News from MIAC/Lab
Huichol Art and Culture:
AUGUST 21, 2010
For the first time, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology presents a significant collection of Huichol art from the early part of the last century in Huichol Art and Culture: Balancing the World. The exhibition opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture April 11, 2010 and will run through March 13, 2011. There are important ties between Huichol work and Native American, prehispanic, and Hispanic art histories and cultures. Known today for colorful, decorative yarn paintings, the origins of modern Huichol art are found in the earlier Huichol religious arts of the Robert M. Zingg ethnographic collection at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.
Breakfast With The Curators
JULY 30, 2010
Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
The exhibition Harry Fonseca: In the Silence of Dusk focuses on four series of paintings that explore the transformative and mythic forces that Fonseca perceived in himself and the world around him. The painting series include In the Silence of Dusk, Stone Poems , St. Francis of Assisi; and Seasons . While not a retrospective, the exhibition explores Fonseca’s body of work as it changes focus from stylized but representational studies based on his Native American heritage to more abstract explorations of his world to non-objective compositions celebrating color. All of the works in the exhibition are courtesy of the Harry Fonseca Trust. The exhibition opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Sunday, February 14, 2010, 1:00-4:00 p.m and runs through January 2, 2011
A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos
JANUARY 1, 2010
A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos , opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on October 19, 2008 running through January 2, 2011. A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos presents ceramic masterpieces of both Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos.
Balancing the World: Huichol Art and Culture
NOVEMBER 12, 2009
For the first time, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, presents a significant collection of Huichol art from the early part of the last century collected by anthropologist Robert M. Zingg (1900–1957) for the Laboratory of Anthropology (April 11, 2010 through March 6, 2011). These unique works represent important ties to Native American, prehispanic, and Hispanic art histories and cultures. Known today for colorful, decorative yarn paintings, which are renowned in the global art market, the origins of modern Huichol art are found in the earlier Huichol religious arts of the Zingg ethnographic collection.
Permanent Home Coming for State's Archaeology
AUGUST 14, 2009
Governor Bill Richardson today presided over groundbreaking ceremonies for the Center for New Mexico Archaeology, which will be constructed on Caja del Rio Road, off US 599/Santa Fe Bypass, across from the Santa Fe Animal Shelter. “The irreplaceable artifacts that represent New Mexico’s past, together with the archaeologists who dig them up, will soon have a new home,” said Governor Richardson. “In a state that depends so much on history and culture to support tourism, education and quality of life, properly safeguarding our past is crucial.”
Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style
JUNE 30, 2009
Santa Fe style represents a state of mind held by those who live in this town either as full-time or part-time residents. Santa Fe style influenced fashion and design worldwide. It is not just jewelry and clothing but a feeling inside, a sense of place and that total belief in the Navajo saying, 'Walk in beauty.'
Native Couture II: Innovation and Style
JUNE 19, 2009
Native Couture II: Innovation and Style opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Sunday, August 30, 2009. This exhibition explores the history of Native fashion from hand-made clothing and accessories of the 1880s that influenced the development of a Santa Fe Style, to today’s contemporary Native couturiers. At its root, Indian art is the quintessential original American art. This centuries-long influence of Native American art requires the buyer, or wearer, and the American public in general to ponder the origins of a truly unique American style.
Sun Mountain Gathering returns to Santa Fe for eighth year
MAY 5, 2009
Sun Mountain Gathering , a unique cultural celebration for all ages, returns to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. . Geared to families and free to the public, this annual favorite is filled with activities such as pump drills, arrow making, spear throwing, and pottery making.
Comic Art Indigène Travels to Washington, D.C.
JANUARY 13, 2009
The successful run of Comic Art Indigène has come to an end in Santa Fe. Now its story travels to the nation’s capital at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Joe Sando, Pueblo Historian Lecture
NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Joe Sando, Pueblo historian, will lecture and sign his latest book Pueblo Recollections, the Life of Paa-Péh at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7. Admission is free to New Mexico residents.
Native American Picture Books of Change
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Native American Picture Books of Change— is an exhibition of original works by Hopi, Navajo, Apache, and Pueblo artists who illustrated children's books in the 1920's through today. Based on the book of the same title by Rebecca Benes, the exhibition focuses on illustrations in Native American children’s books of the last century. Emerging Indian artists illustrated the stories for Indian students based on Native oral traditions and narratives about everyday Indian life.