From Antiquity to today, as symbol and hue, red has risen to the pinnacle of the color spectrum. Throughout art history, a broad red brushstroke has colored the finest art and expressions of daily life. Yet, while most people know red, few know of its most prolific and enduring source: American Cochineal, a tiny scaled […]
From Antiquity to today, as symbol and hue, red has risen to the pinnacle of the color spectrum. Throughout art history, a broad red brushstroke has colored the finest art and expressions of daily life. Yet, while most people know red, few know of its most prolific and enduring source: American Cochineal, a tiny scaled […]
From Antiquity to today, as symbol and hue, red has risen to the pinnacle of the color spectrum. Throughout art history, a broad red brushstroke has colored the finest art and expressions of daily life. Yet, while most people know red, few know of its source: American Cochineal, a tiny scaled insect that produces carminic […]
Drop by to see "The Art of Oreland Joe," a 30 min. documentary about the life of this extraordinary Native artist. Then, watch as he works in clay with a model.
For more than 100 years, the pleasant, classic visage of a Navajo Indian woman has gazed out at the American public from postcards, playing cards and the pages of books. Travelers who journeyed to the West over the Santa Fe Railway between 1903 and 1923 could enjoy a personal encounter with Elle of Ganado as […]
Book launch for Jerry West: The Alchemy of Memory published by the Museum of New Mexico Press. Following an introduction by Joseph Traugot, West and essayist MaLin Wilson-Powell will engage in a conversation about his work. Jerry West is an accomplished artist with a strong personal connection to the west, to New Mexico and to […]
During this time, curators from The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and The Laboratory of Anthropology are in the lobby of MIAC to look at your treasures. These curators will attempt to identify and explain any artifact or historic object presented to them. The event is always FREE and open to the public. Federal […]
Join Friends of Indian Art (FIA) for an afternoon with internationally known Native American artist George Rivera. We will start the afternoon with Rivera giving us a private tour of the art collection at Buffalo Thunder. We will then proceed to the Pueblo of Pojoaque for a tour of the Pueblo and his studio where […]
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FRIENDS OF INDIAN ART EVENT AND MEMBERSHIP IN FIA IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. CALL 505-982-6366 OR VISIT THE FIA SITE FOR MORE INFO. Spend an afternoon with the FIA and interntionally known Native American artist George Rivera. The afternoon begins with a private tour of the art collection at Buffalo Thunder, followed […]
Join us for the prelude celebration 11th Annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival, and annual Indian art show that benefits participating artists and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Learn more here.
In honor of the Gov. Susana Martínez’s declaration of May 23 as “Harvey Girls Day,” the Palace Press is creating commemorative placemats, using a woodblock carved by artist Willard Clark for La Fonda Hotel. Pick one up at the History Museum’s front desk. Free while supplies last. Then head down to Setting the Standard: The […]
MIAC’s biggest fundraiser of the year with more than 150 Native artists in attendance! Go here for all the details! http://nativetreasures.org/
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