Povika Award
The Povika award recognizes service, leadership and support of the annual Santa Fe Indian Market and Native artists and their communities. The award may recognize the contribution of Native and non-Native people who have made a difference through their support of SWAIA, Indian Market, and/or Native artists. It was created in 2006, and named to honor famed San Ildefonso potter (and SWAIA's first female Lifetime Achievement recipient) Maria Martinez.
The award is not regarded as an annual recognition.
Previous Povika Award Recipients:
2008
2006
The award is not regarded as an annual recognition.
Previous Povika Award Recipients:
2008
- Herman Agoyo, former governor and lifetime Tribal Council member of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (formerly San Juan Pueblo)
- The Institute of American Indian Arts
- Robert Best, an honorary lifetime member of the SWAIA Board of Directors
2006
- Rex Arrowsmith of Oro Valley, AZ
- Sam and Ethel Ballen of Santa Fe, NM
- Al Packard formerly of Albuquerque, NM