OFFICIAL SWAIA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THURSDAY 8.15
Indian Market Kickoff Party 7-10 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center courtyard 201 W. Marcy St. An all-ages event featuring live music by violinist Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache) and Navajo country/rock band State Line. The event includes a preview of IM: Edge Contemporary Show and is sponsored by the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Free and open to the public.
FRIDAY 8.16
Best of Show Ceremony and Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St. This exclusive, members-only event, sponsored by the Institute of American Indian Arts, brings together awardwinning artists and the Indian Market community to celebrate this year’s best work. The event begins with the awards presentation and is followed by a celebratory luncheon for the Best of Show and Best of Classification winners. Award sponsors attend, as well as those who want a first look at all the award-winning pieces. The event includes a preview of IM: EDGE Contemporary Show. Ticketed event: $150. Call 505-983-5220 or visit swaia.org before Aug. 14 to become a member and/or purchase tickets; tickets not available at the door.
Sneak Preview of Award-Winning Art
2-4 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St. The Sneak Preview, sponsored by Cherokee Art Market, gives visitors the opportunity to view phenomenal awardwinning artwork before the market opens on Saturday morning and to meet Best of Show and Best of Classification artists in an exclusive setting. The event includes a preview of IM: Edge Contemporary Show. Ticketed event: $150. Call 505-983-5220 or
visit swaia.org to purchase tickets before Aug. 14; tickets available at the door.
General Preview of Award-Winning Art
6-8 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St. Following the Sneak Preview, the public has an opportunity to preview awardwinning art at a reduced ticket price. Sponsored by Cherokee Art Market, the event also includes a preview of IM: EDGE Contemporary Show. Ticketed event: $50. Call 505-983-5220 or visit swaia.org to purchase tickets before Aug. 14; tickets also available at the door.
SATURDAY 8.17
98th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market on the Plaza 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Fe Plaza and adjacent streets The 98th Santa Fe Indian Market transforms the city, with nearly 1,000 of the continent’s finest Native American artists showing their work in booths filling the Plaza and surrounding streets. Indian Market is the largest Native American fine art show in the nation. Free and open to the public.
CHILDREN’S TENT In Cathedral Park, sponsored by Native Hope. Yoga for kids at 8 a.m.; making storytelling rocks, beading, coloring and other crafts all day.
IM:Edge 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center main lobby 201 W. Marcy St. IM: Edge is a curated, contemporary gallery-type show and sale, sponsored by JoAnn and Bob Balzer with additional support from the Native Arts and Cultures
Foundation. This exhibition features visual artists who are pushing the boundaries of their art forms and exploring issues related to the strength and resilience of Native women. Free and open to the public.
Market Stages Music and Dance Performances Plaza Stage
Music and performing arts augment the Indian Market experience. Check the Plaza Stage and Cathedral Park Stage or download the Indian Market app for a full schedule of performances. 8:30 a.m. Robert Tree Cody 9:30 a.m. Louie Gonnie 10:30 a.m. Louie Gonnie 11:30 a.m. Tony Duncan & Family 12:30 p.m. NARF Panel: “Activism and Art — Breaking Barriers to the Ballot Box” 1:30 p.m. Larry Yazzie/Native Pride Dancers 2:30 p.m. Donn Clark Blues Band 3:30 p.m. Innastate 4:30 p.m. “Waiting for You,” a song honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, performed by Red Willow Harmony of Taos Pueblo
Cathedral Stage
10 a.m. Lightning Boy Hoop Dancers 11 a.m. Robert Tree Cody noon Larry Yazzie 1 p.m. Tony Duncan & Family 2 p.m. Tony Duncan & Family
Book Signing 1-2 p.m. SWAIA Merchandise Booth on the Plaza Spoken Through Clay Native Pottery of the Southwest: The Eric Dobkin Collection, book signing by author Charles S. King and artist Tammy Garcia (Santa Clara Pueblo). This gorgeous, oversize book features 300 contemporary and historical ceramic artworks.
Gala and Auctions 6 p.m. Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 W. Marcy St. This year the event will be an allencompassing experience, with the theme “Rise and Remember: Honoring the Resilience of Native Women.” Congresswoman Deb Haaland (Laguna) of New Mexico’s first congressional district is the guest of honor. U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (Muscogee/Cherokee) will read her poetry, and ShanDien “Sonwai” LaRance (Hopi/Tewa/Assiniboine) will hoop dance. Included in the auction are drums hand-decorated by Haaland, Harjo and other notable Native women. A portion of the proceeds from drum sales go to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women in Albuquerque. Ticketed event: