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PRESS RELEASE - Aug 16, 2024
SWAIA Announces Best of Show Winners for 102nd Annual Indian Market
Among the thousands of entries, judges determine Best of Show, Classification, and Division, as well as Special Awards.
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PRESS RELEASE - Jun 3, 2024
SWAIA Announces Robust Schedule for 102nd Annual Indian Market
New Exciting Partnerships Alongside Our Most Sought-After Events
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PRESS RELEASE - May 14, 2024
SWAIA Native Fashion Successfully Launches First U.S. Indigenous Fashion Week
Thousands Witnessed History Across Four Native Fashion Runway Shows.
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PRESS RELEASE - FEB 5, 2024
SWAIA Native Fashion Week in Santa Fe Announces Designer Line-Up
Dozens of Looks from the Diverse Designers of Native America.
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PRESS RELEASE - OCT 24, 2023
SWAIA Announces New Board Chair & Executive Committee Appointments
Dawn Houle is elected SWAIA Board of Director’s Chair.
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SWAIA In the news
as seen IN Hyperallergic:
Highlights From a Busy Weekend at the Santa Fe Indian Market
The 101st edition of the Native arts festival featured 800 artists and extensive programming.
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as seen IN NPR Marketplace:
For Indigenous artists, pricing is a tricky proposition
Over the past few years, as the cost of everything from wholesale goods to labor has gone up, small businesses in particular have faced a tough question: How long can they pass those rising costs along before they start to alienate consumers?
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as seen IN Vogue:
Indigenous Creativity Shone at the 101st Santa Fe Indian Market
More than a thousand Indigenous artists from more than 200 tribes gathered at the annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico this weekend. Now in its 101st year, it’s a longstanding tradition for artisans to showcase and sell their pottery, textiles, jewelry, and more.
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as seen IN WWD:
Indigenous Fashion Shows in Santa Fe Feature a Thrilling Debut
Jontay Kahm, who is headed to Parsons School of Design this fall, was a standout.
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as seen IN Native News Online:
Photos from the 101st Sante Fe Indian Market
Native News Online was on the ground this weekend to capture all of the excitement at the 101st Sante Fe Indian Market, where crowds of more than 100,000 gathered to celebrate Native American culture, fashion and art. All photos by Darren Thompson.
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Native Bidaské with Mona Perea and Loni Bernally
About the 101st Santa Fe Indian Market!
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Southwestern Association of Indian Arts Accepts More Than 1500 Submissions of Fine Art
for the 101st Annual Santa Fe Indian Market.
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as seen IN ICT:
Indigenous artists talk ahead of Santa Fe Indian Market
‘It’s nice to see a collective of everyone together, artists alone and then Native artists’
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ICT Notebook: Sights, sounds from Santa Fe Indian Market
One of the summer highlights for many Native creatives is the annual Santa Fe Indian Market in New Mexico. However, it's not the only hot ticket around.
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