Native Treasures 2024

Join us for the 20th annual Native Treasures Art Market taking place Memorial Day weekend at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. The annual event features over 150 Native artists selected by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Native Treasure Art Market | Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday, May 25- Sunday, May 26, 2024

Each year, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture personally invites hundreds of talented Indigenous artists to participate in the annual Native Treasures art market at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Participating artists keep 100% of their sales from the market and 100% of the event proceeds benefit the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s exhibition, educational programming and acquisitions funds. The market includes special entertainment, children’s activities and more.

Tickets will be available for sale online prior to the event at  miac.eventbrite.com.

Native Treasure Night Market

Friday, May 24, 2024

The Native Treasures Night Market on Friday, May 24 is a unique opportunity to shop the market early while enjoying delicious refreshments and live music. The MIAC Living Treasure Ceremony will take place during this event, honoring the 2023 MIAC Living Treasure, Anthony Lovato (Santo Domingo Pueblo), and 2024 MIAC Living Treasure, Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo).

The 20th Annual Natives Treasures Art Market Artist Awards are sponsored by   

Tickets are $100/person. 100% of ticket proceeds benefit the exhibitions, educational programs and acquisitions of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Purchase tickets at miac.eventbrite.com.

 

2024 MIAC Living Treasure and Legacy Award Recipients

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Living Treasure and Legacy Awards. These awards are part of the annual MIAC National Treasures Art Market and honor Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture.

Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo) is the 2024 recipient of the MIAC Living Treasure award. Michaels is known for her haute couture designs. Growing up in New Mexico, she was surrounded by beauty—in culture, landscape, and art, all of which influenced her design aesthetic. She became widely known through participation in the Emmy Award-winning season 11 of “Project Runway” in 2012. Based in Taos, her career as a designer has taken her to faraway places like New York and Paris. In June 2023, she dressed actress Tantoo Cardinal for the Cannes Film Festival to premiere “The Killers of the Flower Moon.” Michaels will be celebrated with a solo exhibition in the spring of 2024.

Martha Arquero (Cochiti Pueblo) is this year’s recipients of the Native Treasures Legacy Award. Arquero has been creating clay sculptures since the 1960s. She was inspired to continue the family tradition of clay sculpting by her mother, Damacia Cordero. She continues to use traditional methods: gathering and processing her own clay, using plant and mineral pigments to paint, and firing outdoors. Arquero specializes in handmade Cochiti figures, nativities, animal and traditional storytellers. However, her unique whimsical style and divergence into characters like the superheroes Wonder Woman and Spiderman propel the tradition of Cochiti figures into the 21st century like no other artist. Her art works are a special combination few artists achieve, carrying forward an art form that emerged in the 19th century to our present.

2024 Native Treasures Art Market Sponsorships

Event sponsors are integral support for the market, ensuring artists and visitors alike enjoy a high-quality experience. Sponsors are offered a number of benefits, including complimentary tickets to market events, special recognition in event marketing and invitations to VIP events.  Each sponsorship is largely tax-deductible. Call or email for details about each level. 

 For more information on these sponsorships, benefits and tax deductibility, contact Lauren Paige, Director of Leadership Giving for the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Office of Archaeological Studies, lauren@museumfoundation.org or 505.982.2282. 

Night Market Sponsor

Reduced Admission Sponsor

Artist Hospitality Room Sponsor

Gold Level Sponsor

Silver Level Sponsor

Bronze Level Sponsor

The 2024 Native Treasures Night Market sponsor will support the signature market event featuring the 2024 Artist Award ceremony, entertainment, refreshments and early-access shopping. This sponsorship is $10,000.00. The Night Market sponsor will be offered:

  • 6 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 20 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • 6 Invitations to a VIP MIAC Living Treasure cocktail party on Saturday, May 11. 
  • Private Group Tour of the Museum’s Collections or MIAC Exhibit of Choice 
  • Recognition in Event Marketing and on Event Signage 
  • Recognition in the MIAC lobby year-round 

This sponsorship is integral to helping cover market costs while keeping the cost of admission for the general public accessible. This sponsorship is $10,000.00. The Reduced Admission sponsor will be offered:

  • 6 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 20 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • 6 Invitations to a VIP MIAC Living Treasure cocktail party on Saturday, May 11. 
  • Private Group Tour of the Museum’s Collections or MIAC Exhibit of Choice 
  • Recognition in Event Marketing and on Event Signage 
  • Recognition in the MIAC lobby year-round 

Each year, participating Native Treasures artists enjoy a complimentary hospitality room with refreshments, lunches and breakfast items. The Artist Hospitality Room Sponsor helps to underwrite the expenses. This sponsorship is $5,000.00. The Hospitality Room sponsor will be offered:   

  • 4 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 15 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • 4 Invitations to a VIP MIAC Living Treasure cocktail party on Saturday, May 11. 
  • Recognition on Event Signage 
  • Recognition in the MIAC lobby year-round 

This sponsorship is $2,500.00. Gold level sponsors will be offered:  

  • 4 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 4 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • 4 Invitations to a VIP MIAC Living Treasure Cocktail Party on Saturday, May 11.
  • Recognition on Event Signage 
  • Recognition in the MIAC lobby year-round 

 

This sponsorship is $1,000.00. Silver level sponsors will be offered:  

  • 2 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 2 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • 2 Invitations to a VIP MIAC Living Treasure Cocktail Party on Saturday, May 11.
  • Recognition on Event Signage 
  • Recognition in the MIAC lobby year-round 

 

This sponsorship is $500.00. Bronze level sponsors will be offered:  

  • 2 Native Treasures Night Market Tickets  
  • 2 Native Treasures Weekend Passes    
  • Recognition on Event Signage