day

Friday, October 10, 2008
A Chacoan Great House: Pueblo Pintado
Spend the day with Chaco expert and archaeologist Tom Windes exploring Pueblo Pintado, a massive four-story Chacoan great house with construction dates in the AD 1060s.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $95.00 / $75.00 MNMF members
For more information: 505-476-1250

Friday, October 24, 2008
Maya Arts, Archaeology, and Day of the Dead
From the lowland jungles that housed the greatest of the ancient Maya cities to the mist-clad uplands where Maya villages and customs still thrive, this 10-night journey transports us through 3,000 years of Maya history. Our journey not only spans a great expanse of human history, it also sets us into one of Mesoamerica's most unique celebrations, Day of the Dead, when the souls of the ancestors are believed to return to visit the living. This trip is an unparalleled opportunity to travel with Director Shelby Tisdale to learn about the life of the Maya, both ancient and contemporary, to marvel at the ancient cities in the jungle and to see that the people and cultures who created those places have not disappeared, but continue to thrive in a far corner of an exotic land.

more details at www.indianartsandculture.org/adventures

Price per person: $3,250 double occupancy; $3,525 single occupancy
For more information: 505-476-1250

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