Swaia - Indian Market

August 18, 5pm. The SWAIA Live Auction Gala is unlike any other event during the Santa Fe Indian Market. There is simply no other event in the Native arts world that compares to the Live Auction Gala. Like the Indian Market itself, the Gala is the one time and place during the year where the world's greatest Native artwork and the most discerning collectors meet. Add the beauty, impeccable food and service from the La Fonda on the Plaza, and the glamour of Indian Market comes alive.
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SWAIA is proud to announce the creation of the Traditional Arts Program, a newly established educational program that will serve as a platform to ensure the sustainability and future of traditional Native Arts in New Mexico. The Traditional Arts Program creates advocacy and accessibility of the artist's voice. The recipients will be spokespeople for Native arts, traditional arts and the deep cultural heritage of New Mexico. The artists will speak to audiences regarding the importance and continuity of Native Arts. They will also speak to other artists about the values and principles of being an Indian Market artist and maintaining high standards for quality and authenticity. read more

The 2011 Santa Fe Indian Market Best of Show Winner, Passmaquoddy basket weaver Jeremy Frey, has had an extraordinary year. The 32-year-old Maine resident also won the Best of Show prize at the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market earlier this year, and it should be noted that he was recently awarded a $50,000 artist grant from the Los Angeles Based organization United States Artists. The eighth-generation basket weaver may be familiar to Indian Market visitors. Frey was part of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance demonstrator's booth at the 2009 Indian Market. The Alliance is an advocacy and educational organization that Frey has been involved with for years. Photo ©2011SWAIA/Chris Corrie
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