Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture

August 1, 2014 by

Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture

65th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture

August 2–3, 2014

Theme

Sharing, Supporting and Sustaining Diné Culture

Museum of Northern Arizona

Photo courtesy of Museum of Northern Arizona

More than 60 award-winning artists will travel from across the Navajo Nation for a weekend of cultural immersion at the Museum of Northern Arizona’s 65th Annual Navajo Festival of Arts & Culture..

Ticket prices are $10 adults, $9 seniors (65+), $7 students (with ID), $6 American Indians (10+) and $6 youth (10-17). The event is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the state of Arizona and the National Endowment on the Arts as well as the Flagstaff Arts Council with City of Flagstaff/BBB Revenues.

2014 Festival Schedule

Saturday, August 2, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Flute Music by Aaron White
10:30 a.m. Jennifer Denetdale, Discussion: Photography of Milton Snow
11:00 a.m. Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
11:30 a.m. Klara Kelly, Discussion: Navajo Sacred Places & Historical Catastrophes
12:00 p.m. Big Water Designs Fashion Show
1:00 p.m. Radmilla Cody & Special Guests
1:30 p.m. Aaron White, Discussion: Native Flute Origins
2:00 p.m. Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
2:30 p.m. Melissa Henry, Film & Discussion: Horse You See
3:00 p.m. “Musical Performance by Sihasin
3:30 p.m. Shawn Price, Discussion: Understanding the Diné Basket
Sunday, August 3, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Aaron White Flute Performance
10:30 a.m. Jennifer Denetdale, Discussion: Photography of Milton Snow
11:00 a.m. Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
11:30 a.m. Klara Kelly, Discussion: Navajo Sacred Places & Historical Catastrophes
12:00 p.m. Big Water Designs Trunk Show
1:00 p.m. Radmilla Cody & Special Guests
1:30 p.m. Aaron White, Discussion: Native Flute Origins
2:00 p.m. Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers
2:30 p.m. Melissa Henry, Film & Discussion: Run Red Walk
3:00 p.m. Musical Performance by SihasinSihasin, Historic Insights Performance Tent
3:30 p.m. Shawn Price, Discussion: Q & A Diné Culture

 

Saturday and Sunday, August 3 & 4, All Day Activities

Navajo Artists Consignment Sales

Navajo Festival Photos 1959-1978 from the MNA Archives

One Hundred Years of Navajo Rugs from MNA’s Navajo Textiles Collection Collection

Weaving, Basket Making, and Jewelry Demonstrations Kids Creative Corner Tasty Food from Local Vendors

Free Shuttle to Parking Lots

 

Map to the Museum of Northern Arizona

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Hubbell Native American Auction May 4, 2013

May 2, 2013 by

Navajo Rugs and many other Native American Art and Crafts

Hubble Trading Post auction 2012

Hopi katsina dolls – pottery – carvings – fetishes – Navajo& Hopi baskets – Navajo rugs –
jewelry – concho belts – sash belts – paintings – cradle boards – and many more.

Preview is from 9:00 AM-11:00 AM and the auction will start at 12:00 noon and go until all items are offered to the bidders. Remember that the Navajo Reservation will be on daylight saving time.

Native American food vendors will have available many traditional foods and the tent and park grounds will be occupied with many local traders and Native American vendors offering all types of art and crafts and the Trading Post will be open throughout the day as well as tours of the J.L. Hubbell homestead.

Driving Directions to Ganado & Hubbell Trading Post
The National Historic Site is located within the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Arizona near the intersection of Highways 264 and 191.

Source: Friends of Hubbell Trading Post

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Southwest Indian Art Fair 2013

February 22, 2013 by

The 20th annual Southwest Indian Art Fair, and Market

Date and Times:
Saturday February 23 from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday February 24 from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Southwest Indian Art Fair 2013

Location:
Front lawn of Arizona State Museum on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona.

Meet 200+ Native artists, many of them award winning.
Talk with them about their work and learn about the cultural significance that informs, inspires, and imbues their work.

Top-quality, handmade art includes pottery, Hopi katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, Navajo Rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native food, music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration.

Features:

  • Artist Demonstrations
  • Music and Dance Performances
  • Silent Auction—hosted by the Friends of the ASM Collections—of a wide range of Native collectibles
  • Friends of Hubbell Live Auction
  • Raffle of objects donated by the artists

About the Southwest Indian Art Fair: 

The Southwest Indian Art Fair began in 1993 as a small pottery fair. Since then, it has grown to be the highlight of Arizona State Museum’s annual educational and cultural celebrations, as well as a highly anticipated feature of Tucson’s winter festival calendar. SWIAF, like all the museum’s events, promotes respect for and understanding of the region’s vibrant and diverse Native cultures. Your support of this event helps us support Native artists. We thank you!

Source of information:
Arizona State Museum

Website:
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/events/swiaf/

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