2023 IAIA Holiday Art Market

On December 9, over 120 artists—including Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) students, alums, staff, and Native community members from across New Mexico—sold their work at the IAIA Holiday Art Market, set up in the gym and dance studio of the Performing Arts and Fitness Center. Thank you to our collaborating partner, the Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), for making the markets an enormous success.

Artists with heritage from and membership in approximately 50 Indigenous groups were present, including Acoma Pueblo, Anishinaabe, Apsaalooke, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Aymara, Cheyenne, Chicana, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Comanche, Diné, Fort Peck Tribes, Hopi, Hopi-Tewa, Inupiaq, Ioway, Isleta Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Jicarilla Apache, Kanaka Maoli, Kiowa, Laguna Pueblo, Lipan Apache, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Mescalero Apache, Mexican-American, Mohawk, Oglala Lakota, Oneida, Otoe-Missouria, Picuris Pueblo, Piikani, Ponca, Prairie Band Potawatomi, Pueblo of Zia, Pueblo of Zuni, Quechua, San Felipe Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Shoshone, Southern Cheyenne, Spokane, Taos Pueblo, Tesuque Pueblo, Umonhon Tribe of Nebraska, Ute, and Yavapai-Apache Nation.

Work sold included beadwork, pottery, glasswork, bronzes, wood carvings, jewelry, prints, paintings, textiles, ribbon shirts and skirts, quilts, stickers, and more. In addition to the artwork being sold during the market, Delight Talawepi (Hopi), Assistant to the Academic Dean, ran a concession stand with breakfast, lunch, and various snacks, and Ohori’s Coffee generously donated six gallons of freshly made coffee.

A steady flow of visitors and customers totaling over 1,800 attendees was captured on a livestreaming camera set up in the gym. IAIA’s Sponsored Programs also offered a Vaccination Clinic for COVID-19 (Moderna), Influenza, and Tdap vaccinations.

Save the date for next year’s Holiday Art Market on Saturday, December 14, 2024!

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IAIA Holiday Art Market Artists

About the Institute of American Indian Arts

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)—the birthplace of contemporary Indigenous American art—has been the educational home for esteemed and innovative artists, writers, filmmakers, performers, and leaders since 1962. IAIA continues to grow on its stunning 140- acre campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Named one of the top art institutions globally by UNESCO and the International Association of Art and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, IAIA offers undergraduate degrees in Cinematic Arts and Technology, Creative Writing, Indigenous Liberal Studies, Museum Studies, Performing Arts, and Studio Arts; graduate degrees in Creative Writing, Studio Arts, and Cultural Administration; and certificates in Broadcast Journalism, Business and Entrepreneurship, Museum Studies, and Native American Art History. The college serves approximately 500 full-time Native and non-Native American students from around the globe, representing nearly a hundred federally recognized tribes. Learn more about us at www.iaia.edu. Follow IAIA on Facebook and on Instagram.

About Santa Fe Community College

SFCC is celebrating 30 years as the gateway to success for individuals and the community. SFCC provides affordable, high-quality educational programs that serve the social, cultural, technological, and economic needs of a diverse community. The college serves more than 15,000 students per year in credit, noncredit, and adult education programs. For further information, visit www.sfcc.edu or call (505) 428-1000. Follow SFCC on Twitter.