In 1977 Doug Schwartz, who was then the president of SAR, hired Art Wolf to be the curator of collections. Wolf’s task was to oversee the building of the facility that would become the IARC, which now stewards a collection of nearly 12,000 artworks.
For Felicia Garcia, SAR’s new curator of education at the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC), one of the most exciting reasons to be at SAR is a proven dedication to community that drives much of the work at the IARC. We spoke with Felicia about what makes the IARC unique, the importance of land acknowledgement practices, and how the education department fits within the organization. Listen to the full interview and explore highlighted excerpts.
Parts of the IARC’s extensive collection of Southwestern Native art are now accessible through SAR’s eMuseum, which Day was instrumental in creating. As we talked, she told me about the collections review process that contributed to the development of eMuseum.
Abou Farman (Anthropology, The New School) was recently at SAR as a participant in the advanced seminar “Death Culture in the 21st Century,” co-chaired by Shannon Lee Dawdy (University of Chicago) and Tamara E. Kneese (U. San Francisco). Knowing about my interest in Amazonia, Abou passed along information on a recent tragedy in Amazonian Peru that took place not far from the major city of Pucallpa.
On a recent Sunday afternoon at the Indian Arts Research Center, Pueblo weavers Aric Chopito (Zuni Pueblo) and Louie Garcia (Prio Manso Tiwa tribe of Guadalupe Pueblo) and embroiderer Isabel Gonzales (Jemez Pueblo) came together with director Brian Vallo for a guided tour of the collections. The tour followed a panel discussion with the participants for SAR members and the public about the history and revitalization of the Pueblo weaving tradition, as well as the physical, financial, and cultural struggles that these artists continue to face.
Continuing Santa Fe’s Colorful Legacy lecture series, local author and architectural historian Christine Mather will present on Pueblo Revival architecture on Sunday, July 1, 2018 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm at the St. Francis Auditorium, 107 West Palace Avenue at...
SAR Artists Live with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe will take place Wednesday, April 21st at 4pm (MST). Tune in to another Anne Ray intern-hosted in-depth conversation on Indigenous Fashion with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Blackfoot), a multi-talented[...]
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE Join Theresa Pasqual, Paul F. Reed, and Gary M. Brown, of Aztec, Salmon, and the Puebloan Heartland of the Middle San Juan (SAR Press, 2018), for a virtual book talk[...]
Join Joy Harjo, internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, for a virtual event where she will discuss her project, Living Nations,[...]
SAR Artists Live with Jami Powell will take place Wednesday, April 28th at 4 p.m. MDT. During the month of April on the SAR Instagram, the 2020-2021 Anne Ray Interns, Emily Santhanam (Chickasaw) and Sháńdíín[...]
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE Join former co-host of Radiolab, Robert Krulwich for this virtual presentation and live Q&A. Krulwich is one of the most original and widely listened to broadcasters in the world. His[...]
A Conversation with Robert Krulwich led by Fred Dust A special event following this year’s annual President’s Lecture Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 Time: 4:00 p.m. MDT Location: Zoom (registrants will be sent a Zoom link[...]
President’s Circle Virtual Happy Hour “Museums are Changing: Collaborative Museum Work with Native American Art and Archaeology” with Joseph “Woody” Aguilar As members of the President’s Circle, Founders’ Society, and Legacy Circle, you are cordially[...]
Virtual Happy Hour presented by SAR and the Santa Fe Symphony “Tate Meets Mozart” with Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate and Daniel Crupi As members of SAR’s President’s Circle, Founders’ Society, and Legacy Circle, along with[...]