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January 27, 2025

MEMBERSHIP | February 2025

The new year is off to a great start. General membership has received $580,000 fiscal year to date thanks to a strong response to our renewals and new member acquisition efforts. We are working on our spring Step Up, Rejoin and New member campaigns. Our Step Up offerings will be beautiful as we draw inspiration from the upcoming exhibition on Gustave Baumann at the New Mexico Museum of Art, for Rejoin we will invite past members to renew as we announce 10 exhibitions and members-only experiences in the coming months and our New member campaign will encourage the community to join through our outstanding offer of free admission to more than 1,300 cultural institutions through the North American Reciprocal Museum Association. Be on the lookout for details in the mail, email, onsite and on social media. This month, on February 13 we will host a special guided tour of Weaving Meanings at the Museum of International Folk Art for our members who generously stepped up last fall. Cara and Brittny have also been working hard on an exciting members-only event calendar which will be finished and announced soon. We just finished our spring edition of Member News which hits members’ mailboxes in March. Our cover story is on artist Eugenie Shonnard, who is the focus of an upcoming exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art. As many of you know, Shonnard bequeathed her home to the Foundation, and it has become our new offices. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming exhibition or event soon. Thank you for your membership support.
Weekend Adventure at Ladder and Armendaris Ranches, both part of the Ted Turner Reserves Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 22 – 24, 2025 Bat Caves_8DM Itinerary Friday, August 22, 2025 Our weekend adventure starts with an afternoon check in at the Sierra Grande- a Ted Turner Retreat—Resting on mineral-enriched geothermal hot springs, Sierra Grande is a tranquil haven. The serene 17-guest room hotel is ideal for relaxation and rejuvenation, offering holistic wellness services and private indoor and outdoor hot springs that honor the legendary healing traditions first established by the region’s Native Americans. largest populations of Mexican free-tailed bats in the U.S. Oryx (oryx gazella) or gemsbok, Armendaris Ranch, Ted Turner Expeditions, near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA. The oryx are a southern African species released onto the nearby White Sands Missile Range between 1969 and 1973. Saturday, August 23, 2025 Saturday we explore Armendaris Ranch a Ted Turner Reserve —The 360,000-acre property, nestled in the crimson Chihuahuan desert, embodies the essence of southern New Mexico. A true invitation to adventure, it offers treks through semi-desert landscapes, a special visit to an archaeological site along with possible encounters with bison, pronghorn, and desert bighorn sheep, and access to the Jornada lava flow, home to one of the largest populations of Mexican free-tailed bats in the U.S. Ladder (4) Sunday, August 23, 2025 Sunday after check out we explore the Ladder Ranch a Ted Turner Reserve —A natural oasis situated by four Rio Grande tributaries, the 156,000-acre Ladder property is home to rich biodiversity. Surrounded by sweeping landscapes, Ladder effortlessly pulls you into the present moment. Meanwhile, petroglyphs, pottery shards, and adobe ruins invite exploration into the mysteries of the past. Pricing Double Occupancy: $1,600.00 ($800 per day) Single Occupancy: $1,300.00 ($650 per day) Pricing Includes: Lodging, including hot springs access, Jeep tours, Food and beverage outlined in the itinerary. Pricing and Payment Details · Limited to 15 rooms · A $350 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your reservation · The balance of your reservation must be paid in full by May 1, 2025 · Cancelations may be made up until July 1, 2025. After which, your payments are non-refundable Pricing does not include · transportation or spa services (to reserve spa services please call the front desk to make reservations) · Additional room nights · For those who wish to extend their stay you may do so at a discounted rate of $275 single/double, plus GRT & Lodging taxes and 15% service fee. Questions? Please email Cara O’Brien at cara@museumfoundation.org or call 505.216.0848

