MOIFA | March 2024

World of Treasures Auction and Party

Benefiting the Girard Legacy Endowment Fund

Take the chill off winter and join fellow folk art fans at the festive World of Treasures Auction and Party. During the silent auction, you will have the chance to bid on a selection of more than 80 curated examples of rare folk and fine art treasures from around the world. Enjoy international food and beverages and an after-hours viewing of Girard’s installation, Multiple Visions: A Common Bond.

An enticing “Buy It Now” boutique will also be open throughout the evening, allowing you the opportunity to directly purchase a selection of one-of-a-kind treasures, ranging from ethnographic clothing to folk art pieces,

MOIFA Executive Director Charlie Lockwood will perform live music on the oud (short-necked fretless lute common across the Mediterranean and Middle East) during the event.

Ticket price is $50 for members and $75 for non-members.  Purchase tickets at: https://WorldOfTreasures.eventbrite.com

Preeminent Folklorists Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla Visit MOIFA

Join us on March 16 for a screening of the film, "Henry Glassie: Field Work" followed by a Q & A with Dr,Glassie, moderated by Carrie Hertz, PhD, Curator of Dress and Textiles. Dr. Glassie shares a long history with the Museum of International Folk Art and has worked on multiple projects over the years, including authoring The Spirit of Folk Art and curating a major exhibition of Turkish Folk Art in 1991. For more information, click here.

Then on March 17 at 2:00 p.m., Dr.Glassie and his wife and collaborator, Professor Pravina Shukla will present two lectures: "Folk Art: Continuity and Creativity" and "The Global Sweep of Folk Art in Clay" , which will be followed by a book signing of their recent publication, Folk Art: Continuity, Creativity, and the Brazilian Quotidian. For more information, click here.

 Friends of Folk Art Journey to Chiapas

Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) are off on a magical trip to Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, from March 15-23. The focus of this trip is to explore the wondrous state of Chiapas, understand its splendid past, honor and appreciate its present, and make a cultural connection from the past to the present. They are going to use different approaches to understand Chiapas—from archaeology to folk art, traditional medicine, and popular religiosity. This travel experience will take members through 3000 years of history. Learn more here about their journey.

For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.

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To support MOIFA’s Exhibition Development Fund and/or Education Fund please contact Laura Sullivan at laura@museumfoundation.org or by phone at 505.216.0829.