Events & Exhibitions
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
2024 NATIVE DANCE SERIES
Oak Canyon Dancers (Pueblo of Jemez)
Free museum admission for New Mexico residents on the first Sunday of the month! Dance performances are at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Milner Plaza Performance Circle. 2024 NATIVE DANCE SERIES Saturday, September 21 - "Extravaganza on the Hill", dances, music and more throughout the day. Sunday, October 6 - White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
SUNDAY FUNDAY! FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AT MIAC!
LOOM BEADED BRACELETS and other fun activities
11:00 am through 4:00 pmHands-on fun activities for the whole family in the Education Classroom. NATIVE DANCE SERIES: OAK CANYON DANCERS FROM THE PUEBLO OF JEMEZ Dances are at 11:00am and 2:00pm in the Milner Plaza Hands-on fun for the whole family
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
El Palacio - Reading and Q@A
Meem Auditorium
2:00 pm through 3:00 pmPlease join us for a reading panel and Q&A with four contributors to the fall issue. Featured readings include: •Deborah Taffa’s essay, excerpted from her memoir, Whiskey Tender, frames her family’s displacement within Indigenous histories of displacement and assimilation. •Jim O’Donnell’s article about the Ancestral Puebloan migration from the Four Corners area in the 1200s due to the rise of authoritarianism. •DezBaa´s article about the recent land exchanges Santa Ana Pueblo and the Fort Sill-Chiricahua -Warm Spring Apache completed with the New Mexico State Land Office. •Myrriah Gómez’s article about Yvonne Montoya’s dance performance, Stories from Home, that recounts the ripple effects of displacement and cancer on Nuevomexicano families due to the creation of Los Alamos National Laboratory. Following the readings, editor of El Palacio, Emily Withnall, will facilitatea Q & A. Light refreshments will be served. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS •Deborah Taffa’s memoir, Whiskey Tender, was named to 2024 best lists at Esquire, Oprah Daily, ELLE, and The Washington Post and she’s received fellowships and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, PEN America, MacDowell, and the NY State Summer Writers Institute. A citizen of the Kwatsaán (Yuma) Nation and Laguna Pueblo, she is the director of the Creative Writing MFA at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. •Jim O’Donnell is the author of Fountain Creek: Big Lessons from a Little River (2024) from Torrey House Press. Learn more at aroundtheworldineightyyears.com. •DezBaa´ is a Diné multi-hyphenate artist: an essayist, screenwriter, actor, filmmaker, mind-body healing facilitator, and single parent. She is a “Norteña,” born in Santa Fe and raised in Northern New Mexico. DezBaa´ is a graduate of Northern New Mexico College, Amherst College, and the Institute of American Indian Arts, with a certificate and degrees in Massage Therapy, Geology, Screenwriting and Creative Non-fiction. •Myrriah Gómez is from El Rancho in the Pojoaque Valley. She is the author of Nuclear Nuevo México.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHING INDIAN - A JOURNEY THROUGH NATIVE AMERICA
A PRESENTATION BY ZIG JACKSON
1:00 pm through 3:00 pmZig Jackson (Three Affiliated Tribes; Mandan, Hidatsa, abd Arikara) will present and talk about his work photographing both urban and reservation Indians, and his journey as a Native American Photographer. Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. Visit https://my.nmculture.org/overview/37112 or call (505) 476-1269 today. Members - use your promo code! Kathryn O’Keeffe Theater - Museum of Indian Arts and Culture FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
DRIVING the MARKET AWARD-WINNING NATIVE CONTEMPORARY ART
EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING
11:00 amSeptember 15—11am: Storytime with an Educator September 29— 1pm: Market Talks with Jennifer Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo) Etching and Painting Demonstration OCTOBER Oct 9—11am-11:30am: Staff Picks Tour with Elisa Phelps Oct 20—1-3pm: Market Talks with Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole) Oct 27—11am: Storytime with an Educator NOVEMBER Nov 10— 11am: Storytime with an Educator Nov 17—1pm: Market Talks with Ashley Browning (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Karl Duncan (Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan & San Carlos Apache) discuss the Pathways Market Nov 27—11am: Staff Picks Tour with Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo) DECEMBER Dec 8—11am: Storytime with an Educator Dec 11—11am: Staff picks tour with Elisa Phelps Dec 15—1pm: Market Talks with Jazmin Novak (Diné) Staff Picks Tour: Staff members talk about one object in the exhibit for 30 minutes, one Wednesday a month in the Driving the Market exhibition. Market Talks: Artists and scholars discuss a range of topics around markets in Driving the Market, providing an intimate experience for visitors to learn about the behind the scenes of markets, surrounded by market art. Storytime with an Educator: Educator Emily Berkeswill have Storytime in the Driving the Market gallery
