2009 Indian Market Official Partner Events
August 20, 2009 - Santa Fe, NMBuffalo Thunder Resort and Casino
30 Buffalo Thunder Trail
Santa Fe Indian Market® Gallery
"Modern Heritage" Gallery Exhibit Opening and six-time world champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance.Thursday, August 20, 2009, 5-8 p.m. Free shuttle running between Buffalo Thunder and Poeh Museum's opening, also 5-8 p.m.(505) 819-2245
The Santa Fe Indian Market® Gallery at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino celebrates the 2009 Indian Market with a reception for its current exhibit, Modern Heritage, Thursday, Aug. 20, 5-8 p.m. Six-time world champion hoop dancer Nakotah LaRance will perform at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. This will be LaRance's last public performance before joining a renowned performance group for a two-year world tour.
The 19-year-old LaRance has an impressive career. He has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," and received the highest score in the history of Pax Network's "America's Most Talented Kids." In 2006 he won the First Americans in the Arts "Best New Actor Award" for his role as Voices That Carry in episode five of "Into the West." Movie credits include "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" and "Expiration Date."
Many of the artists in Modern Heritage will be in attendance at the reception. The show includes
traditional works such as Monte Claw's (Diné) dance fans, beadwork by his wife, Kareen Claw
(San Carlos Apache); and tufa-cast silver jewelry by husband and wife team Steve LaRance (Hopi) and Marian Denipah (Diné). Tina Santiago (Coushatta) weaves pine-needle baskets and depicts Native subject matter using batik and classical painting. The flowing stone sculpture of Rollie Grandbois (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) is sensual and elegant.
A free shuttle will run between Buffalo Thunder and the Poeh Museum's reception, also from 5-8
p.m. The Poeh Museum is featuring two artists, Upton Ethelbah (Santa Clara Pueblo/Mescalero
Apache), known for his dynamic sculpture, and Robert Montoya (Ohkay Owingeh and Sandia
Pueblos), whose paintings depict scenes from his puebloan culture. Refreshments will be
available and there will be traditional dancing on site.
Roxanne Swentzell's Tower Gallery, at the Poeh Museum, will also be open that evening, with
Swentzell on site. In addition to highlighting her new works, Swentzell's monumental piece,
"Community," commissioned for the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, will be on
display.
Special reception during Indian Market, Thursday, August 20, 5-8 p.m. for Modern Heritage.
Modern Heritage runs through October 15, 2009. The Santa Fe Indian Market® Gallery at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino is the first year-
round venue for Indian Market artists. Each of the gallery's four yearly exhibits features a variety of the 1,200 juried market artists working in different media.
Modern Heritage highlights Native American artists who are keeping traditional art forms vibrant or expressing their heritage through nontraditional media. Traditional work includes parfleche from the Plains traditions of Debra Box
(Southern Ute), Monte Claw's (Diné) dance fans and his wife Kareen's (San Carlos Apache) beadwork. There are sculptural glass pieces by Marcus Amerman (Choctaw), elegant stone sculpture by Rollie Grandbois (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) and figurative bronze sculpture by Estella Loretto (Jemez Pueblo) and Ryan Benally (Diné). Jewelry ranges from classic designs by Marian Denipah (Diné), Steve LaRance (Hopi) and Albert Lee (Diné) to the innovative work of Glenda Loretto (Jemez Pueblo). There are vibrant batik scenes from Tina Santiago (Coushatta, impressionistic paintings by Michelle Tsosie Sisneros (Santa Clara Pueblo) and the bold acrylics of Nocona Burgess (Comanche).
"The average American thinks that Native cultures died way back when," says Santa Fe Indian Market® Gallery Manager Celia Calloway Williams. "The material culture often opens a window into the fact that this is a living, growing, thriving culture. They are living now; they are using contemporary tools. You don't use a pump drill anymore to make your beads."
Poeh Museum
78 Cities of Gold Road
The Opening Reception for Fog Mountain and Greyshoes: Paintings by Robert Montoya (Sandia/Ohkay Owingeh) and Upton Ethelbah, Jr. (Santa Clara/Mescalero Apache) will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, August 20, 2009. This exhibition runs through November 21, 2009. Artist Demonstrations through Labor Day weekend on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The Allan Houser Sculpture Gardens
Indian Market Open House
Saturday, August 22nd and Sunday August 23rd 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Archives, foundry, and gardens tours available to the public
Lecture and Book Signing Sunday, August 23rd 1:30 PM
W. Jackson Rushing III, author
Allan Houser: An American Master (Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994)
30 minutes south of Santa Fe Please call or e-mail for driving direction or map
(505) 471-1528 fineart@allanhouser.com
The Allan Houser Gallery
125 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-4705
Friday, August 21st 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Book signing: W. Jackson Rushing III, author,
Allan Houser: An American Master (Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994)
Indian Market Hours:
Friday, August 21st
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 22nd
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday, August 23rd
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Blue Rain Gallery
130 Lincoln Ave, Suite D
505. 954-9902
Wednesday, August 19
5pm to 8 pm
Artist Reception
Hyrum Joe-new paintings
Felix Vigil-new paintings
Yellowbird- micaceous clay pottery
Thursday, August 20
5pm to 8 pm
Artist Reception
Tammy Garcia-new bronzes
Maria Samora-jewelry
David Bradley-new paintings
Al Qoyawayma-new pottery
Norma Howard-new paintings
Mateo Romero-new paintings
Friday, August 21st
Preview: 8am to 10 am
Sale: 10 am
Tammy Garcia-new pottery
Nancy Youngblood-new pottery
Richard Zane Smith-new pottery
Les Namingha-new pottery
Friday, August 21st
Artist Reception
5pm to 8 pm
Tony Abeyta-new paintings
Preston Singletary-new glass sculpture
Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22
11am to 4 pm
Glass Blowing Demonstrations
