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Aunties
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus

Illustration by Keiko Fitzgerald

The Aunties: Women of the White Shell Water Place

Presented by Performance Santa Fe

Post-performance talkback with the featured performers presented by SAR and hosted by Tara Gatewood

January 24, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.

Lensic Performing Arts Center

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IARC's EMUSEUM
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus
IARC'S eMuseum

Take a virtual tour through the collections and explore our newest online addition —the Susan L. Q. Flaherty Collection, donated in memory of San Ildefonso potter Dora Tse Pe'.

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Update from the President and Fall Events

EXPLORING HUMANITY. UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD. FOR OVER 110 YEARS.
The School for Advanced Research is North America’s preeminent independent institution advancing creative thought and innovative work in social sciences and humanities and fostering the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultural heritage. »

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We support leading-edge research and study in anthropology and related disciplines in order to foster a better understanding of humankind and the critical problems we face.
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We steward one of the most important collections of Southwest Native American art and guide museums around the world on best practices in collaborating with source communities.
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Our Work

We support leading-edge research and study in anthropology and related disciplines in order to foster a better understanding of humankind and the critical problems we face.


Our Collection

We steward one of the most important collections of Southwest Native American art and guide museums around the world on best practices in collaborating with source communities.


Our Community

We offer symposia, salons, classes and field trips that give you a unique opportunity to meet and learn from our scholars and artists. Find out how you can get involved with our diverse, dynamic community.

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Barbara H. Tedlock, 1942-2023

The School for Advanced Research is sad to report news of the death of long-time SAR supporter Barbara H. Tedlock on September 11, 2023, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

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Inaugural Humanities Festival Raises a New Profile for SAR

Inaugural Humanities Festival Raises a New Profile for SAR

The Santa Fe New Mexican noted SAR’s “broader and more vigorous approach” to programming when SAR launched its new Humanities Festival in September. The Humanities Festival: American Identities was a micro-festival illuminating diverse American experiences through...

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Saluting Kindness in the World

Saluting Kindness in the World

About eighteen minutes outside of Gallup on the first day of SAR’s recent field trip to Canyon de Chelly, our luxury coach bus glided gracefully to the shoulder of Highway 264 and then proceeded to power down. None of the attempted ministrations could coax it back to life. The diagnosis of a faulty fuse didn’t come until later, but it was clear the vehicle was going nowhere.

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SAR Receives Major Grant from National Park Service for Initiatives to Repatriate  Cultural Items

SAR Receives Major Grant from National Park Service for Initiatives to Repatriate Cultural Items

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $88,799 from the National Park Service (NPS) for a project that will have the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) collaborating with consultants from the Pueblo of Acoma and Pueblo of Tesuque to identify items in SAR’s Acoma and Tesuque Pueblo collections that are subject to compliance with the North American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The two-year project will result in the return of the identified items to the source communities, and the culturally appropriate housing, handling, documentation, and access for the items that remain at the IARC.

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Upcoming Events


Nov 30 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
SAR Artists Live on Instagram with Velma Kee Craig @ SAR's Instagram page | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
6:00 pm
JOIN INSTAGRAM HERE Tune into SAR Artists Live on Thursday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m. MT with Velma Kee Craig   Velma (Diné) is a textile artist, poet, and Assistant Curator at the Heard Museum[...]
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research
Dec 1 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
10:00 am
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus Explore the fascinating history, stunning architecture, and beautiful outdoor gardens—including the famous pet cemetery—of the 1920s home of Amelia Elizabeth White and Martha Root White. The secluded[...]
Dec 6 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
President's Circle Winter Party: A Night Under the Stars @ Dobkin Boardroom | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
5:30 pm
President’s Circle Winter Party “A Night Under the Stars” Join President Michael F. Brown for a Fireside Chat Special Guest 2023-2024 Katrin H. Lamon fellow Philip Deloria Music by 2009 Rollin and Mary Ella King[...]
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research
Dec 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
10:00 am
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus Explore the fascinating history, stunning architecture, and beautiful outdoor gardens—including the famous pet cemetery—of the 1920s home of Amelia Elizabeth White and Martha Root White. The secluded[...]
Dec 13 @ 1:00 pm
Scholar Colloquium: Degradation @ Zoom | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
1:00 pm
Carl Elliott Weatherhead Fellow Professor, Department of Philosophy University of Minnesota Degradation and its variants are unseen forces that shape the modern world, yet degradation is hard to think clearly about. Carl Elliott combines philosophical[...]
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
10:00 am
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus Explore the fascinating history, stunning architecture, and beautiful outdoor gardens—including the famous pet cemetery—of the 1920s home of Amelia Elizabeth White and Martha Root White. The secluded[...]
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research
Dec 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Walking History Tour of the SAR Campus @ School for Advanced Research | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
10:00 am
Map of El Delirio (1927), now SAR’s campus Explore the fascinating history, stunning architecture, and beautiful outdoor gardens—including the famous pet cemetery—of the 1920s home of Amelia Elizabeth White and Martha Root White. The secluded[...]
"The Aunties: Women of the White Shell Water Place." Post-performance talkback hosted by Tara Gatewood @ Lensic Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe | New Mexico | United States
7:30 pm
SAR partners with Performance Santa Fe— The Aunties: Women of the White Shell Water Place Post-performance talkback with the featured performers presented by SAR and hosted by Tara Gatewood The Aunties: Women of the White[...]