January 24, 2025

CIRCLES | February 2025

2025 Events · Friday, March, 28 Circles Behind the Scenes Museum Collections Tour with Antonio Chavarria, MIAC (National and Chairman Levels) · Saturday, April 26, Member Day OAS (All Circles members) · Friday, May 9, Sunday, May 11, Shops Member Sale (All Circles Levels) · Friday, May 30, First Look and Member Preview Makowa MIAC (All Circles Levels) · Friday, June 20, Member Day Mucha Vladem (All Circles Levels) · Saturday, June 14 Cocktails with Collector with our host Cinnie Dulin (National and Chairman Levels) · TBD July, Conversation with the Curator tour Policarpio MOIFA (All Circles Members) · Friday July 18, Cocktails with the Collector with host Deborah Fritz (National and Chairman Levels) · TBD August, Circles Signature Summer Event (Governor’s Level and Above) · Friday, September 12, Chairman’s Circle Event: Tia Collection tour and Dinner (Chairman Circles Level) · Thursday, September 25, First Look Baumann MOA and POG (All Circles Levels) · Saturday November 1 – Sunday, November 16, Circles Travel to India (All Circles Levels) · Tuesday, Nov 25 – Sunday, Nov 30, Shops Member Sale (All Circles Levels) · TBD December First Look and Member Preview Truths Be Told MOIFA (All Circles Levels) · TBD December, Foundation Holiday Party, New Mexico Museum of Art (All Circles Levels)   2025 Exhibitions New Mexico Museum of Art: Eugenie Shonnard: Breaking the Mold, Marsden Hartley, Adventurer in the Arts and Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment at the Plaza Building Vladem Contemporary: Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: Goodman Fellows in the Balzer Gallery and Makowa: The Worlds Above Us in the Masterpiece Gallery New Mexico History Museum: New Mexico’s Food Heritage with new exhibitions and programs in the Palace of the Governors Museum of International Folk Art: Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection in the Governor’s Gallery at the Round House, as well as Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia and Truths Be Told: Artists Activate Traditions at the MOIFA building on Museum Hill.

