First of Many
Congratulations! What you are holding in your hand right now is the official guide to the 61st annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. While this is the first year for us producing the official guide for the fair, we have actually been media sponsors of the event for years, even before we even started publishing Native American Art magazine, through our Western Art Collector magazine. And, even further, growing up in Phoenix we have so many fond memories off attending this event throughout the years. It is truly a staple of the downtown Phoenix art scene and the Heard itself is an institution that has grown up with the city itself. It’s truly been a beautiful thing to see.
Our advice to you is to explore. Get lost in the booths, ask questions, chat with the artists. Take advantage of the fact that the piece of art you may be looking at was created by hand by the person standing in front of you. This is their life, their vision, their creations—hours upon hours alone in their studio or living room or garage or kitchen table creating the work of art that they now proudly display in front of them. A gift from their life to yours. Enjoy!
Most of you know that this guide is the February/march issue of Native American Art magazine. We are a bimonthly magazine entirely dedicated to historic and contemporary Native art. We cover gallery shows, events like this one, museum exhibitions, auctions and anything else where we find quality art and amazing people coming together. If you like what you see, give us a try by subscribing at www.nativeamericanartmagazine.com.
Lastly, this magazine wouldn’t be possible without the extremely hard work of our staff. They work tirelessly day in and day out to produce this quality publication! Stop by our booth at the fair to meet some of us in person. The Heard Museum Guild
Indian Fair & Market is put on by the Guild, an unbelievably hardworking group of people who make this happen every year.
Anna Flynn is the organizer of this year’s fair. We worked with her daily to create this magazine. Her incredible hard work, dedication and just all around awesomeness was truly something to behold. Anna, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Sincerely, Joshua Rose Editor
P.S. In each issue we provide a special section dedicated to a different aspect of the Native art world. These special sections are made up of well-written and useful articles to help illuminate the intricacies of one particular medium in the Native art. We are proud to say that our next issue, April/may, will include our first-ever special section devote to historic and contemporary Native fashion and apparel! Email me at joshuarose@nativeamericanartmagazine.com to find out how to be a part of this special issue!