Here, Now and Always: Survival and Resilience with Diane Bird (Santo Domingo Pueblo) Diane Bird (Santo Domingo Pueblo) is the archivst at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology. She is also a co-curator for MIAC’s reimainged Here, Now and Always, where she led the development of the Survival and Resilience & Pueblo Home sections. […]

Lorraine Gala Lewis is a potter who is known for gaining inspiration from Ancestral Pueblo motifs, shapes, and styles. In discussing her work with King Galleries, Lewis says, “I delved into this and began collecting materials, visiting museums, and viewing private collections, focusing on works dating from 850 ad to 1200 AD . Studying these […]

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  Performance by Earth Surface People (Diné) – MIAC 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Hands-on artmaking for all ages – MOIFA 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Los Maestros del Norte de Chimayo demonstration tent: tinwork and Retablos art activities led by youth volunteers – MoSCA 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Colcha embroidery demonstration with Julia R. Gomez and youth […]

MIAC staff are returning to the museum’s lobby to look at your treasures for "Let’s Take a Look". Bring a weaving, ceramic, piece of jewelry (or something else!) to our in-Person meeting, and curator of ethnology Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo)and MIAC assistant curator, Lillia McEnaney. 

n the image above, a metal boa wraps like a sculpture around Tazbah’s neck. Adorned with feathers and sterling silver features, ‘Postmodern Boa’ is a collaboration between Gaussoin brothers David and Wayne Nez.    The family of intergenerational artists are celebrated for their fusion of traditional techniques, such as Tufa casting and hand stamping, with contemporary, […]