Events

‘In The Light Of Justice: The Rise of Human Rights in Native America & the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" Talk and Book signing with Walter Echo-Hawk.  In the MIAC Theater, seating is limited, followed by book signing in the MIAC shop. Free.This book examines the proposition that Native American rights are inalienable […]

Showing of 30 minute film exploring the history of the Route 66 De Anza Motor Lodge, built in 1939 by Indian Trader Charles Garrett Wallace, followed by discussion with followed by discussion with Jonathan Sims (Acoma) Cinematographer and  Elizabeth Chestnut, film producer, and former director of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, and today the project coordinator with the Route […]

“Poetry appeals to me because it can have the grace of water and the focus of rock, even in the same piece, and it accommodates both facts and color in the same space.”  --Suzan Shown Harjo  A published poet for more than 55 years, Suzan Shown Harjo remembers her first published poem: “When I was […]

 Women and Ledger Art: Four Contemporary Native American Artists explores the narratives of Plains Indian ledger art and crosscultural feminism. Ledger artists Linda Haukass (Lakota Sicangu), Sharron Ahtone Harjo (Kiowa) and Dolores Purdy Corcoran (Caddo) join the discussion and book signing. Talk presented by Dr. Marsha Bol, Director of MIOFA. In the MIAC Theater, seating is limited. Free.  Ledger art […]

Breakfast with artist Virgil Ortiz, combining art, décor, fashion, video and film, featured in the MIAC exhibit “What’s New in New: Recent Acquisitions,” followed by the artist’s retrospective talk on his work ’eVOlution’. Artist Virgil Ortiz, the youngest of six children, grew up in New Mexico in a family of Cochiti Pueblo potters in which […]

Diné Weaving Demonstration by Gilbert Begay, Blommer Gallery as part of the closing weekend for the exhibit 'They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets'. Gilbert Begay is a rare male weaver and was featured in the 2008 film "Weaving Worlds". From the film '  As might be expected it is still primarily women who sit at […]

FREE Friday evenings at the The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art. Enjoy our Museums and dine at the Museum Hill Cafe.

Diné Weaving Demonstration by Gilbert Begay, Blommer Gallery as part of the closing weekend for the exhibit 'They Wove for Horses: Diné Saddle Blankets'. Gilbert Begay is a rare male weaver and was featured in the 2008 film "Weaving Worlds". From the film 'As might be expected it is still primarily women who sit at their […]