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A new permanent exhibit at MFA featuring the museum’s collection of O’Keeffe’s paintings. Beauregard Gallery

A selection of Baumann’s woodcut prints, paintings, marionettes, and furniture from the museum’s permanent collection.

Photographers Debbie Flemming Caffery and Kim Ashley have, since 2003, each spent many months documenting through striking photographs the youth participants in the Futures for Children program.

Futures for Children is a leading national organization partnering with American Indian tribes to instill the values of education and leadership while preserving cultural identities. Futures for Children improves the quality of education for American Indian children through mentoring and training. The exhibition is comprised of over forty photographs. Debbie Felming Caffery’s restrained portraits are printed in subtle black and white while photographer Kim Ashley worked with color imagery to capture his subjects within the natural landscape.

Governor’s Gallery

SITE Santa Fe’s Young Curators program provides area teenagers the opportunity to learn how museums work. The Museum of Fine Arts hosts an annual exhibition curated by this program. The theme/title of each exhibition is created by the curators; this year it is Vices and Virtues

Prime objects from the museum’s collections define the changing character Native American, Hispanic and European American art from the Southwest. A pervasive theme is the fusion that occurred between aesthetic traditions between 1879 and the present.

T. C. Cannon,
Washington Landscape with Peace Medal Indian,
1976, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 46 in.
Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, New Mexico.
Gift of Nancy and Richard Bloch, 2001

Clarke and Goodwin Galleries

The Medici dynasty, which dominated the political and cultural life of Florence, Italy, from the fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries, is still acclaimed today for its artistic patronage and enlightened collecting. Among the vast Medici collections bequeathed to the city of Florence is an extensive collection of still-life paintings, known as natura morta in Italian. Today these paintings by renowned 16^th and 17^th century painters of still life in Europe are distributed among the Medici villas and Florentine museums. Approximately forty-two of these paintings are coming to the United States for a five venue tour. The Museum of Fine Arts will be one of the five venues hosting the exhibition: New Wing Galleries

6/8/07

8/5/07

This major traveling exhibition tells the story of archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1885 –1942) and his exploration of ancient

Egyptian civilization. Petrie, named the “Father of Egyptian Archaeology” for his innovations and contributions to the field (and the inspiration for the film hero Indiana Jones), worked in Egypt for well over half a century. Excavating Egypt features 221 of his most significant finds- many never before seen by the public. New Wing Galleries

8/31/07

1/6/08

A major exhibition of ancient steppe art on loan from the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation in New York will bring to life the complex cultures that flourished across the Asian grasslands from northern China and Mongolia to Central Asia and Eastern Europe during the late second and first millennia BCE.

Curated by Trudy Kawami, director of research for the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, “Ancient Bronzes of the Asian Grasslands” reveals how the ancient, horse-riding cultures of Mongolia and Central Asia used the animal world as a source of symbols to indicate tribe, social rank and connection to the spirit world. The exhibition features more than 80 masterpieces of steppe art, including bronze belt buckles, plaques, pendants, ornaments and weapons. Animal motifs such as antlered stags, wild boars and birds of prey are a primary theme. The exhibition includes text panels, annotated labels, a map, photomurals, a free color brochure and a full-color, hardcover book by scholar and research consultant Emma Bunker.

9/28/07

1/6/08

This exhibition features nine sculptural works by the renowned Allan Houser that span his remarkable life and career in which he created an entire genre of three-dimensional forms, assimilating his interest in modernism with the narrative traditions he worked with as a painter. This exhibition demonstrates range and mysterious power of Houser’s work spanning genres from the abstract to realism thus demonstrating the breadth of the legacy of this master artist. Sculpture will be within the garden as well as on the outside and in front of MIAC. Arnold and Doris Roland Sculpture Garden

This exhibition features approximately 25-30 classic Navajo textiles including Chief’s wearing blankets, dresses, belts, jewelry and baskets from the permanent collections. The underlying theme of the exhibit is the teaching of weaving to the Navajo (Diné) by Spider Woman. Masterpieces, Allred-Crane, and Comstock Galleries

This exhibit focuses on the archaeology and ceramics of Casas Grandes, Northern Mexico, a little-known prehispanic culture of the Greater Southwest. Casas Grandes was a major center of trade and interaction and the most complex society of its time, blending elements of Puebloan and Mesoamerican culture. Specialist potters made striking, intricately-painted vessels that feature elaborate symbolic imagery and appear to tell stories of humans, supernatural beings, and other fantastic creatures. The variety of ceramic forms and intriguing iconography offer a window to the ancient Casas Grandes world. Blommer Gallery

