Dr. Shimazaki’s areas of research include early modern Japanese theater and popular literature; the modern history of kabuki; gender representation on the kabuki stage; sound and visual media; and the interaction of performance, print, and text. Dr. Shimazaki was a contributor to the Museum of International Folk Art’s publication, Yokai: Ghosts, Demons, & Monsters of […]
Photo credit: Modern Hyakki yagyo ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") book by Sakyu. Kyoto, Japan, 2018. International Folk Art Foundation, Museum of International Folk Art Orihon are accordion-style books, composed of a continuous folded sheet of paper enclosed between two covers, which were used for Buddhist texts, journaling, poetry, and even yokai illustrations. Yokai […]
Photo credit: Modern Hyakki yagyo ("Night Parade of One Hundred Demons") book by Sakyu. Kyoto, Japan, 2018. International Folk Art Foundation, Museum of International Folk Art Orihon are accordion-style books, composed of a continuous folded sheet of paper enclosed between two covers. In comparison to scrolls these accordion books were more practical and allow enough […]
The Museum of Indian Arts + Culture (MIAC) invites you to the second iteration of our new lecture series, Engaging the Future: Conversations with Goodman Fellowship Artists. This series will be an opportunity for our MIAC community to become better acquainted with our Goodman Fellows through hour-long Zoom visits to their home studios. They will […]
Los Luceros Historic Site will extend its hours from sunrise to sunset on the first Sunday of each month. During this time, entrance into Los Luceros will be free for New Mexico residents and includes access to the site’s visitor center, historic buildings, trails, and picnic areas. The early morning and late evening are ideal for bird watching at Los Luceros, which boasts a large diversity of […]
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond- On long-term display The Girard Collection: Enduring Appeal It is entirely possible to be both delighted and overwhelmed by the Alexander Girard’s one-of-a-kind exhibition—even after more than twenty-five years. The vastness of the exhibit space, the complexity of the design, the sheer quantity of objects on display—the immensity and intensity can […]
Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Museum of Indian Arts & Culture’s new exhibition, Clearly Indigenous, examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs in new mediums. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials in glass, while concurrently examining the […]
A celebration that attracts tens of thousands of visitors, and artists from around the world, IFAM is one of Santa Fe’s largest events and a major economic driver for the Santa Fe region. The event is also a huge revenue source for worldwide artists. Since its inception, the market has generated more than $34 million in […]
A joint presentation of two centuries of copper mining at Santa Rita, New Mexico. The speakers will examine the “discovery” of copper, the emergent mining techniques in the 19th century, and the era of open-pit mining. Their discussion will include the technologies, the economics, the workers, the community, and the consequences of the growth of […]
Multiple Visions: A Common Bond- On long-term display The Girard Collection: Enduring Appeal It is entirely possible to be both delighted and overwhelmed by the Alexander Girard’s one-of-a-kind exhibition—even after more than twenty-five years. The vastness of the exhibit space, the complexity of the design, the sheer quantity of objects on display—the immensity and intensity can […]
Join us for our third virtual lecture of the year! Mesa Talks is brought to you in partnership by Los Luceros Historic Site and Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project. The talk will be presented via live stream with an interactive question and answer session at the end. Presented by Charles Nicholas Saenz, Ph.D. an Associate […]
Gabriel O. Paloma is a renowned traditional potter and educator from the Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico, and he is a well-established SWAIA Fellowship Award Artist (2004). Though he learned the coiling technique from a non-Zuni teacher, his goal is to revitalize Zuni polychrome styles from the 1800s and 1900s, and he aims to mirror […]
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