MOIFA | January 2025
Celebrate Lunar New Year- The Year of the Snake Smokin’ Bachi TaikoBring in the new year at the museum on Sunday, January 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate the Lunar New Year traditions and the Year of the Snake. There will be family-fun for all ages including art activities, refreshments that include matcha cookies, performances by Quang Minh Temple Lion Dance Group, Taiko Drumming by Smokin’ Bachi Taiko and more. Read more here.The Fabled Music of the Bandura: A Performance by Julian Kytasty 
Photo courtesy of Julian Kytasty On Sunday, January 12, at 2 p.m. in the Vernick Auditorium, join virtuoso musician Julian Kytasty as he performs songs on the bandura, a traditional Ukrainian folk instrument with similarities to the lute and the zither. During the performance, Julian will also speak to the history and lore of the instrument, including its relationship to Ukrainian folk traditions and culture. The performance will include a Q&A session. To learn more and rsvp for complimentary tickets. Teacher In-Service for Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy On January 18, approximately 40 - 50 local teachers will gather at the museum for an in-depth look at the exhibition, Between the Lines: Prison Art and Advocacy with the ultimate goal to bring curriculum ideas back into their classrooms and potentially plan student visits to MOIFA. Co-curators Patricia Sigala and Chloe Accardi will present on the themes of the exhibition themes along with the associated community programming. Artist John Paul Granillo will speak of his personal experience of being incarcerated and creating artwork, along with leading a hands-on paper folding activity. Friends of Folk Art Presents, Inside the Mind and Heart of a Collector
Photo by Kate Russell On Sunday, January 19 at 2 p.m., David Arment, an art consultant and collector based in Santa Fe, will present, Inside the Mind and Heart of a Collector: David Arment and South African Telephone Wire Art. David is known in South Africa as the “telephone wire Fundi” (telephone wire expert). Arment first encountered telephone wire baskets in 1991 when his husband, Jim Rimelspach, took him on a birthday trip to Africa. Three decades later, the collection numbers around 2,000 pieces; a number of them—thanks to a generous gift from Arment and Rimelspach—have been accessioned as part of the collection at MOIFA and form the basis of iNgqikithi yokuPhica/ Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa which opened in November at the museum. The exhibition has at its core the generous gift to MOIFA of the David Arment Southern African Collection. This presentation will focus on David Arment’s life as a major collector of South African telephone wire art: how he got started, what keeps him going, how extensive the collection is at this point, how he lives with a major collection. He will talk about why he and his husband Jim Rimelspach have gifted part of the collection to a museum while they are still actively building the collection. Registration is free for FOFA Members. All participants must be current members of the FOFA. A Single membership allows access to one ticket. A Dual membership allows for two tickets. iNgqikithi yokuPhica Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa The Museum of International Folk Are opened a spectacular new exhibition late November showcasing the art of the telephone wire weaving from South Africa, iNgqikithi yokuPhica Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa. Over 150 supporters came to enjoy an opening celebration dinner at the museum for the exhibition. Click here to view a video from the opening of Wired Meanings. The museum is very grateful to the generous donors who helped make the exhibition possible, including the International Folk Art Foundation, Friends of Folk Art and donors to the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Exhibition Development Fund, including lead donors, David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, Courtney and Scott Taylor, the William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation. Thank you all! Comments from the Donor Appreciation Reception on December 11 I support the Museum of International Folk Art because… Life long interest in and love of MOIFA. —Dale Gunn I want many others to see and learn about art from other cultures. —Joe Miracle It educates us about the cultures of the world and promotes understanding. – JoAnn Balzer It is one of the “loves of my life!”—Charlene Cerny Support MOIFA Thank you for your continued support of MOIFA. |
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