September 2009

E V E N T S

Saturday & Sunday
September 5 & 6, 2009
9AM to 6PM
Magers Field, Fort Marcy
The Museum of International Folk Art celebrates Santa Fe's 400th»
with hands-on activities for all ages
related to Spanish, Mexican and American Culture.








Monday September 7, 2009
OPEN 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Last Day of the Summer Season!
Museum returns to regular hours 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Tuesday Through Sunday, closed Mondays beginning Monday September 14, 2009.



Sunday September 20, 2009
1-3 p.m.
Walking together Community Labyrinth Walk celebrating the Fall Equinox presented by the Santa Fe Labyrinth Resource Group. Enjoy live music!. The labyrinth is outdoors, please dress appropriately. For more information For more information visit the LRG web site» or call Sandra Pazanin at 690-4313 for details

Saturday September 26, 2009
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation Gift Shops celebrate Museum Day with the New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival». For information, call John Stafford at 505. 982.3016 extension 25. Admission to the Museum of International Folk Art and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is FREE to all visitors Saturday September 26, courtesy of the New Mexico Women Authors' Book Festival!

Exhibition Opening
Sunday September 27, 2009
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
A Century of Masters:
The NEA National Heritage Fellows
of New Mexico
Hispanic Heritage Wing Presented as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Museum of New Mexico Each year, the National Endowment for the Arts» honors folk artists, storytellers, performers, and musicians throughout the United States for their contributions to traditional art forms. The National Heritage Fellows demonstrate artistic excellence and a commitment to their art forms through their processes, techniques, and transmission of the knowledge to others that strengthens and enriches their communities. New Mexico residents are well-represented in this distinguished group of talented artists, especially given the size of the state's population. The Museum of International Folk Art holds examples of the works of all the Fellows from New Mexico in its collections, from weavings, to pottery, tinwork, straw appliqué, retablos, and woodcarving. The exhibition is scheduled to close May 22, 2011; and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Museum of New Mexico. National Heritage Fellowship Artists from New Mexico:

Charles M. Carrillo» (artist, santero) 2006
Helen Cordero» (Cochiti potter, deceased) 1986
Frances Varos Graves» (colcha embroiderer, deceased) 1994
George López» (artist, woodcarver, deceased) 1982
Ramón José López»(artist, santero) 1997
Esther Martinez» (San Juan storyteller, deceased) 2006
Roberto & Lorenzo Martinez» (musicians) 2003
Eliseo & Paula Rodriguez» (artists, straw appliqué) 2004
Emilio & Senaida Romero» (artists, tinwork, deceased) 1987
Margaret Tafoya» (Santa Clara potter, deceased) 1984
Irvin Trujillo» (Rio Grande weaver) 2007
Cleofes Vigil» (storyteller, singer, deceased) 1984

Opening events include performances by Los Reyes de Albuquerque and Artist demonstrations with Maria Fernandez Graves- Colcha Embroidery, José Floyd Lucero- Woodcarving, Vicki Rodriguez-Straw Appliqué & Nicolas Otero- Retablo Making ; and a reception hosted by the Museum of New Mexico Women's Board. By Museum admission, New Mexico residents with I.D. free every Sunday, foundation members and youth 16 and under always free!

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Museum Hill Cafe»
open 11 am to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday
Mondays open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
820-1776
Offering Sunday brunch with a view!