MOIFA | OCTOBER 2023

The Museum of International Folk Art Celebrated 70!

Photo by Chloe Accardi. Laurel Seth, Margie Hiestand and Edelma Huntley dressed for the celebration.

Two colorful and festive celebrations took place on Museum Hill for the Museum’s 70th anniversary. The festivities began with a private event on September 6 that was attended by around 200 supporters, which was then followed by a second public event on Sunday, September 10 that was enjoyed by over 450 participants. It was a wonderful way to commemorate 70 ground-breaking years of uniting the peoples of the world through folk art. Your generous support and good will from the community has made all the difference over the years. Click here to read more. You can see photos of the events here.

We are grateful for lead support by International Folk Art Foundation; Friends of Folk Art; Maria and Ed Gale, Gale Family Foundation; and Museum Hill Café. Additional support was provided by Rosalind Doherty, Rae Hoffacker and Peter Pappas, Edelma and David Huntley, Mary Anne and Bruce Larsen, Ann Murdy and La Farge Foundation for Folk Art and Sarah Heartt.

 

Cautionary Tales: Climate Crisis & Indigenous Arts Symposium

Brian Adams, Newtok, Alaska: Lucy, 2008. From the series Disappearing Villages. Courtesy of the artist.

Cautionary Tales: Climate Crisis & Indigenous Arts Symposium will take place on Saturday, October 14, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Vernick Auditorium at the museum. Admission is free and includes lunch for participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Time will be scheduled for viewing the annular solar eclipse. Viewing glasses will be available.

This program is organized by the Museum of International Folk Art in collaboration with the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the School for Advanced Research, and in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition, Ghhúunayúkata/To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka.

Funding for this symposium and the exhibition Ghhúunayúkata is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. The exhibition is also funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the International Folk Art Foundation, The CIRI Foundation, and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation’s Exhibition Development Fund.

 

Folk Art Flea Donation Days

Photo by Frank Chambers. Folk Art Flea Array of Folk Art.

The Friends of Folk Art (FOFA) is seeking donations of gently used textiles, clothing, ceramics, masks, wood carvings, paintings, sculpture, jewelry and décor items to be sold at the 2024 Folk Art Flea. If you have folk, tribal, fine art, decorative art, clothing with an ethnic or folk art look, or art books that you are ready to recycle to other art lovers then please join us for our fall donation days.

All proceeds from sales at the Folk Art Flea benefit the educational and exhibition programs of the Museum of International Folk Art.

Drop off days are Saturdays, October 7 and 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the back parking lot of the Museum of International Folk Art in front of the pods. All folk art donations are tax deductible. If you can’t come by our donation days but still would like to donate then call 505.476.1201 for pick-up or drop-off information. Read more here.

 

Día de los Muertos Annual Community Celebration

Celebrate Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead at the museum on Sunday, October 29 from 1 – 4 p.m. Come and bring your families to decorate sugar skulls/calaveras de azucar, sample traditional pan de muerto and view the ofrenda installation by local artist Stephanie Riggs. You can also enjoy Los Niños de Santa Fe Dance Performances at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

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.