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Extravaganza on Museum Hill
A Celebration of Mexican and Indigenous Cultural Heritage
1:00 pm through 6:30 pmMilner Plaza on Museum Hill FREE Admission All Day Join us for a celebration of Mexican and Indigenous cultural heritage with a vibrant fusion of music, dance, theater, educational activities, and a live luchador wrestling match on Milner Plaza! Reserve in Advance HERE! 1:10 PM - Kick things off with an Indigenous Blessing by Former Governor Mark Mitchell, Tesuque Pueblo, followed by a four directions blessing by Danza Tonantzin de Analco. 1:30 - 1:40 PM - Danza del Venado, or traditional Deer Dance performance of the Yaqui Indians by Diego Martinez and Los Niños de Santa Fe’s Adult Ensemble. 2:00 - 2:30 PM - Cloud Eagle Dance Group, Jemez Pueblo 2:30 - 3:00 PM - Mariachi Euforia 3:00 - 3:30 PM - Marvel at the hoop dancing of Lightning Boy 4:00 - 5:30 PM - Rock out with Tropa Magica’s electrifying, psychedelic cumbia-centered performance. 5:30 - 6:30 PM - A live Lucha Libre match, Mexican wrestling, produced by Duke City Championship Wrestling Throughout the run of the program: Hands-on Art Making at MOIFA and MIAC Connect with Community Organizations Food Trucks, paletas, churros, and more!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
HERE, NOW AND ALWAYS - NATIVE NARRATIVES SPEAKER SERIES
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR NATIVE LANGUAGES AND CULTURE
1:00 pm through 3:00 pmA panel discussion with Dr. Nonabah Sam, Diné/Tesuque Pueblo, Dr. Christine Sims, Acoma Pueblo and Darrin Rock (Santa Clara Pueblo). SPACE IS LIMITED Reserve your seat today! Purchase your ticket in advance to reserve your seat. Visit https://my.nmculture.org/37112/38067 or call (505) 476-1269 today.Members - use your promo code! Generously funded by Edward and Maria Gale-Gale Family Foundation
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
DRIVING the MARKET AWARD-WINNING NATIVE CONTEMPORARY ART
EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING
1:00 pm through 3:00 pmSept 29— 1pm: Market Talks with Jennifer Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo) Etching and Painting Demonstration OCTOBER Oct 9—11am-11:30am: Staff Picks Tour with Elisa Phelps Oct 20—1-3pm: Market Talks with Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole) Oct 27—11am: Storytime with an Educator NOVEMBER Nov 10— 11am: Storytime with an Educator Nov 17—1pm: Market Talks with Ashley Browning (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Karl Duncan (Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan & San Carlos Apache) discuss the Pathways Market Nov 27—11am: Staff Picks Tour with Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo) DECEMBER Dec 8—11am: Storytime with an Educator Dec 11—11am: Staff picks tour with Elisa Phelps Dec 15—1pm: Market Talks with Jazmin Novak (Diné) Staff Picks Tour: Staff members talk about one object in the exhibit for 30 minutes, one Wednesday a month in the Driving the Market exhibition. Market Talks: Artists and scholars discuss a range of topics around markets in Driving the Market, providing an intimate experience for visitors to learn about the behind the scenes of markets, surrounded by market art. Storytime with an Educator: Educator Emily Berkeswill have Storytime in the Driving the Market gallery
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
2024 NATIVE DANCE SERIES
White Mountain Apache Crown Dancers
Free museum admission for New Mexico residents on the first Sunday of the month! Dance performances are at 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Milner Plaza Performance Circle.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
DRIVING the MARKET AWARD-WINNING NATIVE CONTEMPORARY ART
EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING
11:00 am through 11:30 amOct 9—11am-11:30am: Staff Picks Tour with Elisa Phelps Oct 20—1-3pm: Market Talks with Kenneth Johnson (Muscogee/Seminole) Oct 27—11am: Storytime with an Educator NOVEMBER Nov 10— 11am: Storytime with an Educator Nov 17—1pm: Market Talks with Ashley Browning (Santa Clara Pueblo) and Karl Duncan (Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan & San Carlos Apache) discuss the Pathways Market Nov 27—11am: Staff Picks Tour with Tony Chavarria (Santa Clara Pueblo) DECEMBER Dec 8—11am: Storytime with an Educator Dec 11—11am: Staff picks tour with Elisa Phelps Dec 15—1pm: Market Talks with Jazmin Novak (Diné) Staff Picks Tour: Staff members talk about one object in the exhibit for 30 minutes, one Wednesday a month in the Driving the Market exhibition. Market Talks: Artists and scholars discuss a range of topics around markets in Driving the Market, providing an intimate experience for visitors to learn about the behind the scenes of markets, surrounded by market art. Storytime with an Educator: Educator Emily Berkeswill have Storytime in the Driving the Market gallery