Hot Tickets

Hot Tix

Compiled by Marin Sardy

Official SWAIA Indian Market Events
August 22: Best of Show and Preview Events
Be there when judges unveil the nine classification winners, along with the 2008 Best of Show. Doors open at 4: 30 pm with only 100 tickets
available; $200 each for SWAIA members at Supporter/Turquoise levels or above. The event is followed by the Sneak Preview, from 5:30 to 7:30, and the General Preview, from 7:30 to 9:00, open to SWAIA members only. Memberships areavailable at the door or in advance; held at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 1615 Paseo de Peralta.

August 23–24: Indian Market
The 87th Annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market officially opens Saturday, August 23 at 7 am with more than 1,000 Native American artists displaying pottery, photography, beadwork, paintings, weavings, basketry, jewelry, sculpture, and more. Native food vendors offer a variety of indigenous and Southwestern foods. Nonprofit groups will have informational booths supporting Native cultures and communities. Saturday at noon on the Plaza stage, SWAIA hosts a special awards presentation for the Lifetime Achievement, Povika, and Fellowship recipients. Saturday 7–5, Sunday 8–5, free, on the Plaza and its surrounding streets.

August 22–23: Vanessie Restaurant
Dine at Vanessie during Indian Market and the restaurant will donate a percentage of sales to SWAIA. 4:30 pm–close. Vanessie of Santa Fe, 434 W San Francisco, 505-982-9966

August 23: Auction Gala
Attend the most glamorous evening of Indian Market weekend. Market artists donate one-of-a-kind pieces for this fund-raising auction and seated dinner. Among the pieces is the original poster artwork by Cochiti painter Mateo Romero. Tickets are sold in advance only. Events begin at 5 pm, at La Fonda hotel, 100 E San Francisco. Tickets $135/person, $1,250/table; 505-983-5220

August 24: Native American Clothing Contest
Gather at the Plaza stage from 9 am to noon on Sunday as families from across the country display some of the finest designed and constructed traditional and contemporary clothing.

August 21–24: Native Cinema Showcase
The National Museum of the American Indian and the Center for Contemporary Arts, in conjunction with SWAIA, present the eighth annual Native Cinema Showcase, with screenings at CCA and at Cathedral Park. Info: 505-982-1338; ccasantafe.org

August 23–24: Native Roots and Rhythms
Celebrate indigenous music, dance, storytelling, and comedy—all showcased on the Plaza stage Saturday and Sunday, as SWAIA partners with the Native Roots and Rhythms Festival. 

For more information on these events, contact the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts: 505-983-5220, swaia.org

Beyond Indian Market: Happenings
August 1 Darren Vigil Grey: Crossing the Dream. Grey’s new paintings explore the overlaps in earthly and inner worlds. Through Aug 24. Reception 5:30–7:30 pm, LewAllen Contemporary, 129 W Palace, 505-988-8997, lewallencontemporary.com

August 2 Navajo Rug Auction. The museum foundation’s 18th annual sale of top-notch Navajo weavings offers some 200 rugs to benefit museum programs, projects, and acquisitions. Preview 9 am, auction 11 am; $5 to bid, Palace of the Governors, 505-982-3016 ext. 22, newmexicocreates.org

August 14 Breakfast with the Curators. Join MIAC curator Anita McNeece for a talk and tour of Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style. 8:30–11 am, $25, Museum Hill Café, 708 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1271, indianartsandculture.org

August 15 Breakfast Artist Lecture. Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo fashion designer Pilar Agoyo discusses her work and MIAC’s Native Couture exhibit. 8:30–11 am, $25, Museum Hill Café, 708 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1271, indianartsandculture.org

August 15 Covered & Coveted. This year, Shiprock’s annual textile exhibition focuses on vintage Navajo blankets and jewelry designs made with rare and dramatic Lander Blue turquoise. Through Sep 15. 6–8 pm, Shiprock Santa Fe, 53 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-8478, shiprocktrading.com

August 15–17 Whitehawk Antique Ethnographic Art Show. 150+ booths sell artworks of traditional cultures, spanning from modern Indonesia to Pre-Columbian America. Gala preview Fri, 6–9 pm, $85; show Sat–Sun, 10–5, $12–$18; El Museo Cultural, 1615 Paseo de Peralta, 505-992-8929, whitehawkshows.com

August 20 Kiva Indian Market Show. An all-artists show displays work by Michael Horse, Yellowman, David K. John, and others. Through Aug 24. Reception 4–7 pm, Kiva Fine Art, 102 E Water, 505-820-7413, kivaindianart.com

August 20 Let’s Take a Look. Bring in Native American antiquities for appraisers who can tell you what you have and what it’s worth. 12–2 pm, free, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1250, indianartsandculture.org

August 20 Upton Ethelbah Jr. Ethelbah showcases his patinaed bronze sculptures of spiritual figures from various Native traditions. Reception 5 pm, RSVP recommended, Legends Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln, 505-983-5639, legendssantafe.com

August 20 Blue Rain Indian Market Show. Blue Rain kicks off Indian Market weekend with a reception for painters such as David Bradley and Norma Howard, as well as contemporary potter Yellowbird Samora. 5 pm, Blue Rain Gallery, 130 Lincoln, Suite D, 505-954-9902, blueraingallery.com