Contact: Melissa Powell 505-476-1257 melissa.powell@state.nm.us

At the young age of nineteen, Pablita Velarde (1918-2006) of Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, was commissioned by the National Park Service, under the Works Progress Administration (WPA), to create scenes of traditional Pueblo culture for the visitor center being built at Bandelier National Monument. She produced 84 paintings in casein on masonite, matte board and glass between 1939 and 1945. There are 58 of these paintings on exhibit at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Lloyd Kiva New Gallery

The Avanyu Heritage Trail is Museum Hill’s™ permanent outdoor exhibit about the Native people and the environment of the Southwest. Designed to acquaint visitors with some of the creative ways Native people adapted to and manipulated their environment, the quarter-mile long interpretive trail includes reconstructions of traditional gardens as well as examples of ancient architecture

1 – 4:00 p.m.

Come party with dancing and cash bar to celebrate this amazing institution’s 20^th Anniversary.

Contact: Shelby Tisdale, 505-476-1251, shelby.tisdale@state.nm.us

Tammy Garcia of Santa Clara Pueblo and Evelyn Frederick of the Hopi Villages present very different images through their recent large scale bronzes that are both contemporary yet traditional at the same time. Both draw heavily on the traditional values they learned from their parents and pueblo elders as well as their feminine side to create works that make a clear statement of what it is to be a pueblo woman and an artist working beyond the boundaries “traditional” women’s art.

Thousands of books, as well as fine art, jewelry, CDs, DVDs, and other donated items will be sold Saturday, September 22and Sunday, September 23, 2007 to support the Library of the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology. Book sale hours are 10:00 am – 4:00 pm both days. At the 15^th Annual Book Sale, treasure-hunters will find books from $1 in all subject areas, including art, anthropology, history, health, biography, fiction, mystery, children’s books, and cookbooks. Funds raised at the annual Book Sale support the operation of the publicly accessible Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology Library.

Contact: Mara Yarbrough, Librarian, 505-476-1264

tamara.yarbrough@ste.nm.us

A unique cultural celebration for all ages, returns to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Geared to families and free to the public, this annual favorite is filled with activities, featuring such popular events as Indian games, exhibitions, arrow making, spear throwing, and pottery making. Events will be held at Milner Plaza on Museum Hill from 10 am to 4 pm.

This exhibition presents the music of the Pueblos through time with both examples of the musical instruments as well as the different sounds and compositions used for different purposes ranging from ceremonial and social use of the drum and rattles to purely entertainment with country, rock and rap. Sounds stations and videos throughout the exhibition provide examples of the different types of music found among the Pueblos of the Southwest.

Winterfeast is a special community holiday celebration featuring Native American foods drawn from different regions of the Southwest. Visitors can sample traditional foods, learn about Native American agriculture, and experience various Holiday hands-on projects.

Throughout the world Santa Fe style has become associated with the sophisticated, movie stars and everyday people alike. Based on Dicky Pfaelzer and her jewelry collection, which was recently donated to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, this exhibition explores the history of Santa Fe style and what it incorporates.

Contact: Shelby Tisdale, 505-476-1251 shelby.tisdale@state.nm.us

Nearly 300 vessels created by outstanding ceramic artists of the Pueblos of New Mexico and Arizona are displayed from the inception of pottery-making in the Southwest up to the present. A study center for serious scholars, collectors, and visitors to the region, the gallery opened in 1997 through the generous support of Jane and Bill Buchsbaum of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

This major exhibition is based on eight years of collaboration among Native American elders, artists, scholars, teachers, writers and museum professionals. Voices of fifty Native Americans guide visitors through the Southwest’s indigenous communities and their challenging landscapes. More than 1,300 artifacts from the Museum’s collections are displayed accompanied by poetry, story, song and scholarly discussion.

Contact: Shelby Tisdale 505-476-1251 shelby.tisdale@state.nm.us

From colorful beaded African crowns to finely carved Guatemalan slingshots, Variations features a dazzling collection of art from Asia, Africa and Latin America from the collection of Diane and Sandy Besser. Highlights include masks from Nepal, Mexico and Cameroon, ceremonial and religious objects, beaded pieces, miniature Indian bronze pieces and a variety of dagger handles from Indonesia.

