Upcoming Events

SUNDAY, APRIL 7

Discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Jenni Monet

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Monet visits MIAC as an extension of Women’s History Month, and to discuss her journalism during the Standing Rock / NoDAPL protests. Please click through for full event information.

SUNDAY, APRIL 7

Living Treasures - Mateo and Diego Romero

Exhibition Opening and Lecture

Join us on Sunday, April 7 for a celebration of brothers Diego and Mateo Romero, who are the 2019 MIAC Living Treasures artists.

Reception from 1pm to 4pm.

Lecture with the artists offered at 3pm.

Family art activity offere 1pm to 4pm in the education classroom.

Free admission for New Mexico residents.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

Pueblo Pottery Demonstration

with Elizabeth and Marcellus Medina (Zia Pueblo)

Join us as we continue our popular Pueblo pottery series, this month featuring Elizabeth and Macellus Medina. 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

Let’s Take a Look!

MIAC Curators Examine Your Treasures

MIAC Curators gather in the lobby of the Museum on the third Wednesday of each month awaiting whatever treasures may walk through the door. This is your opportunity to bring a family heirloom, something special from your collection, or a piece you know nothing about. Naturally, they prefer items from the American Southwest (in keeping with the museum’s focus), but they will check out anything you bring in.

Federal law prohibits curators from "appraising" any items, but they will direct you to appropriate resources. For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look. 

THURSDAY, APRIL 18

A Visit to the Bosque Farms Studio of Sculptor William Rogers

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20

Earth Day Celebration

Family Activities & Book Signing

Stop by MIAC for family activities between 10am and 2pm. At 2pm, a lecture and book signing with Valerie Rangel and Bob Haozous takes place.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Audubon Day Celebration

at the Center for NM Archaeology

Join us for our first Audubon Day at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology! Includes a bunch of hands-on demonstrations and opportuinities to learn about our feathered friends.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

Pueblo Pottery Demonstration

with Preston (Hopi) and Debra Duwyenie (Santa Clara Pueblo)

Join us for this great demonstration with Preston (Hopi) and Debra Duwyenie (Santa Clara Pueblo).

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15

Let’s Take a Look!

MIAC Curators Examine Your Treasures

MIAC Curators gather in the lobby of the Museum on the third Wednesday of each month awaiting whatever treasures may walk through the door. This is your opportunity to bring a family heirloom, something special from your collection, or a piece you know nothing about. Naturally, they prefer items from the American Southwest (in keeping with the museum’s focus), but they will check out anything you bring in.

Federal law prohibits curators from "appraising" any items, but they will direct you to appropriate resources. For more information, visit this page: http://indianartsandculture.org/lets-take-a-look. 

THURSDAY, MAY 16

Preston Singletary - Maestro of Glass

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.

FRIDAY, MAY 24

Living Treasures Artist Celebration on Museum Hill

This year, the museum hosts a new event: the Living Treasures Artist Celebration on Museum Hill on Friday evening, May 24th. Guests are invitated to meet the 2019 Living Treasures artist award recipients, Diego and Mateo Romero, and meet and mingle with past years’ illustrious Living Treasures artists.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 through SUNDAY, MAY 26

Native Treasures Arts Festival

a MIAC Art Market Event

Please head to http://newmexicoculture.org/nativetreasures for all things Native Treasures!

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

FIA’s Silver Jubilee Anniversary Event!

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.

THURSDAY, JULY 18

Leah Mata - Chumash Artist & Ethnobotanist

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

A Private Tour of Bill & Uschi Butler’s Collection

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 through TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31

EXHIBITION OPENING!

Diego Romero Vs. the End of Art

Diego Romero vs. the End of Art will be a dynamic exploration of a Cochiti Pueblo artist’s journey through life as depicted through his work.  For decades, California born Cochiti potter Diego Romero has created renowned historical and autobiographical artworks. Acclaimed for his neo-Mimbres pottery illustrating Pueblo Indian history, his father’s Korean War stories, and his relationships with women, family, substances and art, Romero’s work lays bare the life of one Native artist and Native history.  The exhibition narrative will be a biographical and culture history in conjunction with a conflict against a shadowy figure known only as the End of Art. Throughout the exhibition video presentations will feature interviews with the artist and others detailing his path and the evolution of his art. This will be one of the largest assemblages of Romero’s ceramic works and his lesser known multi-media drawings. Per conversations with the artist, several family members will be included as part of his story and as necessary allies in his battle with the nebulous nemesis, the End of Art. In an effort to engage a younger audience and the non-traditional museum visitor, the catalog will be a hybrid of a traditional volume combined with elements of a graphic novel. This method will convey Romero’s stories of cultural and personal endurance. It is hoped that Native youth in particular will relate to their story through art.  The goals of this exhibition are to share Romero’s unique and engaging stories of life and struggle through a cultural and pop culture lens, and the visitor will learn of Native survival and ultimately celebration.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17

Carol Emaerthle-Douglas: The Art of Basketry

a Friends of Indian Art Event

Please note you must be a member of the Friends of Indian Art to attend this event. Please visit museumfoundation.org/join or call (505) 982-6366, ext. 100 to join. Click through for full event information.