August 20 IAIA Benefit Dinner & Auction. Raoul Trujillo and Jill Momaday host this gala event where Buffy Sainte-Marie performs to raise scholarship funds. 5–10:30 pm, $125, La Fonda Hotel, 100 E San Francisco, 800-804-6423, iaia.edu/museum

August 21 John Farnsworth: Katsina. This show spans 40 years of work done on pueblos and reservations. Through Sep 31. Reception 3–6 pm, Farnsworth Gallery Taos, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, 575-758-0776, johnfarnsworth.com

August 21 Jody Naranjo. SWAIA director Bruce Bernstein joins Legends in showing this Santa Clara sculptor’s commemorative Indian Market pottery, while drum group Black Eagle performs. Reception 5 pm, RSVP recommended, Legends Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln, 505-983-5639, legendssantafe.com

August 21 Book Signing with Dexter Cirillo. Cirillo’s new book, Southwestern Indian Jewelry: Crafting New Traditions, showcases contemporary Native jewelry, with proceeds benefiting SWAIA. 4–7 pm, Shiprock Santa Fe, 53 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-8478, shiprocktrading.com

August 21 Tempered with Tradition. Taos Pueblo glass sculptor Ira Lujan, who won a 2007 SWAIA Fellowship, and Acoma potter Joseph Cerno Jr., show their distinct forms side by side. 5 pm, Poeh Museum, 78 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, 505-455-3334, poehmuseum.com

August 21 First Annual DigiFest. Short digital films bring Native American stories to the big screen—in their own languages—plus the feature film Older than America, starring Wes Studi. 7 pm, $10, The Screen, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s, 505-820-0311, indigenous-language.org

August 21 Native American Music Under the Stars. Writer/musician Joy Harjo teams up with Arrow Dynamics to fuse Native American poetic traditions with jazzy saxophone sounds. 7–8:30 pm, $20–$25, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1250, indianartsandculture.org

August 21–24 Arts of Native America. View work by gallery artists Cliff Fragua, Shane Hendren, and others at this Texas barbecue with Isleta singers Southern Tribe. Reception Thu, 6–9 pm; show Fri–Sat, 10–5, Sun, 12–4 pm; River Trading Post, 610-B Canyon, 505-982-2805, rivertradingpost.com

August 21–24 Indian Market: Old Friends and New Faces. This annual event helps collectors navigate Indian Market with discussions, demonstrations, and meetings with guest artists. Call for details. Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo, 505-982-4636, wheelwright.org

August 22 Sonwai Book Signing and Poetry Reading. James McGrath reads from Visions of Sonwai about Hopi jeweler Verma Nequatewa, who now runs the studio of her late uncle, Charles Loloma. 1–3 pm, free, Shiprock Santa Fe, 53 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-8478, shiprocktrading.com

August 22 Contemporary Indian Market Exhibition. View new work by 11 Native artists, from Nora Naranjo-Morse to the late Harry Fonseca. Runs Aug 15–Sep 13. Reception 5–7 pm, Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, 439 Camino del Monte Sol, 505-992-0711, chiaroscurosantafe.com

August 22 Kevin Red Star: World Premiere. This large-scale show in Legends’ series of Indian Market–related openings highlights a contemporary Native art icon’s latest paintings, which feature his signature horse and warrior motifs. Reception 5 pm, RSVP recommended, Legends Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln, 505-983-5639,legendssantafe.com

August 22 Chuck Sabatino: New Paintings. A solo show features this realist’s newest still-life paintings of Native American cultural art and artifacts. Through Sep 5. Reception 5–7 pm, McLarry Fine Art, 225 Canyon, 505-988-1161, mclarryfineart.com

August 22 Legendary Loloma. Shiprock presents work by master 20th-century silversmith Charles Loloma, with proceeds from sales supporting the Wheelwright Museum. 6–9 pm, Shiprock Santa Fe, 53 Old Santa Fe Trail, 505-982-8478, shiprocktrading.com

August 22–23 Glass and Bronze Demonstrations. Amid the openings and unveilings of new artwork, artist Preston Singletary and others lead audiences through the processes of blowing glass and smithing bronze. 11–4, free, Blue Rain Gallery, 130 Lincoln, Suite D, 505-954-9902, blueraingallery.com

August 22–24 Indian Market Group Show. All gallery artists showcase their work throughout the weekend, in this show with a special focus on sculptor Ed Archie NoiseCat. Fri, 5–8 pm, Sat–Sun, 8–6, Manitou Galleries, 23 W Palace, 505-986-0440, manitougalleries.com

August 23 Movement Ritual. Rulan Tangen and Dancing Earth interpret the art on display in modern movements that draw from ancient traditions. 2 pm, free, Kiva Fine Art, 102 E Water, 505-820-7413, kivaindianart.com

August 28 Breakfast with the Curators. MIAC curators Valarie Verzuh and Tony Chavarria give you a sneek peek at the upcoming exhibit A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos. 8:30–11 am, $25, Museum Hill Café, 708 Camino Lejo, 505-476-1271, indianartsandculture.org