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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.

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/

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.

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.

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 [email protected] or call 505.216.0829. Thank you for your continued support of MOIFA.

The OAS is proud to announce that the Museum of New Mexico Board of Regents approved Dr. Grant Snitker and Dr. David Rachal as new Research Associates. Dr. Snitker is the Director of Cultural Resource Sciences at the New Mexico Consortium and a Research Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Snitker received a PhD in Anthropology from Arizona State University in 2019 and has held post-doctoral appointments in archaeology and fire ecology at the University of Georgia and the USDA Forest Service’s Southern Research Station. He is an environmental archaeologist, specializing in charcoal analysis, computational and analytical proxy modeling, and quantitative methods to understand the dynamic relationship between fire, humans, and long-term environmental change. He also works to improve methods and tools in cultural resource management and fire archaeology, including LiDAR data collection and analysis. He works primarily in the Western and Southern United States and the Western Mediterranean. Dr. Dave Rachal is a professional geomorphology/geoarchaeology consultant. He has over 13 years of professional experience consulting in southern New Mexico and west Texas. He has been involved in all phases of archaeological investigations including survey, testing and evaluation, and data recovery projects throughout the southwest. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Soil Science and Physical Geography from New Mexico State University. His research interests include soil geomorphology, modern and paleo-eolian systems, geoarchaeology, Quaternary environments, and arid pedology. His most recent research has been geoarchaeological and archaeometric investigations at the White Sands Locality 2 footprint site and related areas of Pleistocene trackways in the Tularosa Basin. If you would like a tour of the Office of Archaeological Studies, feel free to reach out to Dr. John Taylor-Montoya at [email protected].

A century ago, Tesuque Pueblo artist Juan Pino was introduced to linoleum block printing, transforming the medium into a unique expression of Pueblo life. MIAC proudly presents, Printing the Pueblo World: Juan Pino of Tay Tsu’geh Oweenge, an exhibition showcasing 20 of Pino’s extraordinary linocut prints, offering a window into daily life in Tesuque Pueblo. This exhibit opened Sunday, December 15th and featured a tour with Mark Mitchell, grandson of Juan Pino, former Tesuque governor, and contributor to the exhibit. The upcoming Engaging the Future exhibition will feature the work and words of 18 contemporary Native artists at different stages of their artistic journey who have graduated from the Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship housed at MIAC. Their work encompasses a variety of mediums including printmaking, photography, painting, jewelry, film, fashion, and mixed media. This exhibition is scheduled to open in the JoAnn and Bob Balzer Native Market and Contemporary Art Gallery on Sunday, February 23, 2025. This past month the Museum of New Mexico Foundation hosted a Makowa: The Worlds Above Us event in Los Alamos to share information on the upcoming exhibition with the wider community. The event included a phenomenal presentation by Cherilynn A. Morrow, PhD, Outreach Director for the NASA PUNCH mission. Cherilynn elaborated on the perfect partnership between MIAC and NASA on the Makowa exhibition and related outreach. MIAC is excited to add two new technicians to the Laboratory of Anthropology (LOA) team by the end of January, and they are currently interviewing a post-doc to add to the team by spring. The new hires will work alongside archivist Diane Bird (Santo Domingo Pueblo) to process the Bertha Dutton collection. They will also be working on a comprehensive plan to begin digitizing the collection, making the archives accessible far and wide. MIAC will be working alongside the New Mexico History Museum on this exciting initiative. The MIAC education team has been very busy lately, hosting an average of three to four guided tours of the museum per week. Notably, over 100 students from the Siembra Leadership High School in Albuquerque were able to visit MIAC last month. The school would not have been able to visit without the help of donors. Donor funds covered the costs of transportation and snacks for the students on their visit. Other visiting groups have recently included the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo and San Ildefonso Pueblo tribal schools who decorated ornaments to drop off at their local senior centers ahead of the holidays. MIAC is pleased to share that since this October over 500 students and 300 adults have enjoyed guided tours of MIAC. Lastly, MIAC’s Archaeological Research Center housed at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology is excited to welcome four new staff by the end of January. The staff are all supported by grants from National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Land Management. The new staff will be tasked with repatriating the collection and working with tribes to facilitate access to their own collections. MIAC is thrilled to have this additional support.

December was our biggest month for membership! Last month, we were busy fulfilling hundreds of memberships and gift memberships and brought in more than $90,000. Fiscal year-to-date membership is now at 53% of its FY25 goal. Last month we also hosted a special tour of the Eating History exhibition at the New Mexico History Museum with Executive Director Billy Garrett and a small group of members were also treated to a guided tour of Saints and Santos at the New Mexico Museum of Art with Executive Director Mark White. As we kick off 2025, we’re excited to share several engaging members-only events coming this spring. These include a Member Monday program in March, featuring the upcoming New Mexico Museum of Art exhibition on artist Eugenie Shonnard, and a special Member Preview for Makowa at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in May. We’re also thrilled to announce some exciting staffing updates. Saro Calewarts has been promoted to Director of Marketing and Communications—congratulations, Saro! In addition, we’re hiring! We are seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to assist Saro and a Membership Manager to join our team. Both positions are posted on our website—please help us spread the word! Looking ahead, we’re wrapping up the spring edition of Member News magazine and finalizing details for our spring rejoin, new member, and upgrade campaigns. Thank you for your continued support as we embark on an exciting year ahead!