January 22, 2025

MOIFA | February 2025

A Legacy is a Vision Made Real Entry to Multiple Visions exhibition. Photo by Tira Howard Tutto il mondo è paese (All the world is hometown) —Italian proverb that inspired Alexander Girard’s worldview   February is For the Love of Girard Month at the museum in honor of Alexander Girard’s vision for global understanding through the world’s folk arts. In 2022, MOIFA celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Girard Foundation Collection and Archives coming to MOIFA by launching a campaign to raise funds for the Girard Legacy Endowment Fund. The Girard Legacy Endowment Fund presents the opportunity to preserve and showcase Alexander Girard’s life-changing gifts of art, imagination and scholarship. This important endowment initiative meets the moment of the 40th anniversary of Multiple Visions: A Common Bond exhibition, highlighting the museum’s past accomplishments and securing its future. Our $5 million goal includes $1.5 million in cash to be used for immediate impact and an additional $3.5 million in planned gifts. By contributing cash or naming the museum in your will or estate plan, you will connect more visitors from around the world to the artistic legacy of Girard and accomplish the following: · Build capacity to share and expand Girard’s legacy · Steward Girard’s vision through Multiple Visions and the Girard Foundation Collection and Archive · Engage diverse audiences with folk art as an “experiential window on the world” With your philanthropic support, Girard’s creative vision will continue to inspire and endure for generations to come. Click here to learn more.   Staff Picks: Favorites from the Collection on View at the Governor’s Gallery San Lazaro (Saint Lazarus), Luis Rodriguez Ricardo, 2014. Oil paint on canvas, 43 5/16 × 56 13/16 × 1 in. Santiago de Cuba On view at the Governor’s Gallery from January 13 to April 25, this exhibition presents a selection of objects from the popular exhibition that was on display at the museum in 2024. There will be a reception hosted by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation with refreshments provided by the Museum of New Mexico Women’s Board for legislators and their staff on Tuesday, January 28 from 3 to 5 p.m. Please stop by to see the exhibition, located on the 4th floor of the Roundhouse. The exhibition features objects from 9 countries including Cuba, Mexico, United States, Peru, Japan, India, Indonesia, Ghana and Australia representing 11 known and a few unknown artists. All the objects were selected by members of the museum staff and representatives of the International Folk Art Foundation and Museum of New Mexico Foundation. Highlighting the diversity of the museum’s 163,000-object collection that represents folk traditions from more than 100 countries, the staff chose works that have personal connections and special resonance.   Donor Appreciation Reception On December 11, 2024, the MOIFA Advancement Committee planned and hosted a Donor Appreciation Reception that was attended by close to 80 donors. Representatives from the Vanuatu Cultural Center presented a demonstration of sand drawings that will be a focus for an upcoming exhibition in the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience in June 2025, Stories in the Sand: Culture and “Kastom” in Vanuatu. Click here to view images from the event. Support MOIFA Your generosity enables the museum to continue offering these impactful exhibitions and programs. To learn more about giving options, please contact Laura Sullivan at laura@museumfoundation.org or call 505.216.0829. Thank you for your continued support of MOIFA!
Benefits of a Donor Advised Fund- The Gift that Keeps Giving A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) is like having your own foundation. The fund is invested for growth, which permits you to make annual gifts of income and principal while you are alive. When you pass away, your children may make recommendations for distributions from the fund for a number of years. You may also wish to designate the remaining funds in the Donor Advised Fund to our Foundation, helping us continue to enrich our communities through the arts and cultural resources provided by the institutions we support. Click here to learn more about how to establish a Donor Advised Fund and its benefits to you as a donor and the cultural institutions you love. Ruth Dillingham’s Passion for Folk Art Continues to Make an Impact through her Donor Advised Fund Ruth was a life-long lover of the arts and an artist herself in everything she did. Ruth was born in Cleveland, Ohio, then bravely ventured west to Colorado University. She went back to school in her 50s for an MA with an Alcohol and Drug Abuse Councilor Certificate. In addition to her docent work at the Museums she volunteered tutoring first graders with learning differences in Santa Fe. As an intelligent young person with undiagnosed learning disabilities (as they were called) she knew that the arts are a vital expression and contribution to oneself and the wider world. She was passionate about kids having access to arts and travel, hence, her love for international folk art. Ruth was a great mother, loved New Mexico, chocolate, animals and nature, knew how to have fun with a genuine laugh while not afraid of tough subjects. She took Sinatra’s advice and “Did It Her Way.” Fortunately, she had the foresight to establish a Donor Advised fund with instructions for her daughter, Gay Dillingham, to advise with her two sisters the distributions of the fund after her passing. The Museum of International Folk Art was named as a beneficiary of the fund, so her generosity and foresight will continue to benefit that museum, as well as others in the Museum of New Mexico system, long into the future. Many community members and especially children, whom she loved, will enjoy and learn from the world’s folk art traditions and other art traditions as a result. If you’d like to consider establishing and/ or giving through a Donor Advised Fund for tax advantages as well as to fulfill your philanthropic wishes, please contact Laura Sullivan, Director of Planned Giving, at laura@museumfoundation.org or 505.216.0829 or visit our website for more information or to download a free estate planning guide.
The George Duncan and Sheryl Kelsey Shop at the Vladem Contemporary spotlights the incredible artist community in Santa Fe. Stop by to shop works from a wide variety of local jewelers, potters, glass artists, and more. In our glass art collection, find works by Elodie Holmes, Broken Arrow Glass Recycling, and Robert “Spooner” Marcus. Elodie Holmes has been a figure in the Santa Fe arts community since 2000, co-founding the Baca Street Arts District and Prairie Dog Glass. Broken Arrow Glass Recycling is a creative glass recycling studio providing glass collection services in New Mexico. The glass is processed into glass art and crushed material that can be used for flood diversion, erosion control, landscaping, and raw art material, including their Keep New Mexico Green glass chiles. Robert “Spooner” Marcus (Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) comes from a long line of Pueblo potters. He merges traditional pottery forms and designs into his one-of-a-kind works of glass. Our jewelry cases feature wearable art from Salt Grass Jewelry, OROPOPO, and Melanie Yazzie. Salt Grass Metals was founded by 14-th generation New Mexican, Kristi Frank Montaño. Her work is inspired by the shapes and textures found in the high desert using slow-made practices with a commitment to sustainability. OROPOPO is a husband-and-wife duo who make leather jewelry in their New Mexico studio bringing a contemporary twist to the iconography of the American Southwest. Melanie Yazzie (Navajo) works in a wide range of media to connect and educate people about the contemporary status of one indigenous woman and hoping that people can learn from her experience. Her pieces of wearable art are meant to protect and give strength to the wearer. In our ceramics collection, find pottery made with New Mexico earth from Whiskey + Clay, Agave Muerto, and Jessica Wertz. Whiskey + Clay blends stoneware and porcelain to give each piece a timeless desert feel. Each piece is crafted in Santa Fe and is inspired by the Southwest sky and earth. Agave Muerto is heavily inspired by Southwestern desert flora, with its resilience to withstand a rugged environment. Each piece is made to last, crafted to bring the feeling of the desert to the user regardless of location. Jessica Wertz crafts work to be a vehicle of connection to our food, our homes, and our past. Her pieces encourage a daily celebration of our traditions and rituals.

