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August 10, 2009
Celebrate Indian Market Week with the Institute of American Indian Arts
Contact:
Staci Golar, 505.424.2351 (ph)
sgolar@iaia.edu
All events take place in Santa Fe, NM. Free admission at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts August 21-23, 2009!
What: Red Nation Presents E.Y.E.S for Earth – Environmental Youth Empowerment Summit
When: August 17, 2009: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts will host Help the Earth, a nonprofit organization that focuses on empowering youth through environmental activism, and their E.Y.E.S for Earth – Environmental Youth Empowerment Summit. Help the Earth was founded in 2005 by Montano Rain, son of Joanelle Romero. E.Y.E.S. for Earth operates in association with Roots and Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute.
This event is free for students from 13 -17 years of age.
Contact: 818.851.9758
What: IAIA Presents The '70s: The Revolution Continues!
When: August 19, 2000: 5:00 p.m.
Where: La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco
Details: In 2012, IAIA will turn 50! Until that year, each decade of the Institute will be celebrated at our annual fundraising event, and this year it's the grooving '70s. Join alumni, supporters, illustrious artists, and more at this dinner and auction event held the evening of Wednesday, August 19, 2009. Actor Raoul Trujillo (True Blood, Apocalypto) and KOAT news anchor Royale Dá will serve as MCs.
IAIA's auction is the only event during Indian Market that directly supports Native American students. All proceeds go toward scholarships and student support programs.
While this event is sold out, your sponsorships can still make a difference. Call to donate or reserve your place on the waiting list today!
Contact: 1.800.804.6423
What: Denise Wallace at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Store
When: August 20, 2009 - September 1, 2009. Opening reception August 20, 2009: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Museum Store and Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is proud to host legendary Chugach Aleut jeweler Denise Wallace. Wallace creates jewelry in silver, fossilized walrus ivory and colored stone, capturing Native Alaskan folklore and life. Come meet Denise at the opening reception. Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.983.1666
What: Public Reception for The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition
When: August 20, 2009: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: Daphne Odjig (Potawatomi/Odawa/Ojibwe) travels to Santa Fe to attend a special reception for the exhibit The Paintings and Drawings of Daphne Odjig that features over forty years of her artistic career. Organized by the Art Gallery of Sudbury and the National Gallery of Canada, in collaboration with guest curator, Bonnie Devine (Ojibway), the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts will be the only venue in the United States to host the exhibit.
Contact: 505.983.8900
What: A Conversation to Remember: Daphne Odjig, Alex Janvier and Joseph Sanchez, Moderated by Bonnie Devine
When: August 21, 2009: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: A conversation with the last remaining artists of the “Native Group of Seven:” Daphne Odjig (Potawatomi/Odawa/Odjibwe), Alex Janvier (Dene Suline/Saulteaux) and Museum of Contemporary Native Arts curator Joseph Sanchez. Moderated by artist, curator and educator Bonnie Devine (Ojibway). Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.983.8900
What: Book Signing with Susan H. Totty, author of The Dedicated Collectors: The David and Barbara Wilshin Collection
When: August 21, 2009: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Museum Store and Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: “Achieving anything at a high level of excellence is difficult; it demands discipline, commitment, knowledge, passion and a dash if good fortune. Collecting is no different than anything else,” an excerpt from the Dedicated Collectors says. In this book, author Susan Totty explores the Wilshin’s amazing collection of American Indian art of the Southwest. The Wilshin’s treat the art objects in their collection almost as family friends about whom they have histories and stories to tell.
Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.983.1666
What: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ Night at the Santa Fe Bandstand
When: August 20, 2009: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Santa Fe Plaza Bandstand
Details: Featuring the musical group Keith Secola and the Wild Band and the Mud Ponies. This event is sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts and presented by Outside In Productions. Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.986.6054
What: Museum Member's Breakfast
When: August 22, 2009: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: Kick off Santa Fe's Indian Market with what has become a fun, annual tradition--the Museum Member's Breakfast! Generously sponsored by the Eldorado Hotel and Spa. RSVP by August 17 or join the museum today. Call 505.428.5909 or email membership@iaia.edu.
Contact: 505.428.5909
What: Emerging Artists Panel with Cannupa Hanksa, Sara Ortiz, Bradley Pecore, Rose B. Simpson and Micah Wesley, moderated by Karl Duncan
When: August 22, 2009: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: Because of the uniqueness of Native American art with respect to the broader art world, an active response must be made to address historical, cultural, social, and economic issues that play a role in the lives of the artists and communities that make up IAIA. A shared awareness and experience exist with regards to current issues in contemporary Native arts, which results in a need for critical analysis from within the contemporary Native art community. Topics for discussion will include identity, authenticity, innovation, markets and community. Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences and the College of Contemporary Native Arts' Associate Student Government, this talk features panelists who are all College of Contemporary Native Arts’ alumni with the exception of Cannupa Hanksa who is a currently enrolled as a student. This event is free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.983.8900
What: Alumni and Student Art Market
When: August 22, 2009 and August 23, 2009: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: Visit budding and established artistic talent at this special open-air market at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts!
Alumni participants include: Ron Begaye, Genevieve Bluebird, Lorenzo Cassa, Angela Damron, Anthony Deiter, Michael Dixon, Vincent Gchachu, Gina Gray, Patty Harjo - Shinn, Dale Jackson, Arnold Katoney, Arlene Kinart, Jeane La Rance, Jeralyn Lujan – Lucero, Jon McConville, Pat Natseway, Sharon Skolnick, Shyatesa White Dove, Daniel Winans, and Marilyn Wounded Head.
Student participants include: Kathryn Alexander, Ungelbah Davila, Jonah Hill, Daryl Lucero, Kenneth Peshlakai, Luther J. Pilant III, Mary Jean "M.J." Shenandoah, Jacqueline Smith, Marty Two Bulls, Jr., Natasha Wagner
Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.428.5900
What: Featured Artists for Indian Market Weekend at the Museum Store: Frank Buffalo Hyde, Waddie CrazyHorse, Paul Moore and Angie Reano-Owen
When: August 22, 2009 and August 23, 2009: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Museum Store and Lloyd Kiva New Gallery, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: The Museum Store at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts highlights the work of artists Frank Buffalo Hyde, Waddie CrazyHorse, Paul Moore and Angie Reano-Owen during Indian Market weekend. Buffalo Hyde shows off new 2-D work while Crazyhorse, Moore and Reano-Owen bring their latest wearable creations (jewelry)! Buffalo Hyde, CrazyHorse and Moore will be present both days. Free and open to the public.
Contact: 505.983.1666
What: Alumni Reception
When: August 22, 2009: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: All IAIA Alumni and their families are invited to this special reception. Come celebrate the busy weekend with familiar faces!
Contact: 505.424.5704
What: Red Nation Presents Native Women in Music Performance
When: August 23, 2009: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Details: The Museum of Contemporary Native Arts hosts Native Women in Music, an acoustic musical and vocal performance featuring Joanelle Romero. Romero is an award winning director and producer, and founder of the Red Nation Celebration.
Free and open to the public.
Contact: 818.851.9758
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