Contact: Felicia Katz Harris 505 476-1221

felicia.harris@state.nm.us

Village of Painters: Narrative Scrolls From West Bengal

Based on field research by guest curator and Boston University Religion and Anthropology Professor, Dr. Frank Korom, the exhibition explores traditional scroll paintings from rural West Bengal, India. The artists, known as Patuas, belong to a long line of painter-singers, their art form passed down from generation to generation. The scrolls entertain, educate, and inform audiences about cultural and historic topics, current events, religion and social services. Traditionally, Patuas wandered from village to village singing their own compositions while unrolling painted scrolls on themes divided into two main genres: the sacred and the secular. The exhibit shows a wide range of scrolls (from the Ramayana and the story of Ganesh, to those about 9-11 and HIV prevention), and examines how the artists embrace change and sustain their art form in the modern world.
West Bartlett Wing

Contact: Felicia Katz Harris 505-476-1221

felicia.harris@state.nm.us

This exhibit highlights the tools and techniques used to create and embellish textiles and dress. Needles and Pins juxtaposes spinning wheels, looms, and a variety of needlework accessories from across the globe with examples of the beautiful textiles that result. It will feature never before seen pieces from the Museums’ renowned collection of international textiles and costumes.
Cotsen Gallery, Neutrogena Wing

Contact: Bobbie Sumberg 505-476-1223 bobbie.sumberg@state.nm.us

Always a delight place to visit, this summer MOIFA takes us on a journey into the heart of a living mystical tradition and its spiritually-inspired art.  In 1883, Sheik Amadou Bamba (1853-1927) founded the Mouride brotherhood, a Sufi sect who today make up a large part of the population of Senegal and the Gambia in Africa. The show presents a striking range of 20^th & 21st century art forms associated with the Mouride movement, which continues to spread throughout the world through diaspora, and recently into some American cities.  The exhibition’s holdings conveys the ongoing creative spirit and artistic vitality of today’s Africa, as seen through the eyes of a spiritual group.

Contact: Bobbie Sumberg 505-476-1223 bobbie.sumberg@state.nm.us

Marie Romero Cash Home Altar

The personal collection of noted Santa Fe artist Marie Romero Cash used in a private home altar will be re-assembled along with devotional materials from the museum’s collection.

Contact: Joyce Ice 505-476-1206 joyce.ice@state.nm.us

This exhibition takes an in-depth look at the creative vision of a master quilt-maker, Mary Lee Bendolph, and the intersecting artistic worlds in which she participates.  This exhibit examines Bendolph’s inspiration and creative process as well as her profound connection to the cultural practices and expressive traditions from which her work arises.  Twelve dramatically designed, richly colored, improvisational quilts created by Mary Lee Bendolph and her family members; her mother Aolar Mosely, her daughter, Essie B. Pettway, and her daughter-in-law Louisiana P. Bendolph, are presented alongside complex and evocative found object sculptures by noted African American self-taught artists Thornton DIal and visionary “yard art” artist Lonnie Holley. Intaglio prints by Mary Lee Bendolph and her daughter-in-law Louisiana P. Bendolph, along with documentary films about all of the artists provide further context for their creative exchange. As the deep social and aesthetic networks of these six artists intersect, they give rise to new pathways of artistic influence, resulting in a power mixture of communal and individual creative energies.

Amulets and Ex-Votos from the Girard Collection

In celebration of the 25^th anniversary of the opening of the Girard Wing, a weekend of programs and booksigning for new publication from the Museum of New Mexico Press to inaugurate a new installation of the amulets, ex-votos, Girard theatres, and new entrance to the wing.

Contact: Annie Carlano 505-476-1224
annie.carlano@state.nm.us

Chinese Minority Dress (working title)

Rarely seen dress of ethnic minorities in SW China, weavings, batiks, and embroideries fashioned from cotton, wool, and hemp reveal intricate and complex patterns in these historical costumes

Summer 2008

Winter 2008

Explore the Girard Foundation Collection in this unique exhibition designed by the collector and donor, Alexander Girard. Since the opening in 1982, more than a million visitors have been delighted by the richly varied displays of toys, traditional arts, village scenes, textiles, and popular arts. Over 100 countries are represented in Girard’s innovative use of the color and gallery space with objects at eye level for visitors 2 to 102! 2007 marks the exhibition’s 25^th anniversary.

Contact: Barbara Mauldin 505-476-1222 barbara.mauldin@state.nm.us

Contact: Annie Carlano 505-476-1224
annie.carlano@state.nm.us

Lloyd’s Treasure Chest provides visitors with the opportunity to interact with works not on display in the upstairs galleries, providing a context for further appreciation and understanding of folk heritage, traditions, and aesthetics. Here, visitors have the opportunity to experience behind-the-scenes museum activities and gain insight into aspects of preservation and conservation and see videos about folk artists.

Contact: Rosemary Sallee 505 476-1226
rosemary.sallee@state.nm.us
Contact: Paul Smutko 505 476-1216
paul.smutko@state.nm.us