January 22, 2025

NMHS | February 2025

Since July 2020, more than $7.5 million has been invested in Fort Stanton Historic Site by means of the American Rescue Plan Act and the New Mexico State Legislature infrastructure improvement funds. Additionally, a $250,000 federal grant sponsored by Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan will support wildlife mitigation across New Mexico. These funds reflect the largest investment in capital infrastructure improvement at Fort Stanton since the 1930s New Deal era. These vital funds offer not only a more welcoming and comfortable experience for visitors, but also contribute to county-wide infrastructure improvements and hazard prevention that make the area safer for all. For example, the water system improvements have enabled the Lincoln County Volunteer Fire Department to improve its rating with the Insurance Services Office, which will in turn provide more resources for the State Fire Marshall, and hopefully, lower premiums for homeowners’ insurance policies throughout the county. Fort Stanton served as a military post created to alleviate threats from marauding Mescalero Apache Indians to settlers and travelers in south-central New Mexico. Situated on 240 acres and surrounded by more than 25,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management property, the fort comprises an astounding 88 buildings, some dating back to 1855. To learn more about the Historic Sites visit: https://www.museumfoundation.org/historic-sites/fort-stanton-historic-site/

December 18, 2024

MUSEUM SHOPS | January 2025

A big thank you to all of those who spent this holiday season shopping with us. Your support is so appreciated and helped us outpace sales from last year. Some key standouts were the opening of Weaving Meanings at the Museum of International Folk Art in November, as well as a huge growth in web store sales. The opening of Weaving Meanings has given the Museum of International Folk Art Shop a huge jump in sales. As of mid-December, we have sold $37k in wire baskets and other exhibit related merchandise at a 57% average margin. These additional sales have grown sales by nearly 40% over the same time period last year. Be on the lookout for some new items from Zulu arriving in the spring. Our web store has grown substantially over last year. Sales were up by nearly 40% in November and December compared to last year. Over the last six months, more products have been added to shopmuseum.org, which has led our repeat customer rate and our average order value to grow. A big thank you to our warehouse team who have been busy all holiday season fulfilling and shipping orders to arrive in time for Christmas. Head to the Shops this month for our winter clearance! Find great items at up to 50% in all five of our stores. Member discounts cannot be applied to sale merchandise.

December 18, 2024

NMMOA | January 2025

New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza Beauregard Gallery: July 18, 2025- January 11, 2026 New Wing: August 15, 2025-February 22, 2026 Goodwin and Clarke Galleries: September 26, 2025 – February 1, 2026 Gustave Baumann first came to New Mexico in 1918 and has since become one of the most beloved artists and cultural figures in Santa Fe. Best known for his enchanting woodblock prints, Baumann was a prodigious artist and creative who left behind an enormous legacy that also included painting, sculpture, drawing, marionettes, and furniture. Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment will provide a comprehensive study of Baumann’s artistic output and offer a close look at how he engaged the physical, cultural, and artistic environment in which he worked. Surveying all periods of his artistic career, and organized thematically, this exhibition will critically examine key concepts at play in Baumann’s artwork through a variety of lenses. The retrospective will pull primarily from the New Mexico Museum of Art’s extensive collection of artwork by Gustave Baumann. The exhibition is organized by common themes present across Baumann’s work, offering a nuanced understanding of the artist and his artwork within a broader cultural, social, and historical context. Some of these lenses include his relationship to southwestern archeology; cross cultural inspirations and specifically from Puebloan and Hispano cultures; the significance of whimsy, humor, and play in his work; modernist aesthetics and movements that informed his style; nature and ecology; florals and still lifes; decorative art, design, and book arts; and his use of genre scenes in cultivating a romantic vision of New Mexico. The exhibition will also examine Baumann’s artistic process, especially in woodblock printmaking from the original sketch to early designs, drawings and preliminary gouache paintings all produced before the design is transferred to the set of carved blocks. Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment explores Baumann’s contributions as an artist but also as a key figure in the construction of cultural and artistic identity for northern New Mexico. From his initial visit to Taos in 1918 until the twilight of his lengthy career, Baumann crafted a vision of the rich cultural diversity, awe-inspiring landscapes, and distinctive architecture of his adopted home. Though he was hardly alone in shaping popular perceptions of the mystique of New Mexico, Baumann enjoyed an esteem and regard among his fellow artists and the public alike, creating an enduring legacy that persists today.

December 18, 2024

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 David Arment and South African Telephone Wire Art 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… It’s important to support history and culture that focuses on humanity. In these troubled time when profit is king and corporate value is prized above humanity, we must remember who we are and where we come from to preserve our sanity. — Mike 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 Your generosity enables the museum to continue offering these impactful exhibitions and programs. To learn more about giving options, please contact Laura Sullivan at laura@museumfoundation.org or call 505.216.0829. Thank you for your continued support of MOIFA.