News from MIAC/Lab
2nd Annual Nakotah LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Championship drawing young Native American competitors to the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe
AUGUST 1, 2023
A wish is coming true for Hoop Dancer Valentino Tzigiwhaeno Rivera, Pojoaque Pueblo (2008-2016). From the time he was a boy, his dream was that all Native young people could learn the traditional dance. He was inspired by dancer Nakotah LaRance ( (Hopi-Tewa) who is credited for bringing the Native American Hoop Dance back to New Mexico where it is flourishing in the state with hundreds of participants. But it’s not just exciting people here.
Celebrate the 19th annual Native Treasures Art Market at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture on Memorial Day Weekend
MAY 15, 2023
Visit the 19th annual Native Treasures Art Market at the Santa Fe Convention Center this Memorial Day weekend, May 26 – 28, 2023.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture presents "Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles"
APRIL 27, 2023
The horizon line is both a point of connection between sky and earth a nd a separation of space. Horizons: Weaving Between the Lines with Diné Textiles at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) explores the connections between weaving and photography as modes of engagement with place. By situating these two media in conversation, this exhibition presents each as a way of seeing and knowing Dinétah , the Navajo homeland, emphasiz ing the land-based and relational practices of Diné (Navajo) weaving. Horizons is on view July 16, 2023, through Ju ne 2 , 2024 .
“Down Home” opens at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture to celebrate MIAC 2023 Living Treasure Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo)
APRIL 10, 2023
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce the 2023 Living Treasure award exhibition, Down Home: Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo) will open on May 7. Lovato is a master jeweler known for his tufa-cast technique and signature design elements.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture announces 2023 Living Treasure and Legacy award recipients
JANUARY 27, 2023
Santa Fe , NM – M useum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Living Treasure and Legacy Awards. These awards are part of the annual MIAC Native Treasures Art Market and honor Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture .
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Welcomes New Director of Education
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture receives grant from the Terra Foundation for American Art
AUGUST 25, 2022
Native youth of all ages will come together for the Nakotah LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Competition August 6 and 7, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Santa Fe.
JULY 19, 2022
The Lightning Boy Foundation, a non-profit organization founded to honor the life of Valentino ‘Tzigiwhaeno’ Rivera and the legacy of his mentor Nakotah LaRance, will hold the Nakotah LaRance Memorial Youth Hoop Dance Competition August 6 and 7, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe.
“Grounded in Clay” exhibition at Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe debuts July 31; travels to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023
JULY 18, 2022
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture will debut a traveling exhibition that features more than 100 historic and contemporary works in clay, debuting on July 31, 2022. The project, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery is a unique exhibition curated by the Native American communities it represents.
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture celebrates Native lives and histories with its new permanent exhibition, Here, Now and Always
MAY 18, 2022
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, will unveil its brand new permanent exhibition, Here , Now and Always , on July 2 and 3, 2022, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe.
Celebrate MIAC’s 18th annual in-person Native Treasures Art Market this Memorial Day weekend
APRIL 12, 2022
This year’s market will highlight a diverse array of Indigenous artists from across the Southwest, showcasing jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, fashion, beadwork, textiles and more. Participating artists keep 100% of their sales from the market.
Celebrating 2022 Living Treasure Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo), MIAC opens ReVOlution
APRIL 11, 2022
On Sunday, May 1, 2022, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC) will celebrate its 2022 Living Treasure, Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) with an artist talk at 1pm, a book signing at 2pm, and entertainment from 3-5pm.