There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.
New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free. We are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Come Explore our new exhibits - Yokai:Japanese Ghosts and Demons and Música Buena: Hispano Folk Music of New Mexico
+ Read MoreExhibit Opening - From Combat to Carpets: The Art of Afghan War Rugs
January 12, 20201:00 PM - 4:00 PM
War rugs “are the production of women artists, and of communities speaking globally not just locally,” said co-curator Annemarie Sawkins. “War rugs reflect Afghanistan’s historic and modern place as a busy cultural crossroads. They reveal the observant and innovative nature of the people who produced them.” Afghan “war rugs” gained international attention following the Soviet invasion of 1979 when millions of refugees fled to neighboring Pakistan and Iran. Join us for a special version of this traveling show including pieces from the MOIFA collection.
1:00 pm - Talk by curator Annemarie Sawkins
2:00 pm - Refreshments provided by the Women’s Board.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Hands-on weaving activity for all ages
Image: Rug with Map of Afghanistan, Unidentified artist;Knotted wool, Baghlan (Afghanistan), Acquired in Peshawar (Pakistan), 1998. Credit: Image courtesy of Annemarie Sawkins and Enrico Mascelloni
+ Read MorePublic Reception with artist gallery talks
January 25, 20202:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Meet the artists! Join MOIFA in celebrating recent collaborations with local artists as part of the ongoing museum exhibition Community Through Making in the Gallery of Conscience:
Eliza Naranjo Morse and the 1st and 4th grade Cultural Arts classes at the Kha’p’o Community School
Inspired by the work of international artists who use recycled materials, the students spent the fall semester creating the many weavings, sculptures and digital artworks that will be on display in the gallery.
Alas de Agua Art collective and Three Sisters Collective
In July, members of two local collectives joined with founders of Peruvian art collective, Amapolay, to create a public mural on the south side of Santa Fe. Titled Fronteras y Semillas/ Borders and Seeds, the mural explores the deep connections across the Americas. The mural is located on Avenida Contenta on the corner of Monte Verde Place. At the museum, see images of the mural and videos of it being painted.
Community Through Making now on exhibit through May 3, 2020
+ Read MoreAt Southside Library
January 28 - Molas- fabric panels
Join us for free folk art family programs! Learn about folk art and cultures around the world through hands-on art making. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
All events take place from 3:30-4:30pm at the Santa Fe Southside Library.
Produced In Partnership with Museum of International Folk Art and Santa Fe Public Library. For more information, please contact Kemely Gomez at 505-476-1215.
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