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The most extensive Native American art events calendar available.
Contents
August 2020
All August: Online
SWAIA Virtual Indian Market | swaia.org
August 4: Online
Collections Spotlight, Episode 7: Jhon Goes in Center via Zoom, cohosted by the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts and FAAM, 2pm PDT/3pm MDT/4 CDT/5 EDT | more
August 5–29: Portland, OR, and online
Jim Denomie: Toppled Monuments at Froelick Gallery, 714 NW Davis Street. Virtual open: Thursday, August 6, 5:00 pm on Facebook and YouTube. View exhibition online | (503) 222-1142 | froelickgallery.com
August 22–October 18: Norman, OK
Azhwakwa: Contemporary Anishinaabe Art at the Jacobson House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Avenue. Opening reception: Saturday, August 22, 11:00 am–2:00 pm, masks required, conversation outdoors | (405) 366-1667 | jacobsonhouse.art
Continuing
Through October 4: Santa Fe, NM
Laughter and Resilience: Humor in Native American Art at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo, curated by Denise Neil, PhD (Delaware Tribe/Cherokee Nation) | (505) 982-4636 | wheelwright.org
Through November 1: Toledo, OH
Expanded Views: Native American Art in Focus, Part II, at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe Street | (419) 255-8000 | toledomuseum.org
Nanibah Chacon (Diné/Chicana), “What Dreams Are Made Of,” mural that is part of “Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America” at the Heard Museum.
Through January 3, 2021: Phoenix, AZ
Larger Than Memory: Contemporary Art from Indigenous North America at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org
Through January 10, 2021: Brooklyn, NY
Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway | (718) 638-5000 | brooklynmuseum.org
Unknown Calusa artist, Key Marco Cat, ca. 700–1500 CE, wood with fat varnish, 6 in. tall, NMNH A240915
Through January 23, 2021: Tucson, AZ
Pahko’ora/Pahko’ola: Mayo and Yaqui Masks from the James S. Griffith Collection at the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Boulevard | (520) 621-6302 | statemuseum.arizona.edu
Through January 31, 2021: Dragoon, AZ
Siki Yoka: The Art of Gabriel Ayala (Yoeme) at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road. Gallery talk: Tuesday, February 11, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
(520) 586-3666 | amerind.org
Through April 2021: Marco Island, FL
Paradise Found: 6,000 Years of People on Marco Island at the Marco Island Historical Society, 180 S. Heathwood Drive. Exhibition features Key Marco Cat and other precontact woodcarvings. Reception: Saturday, January 26, 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (239) 389-6447 | themihs.info
Through late 2021: New York, NY
Stretching the Canvas: Eight Decades of Native Painting at the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green | (212) 514-3700 | nmai.si.edu/visit/newyork
Through August 22, 2022: Tucson, AZ
Woven Through Time: American Treasures of Native Basketry and Fiber Art at the Arizona State Museum, 1310 E. University Boulevard, works from the permanent collection spanning 8,000 years | (520) 621-6302 | statemuseum.arizona.edu
August 2020
August 13, 2020–January 3, 2021: Santa Fe, NM
When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | (505) 983-8900 | iaia.edu/museum
August 15–September 19: Park Hill, OK
25th annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show at the Cherokee Heritage Center, 21192 S. Keeler Drive, intertribal juried art exhibition. Reception and awards ceremony: Friday, August 14, 6:00 pm. | (918) 456-6007 x6153 | cherokeeheritage.org
September 2020
September 1–October 20: Wewoka, OK
Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes at the Seminole Nation Museum, 524 S. Wewoka Avenue. Group exhibition curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) | (405) 257-5580 | seminolenationmuseum.org
September 4–6: Zuni, NM
Pueblo of Zuni Fair, check-in at the Zuni Visitors Center, 1239 State Highway 53 | (505) 782-7238 | zunitourism.com
September 5 & 6: Shawnee, OK
34th annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, 777 Grand Casino Boulevard, event center | (405) 427-5228 | redearth.org
September 5–7: Kewa Pueblo, NM
Kewa Pueblo Annual Arts & Crafts Market at Kewa Pueblo, I-24, 33 miles north of Albuquerque, exit 259, north 4 miles on NM 22, west 1 mile on local road. Look for signs. More than 300 artists, plus food, fresh produce, and dances
September 12 & 13: Lawrence, KS
32nd annual Haskell Indian Art Market on the Haskell Indian Nations University Campus, 155 Indian Avenue | (785) 749-8467 | haskell.edu/hiam
September 18–20: Crazy Horse, SD
Gift from Mother Earth Art Show, art market, at the Crazy Horse Memorial, 12151 Avenue of the Gods | (605) 673-4681 | crazyhorsememorial.org
September 18–20: Sioux Falls, SD
33rd annual Northern Plains Indian Art Market (NPIAM) featuring artists from the Northern Plains of Canada and the United States. Best of show art preview and reception: Friday at the Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W. 6th Street. Market: Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, Hilton Garden Inn–Downtown, 201 E. 8th Street, 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (605) 856-8193 | npiam.org
September 19 & 20: Prescott, AZ
Prescott Indian Art Market at the Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley Street | (928) 445-3122 | sharlothallmuseum.org
September 24, 2020–January 18, 2021: San Antonio, TX
Visual Voices: Contemporary Chickasaw Art at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market Street. Curated by Manuela Well-Off-Man, PhD, and Karen Whitecotton (Citizen Potawatomi) | (210) 299-4499 | briscoemuseum.org
Late-September: Evansville, IN
12th annual Native American Fine Arts Show and Sale at Angel Mounds State Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Avenue | (812) 853-3956 | indianamuseum.org
September 26 & 27: Flagstaff, AZ
11th annual Hopi Native Arts & Cultural Festival, sponsored by the Hopi Tribe, at the Heritage Square, 22 E. Aspen Avenue at North San Francisco Street | (928) 522-8675 | hopifestivalonheritagesquare.com
October 2020
October 7, 2020–January 3, 2021: Tulsa, OK
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists at the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S Rockford Road. Curated by Jill Ahlberg Yohe and Teri Greeves (Kiowa) | (918) 748-5300 | philbrook.org
Early October: Tishomingo, OK
Southeastern Art Show and Market (SEASAM), hosted by the Chickasaw Nation, at the Historic Chickasaw Capitol Grounds, 411 W. 9th Street | chickasawcountry.com
October 7–10: Tuscaloosa, AL
32nd annual Moundville Native American Festival at Moundville Archaeological Park | (205) 371-8732 | moundville.ua.edu
October 10: Zuni, NM
Ancient Way Fall Festival & Arts Market at Zuni Pueblo, check in at the Zuni Visitors Center, 1239 State Highway 53, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 782-7238 | zunitourism.com
mid-October 2020: Quito, Ecuador
8th Bienal Intercontinental de Arte Indígena, Ancestral o Milenario (Intercontinental Biennale of Indigenous, Ancestral, and Millenial Art), sponsored by the Fundación y Comunidad de Aprendizaje Escuela Indígena de las Artes | +593 099 795 8845 | biai.art
October 9–11: Catoosa, OK
15th Annual Cherokee Art Market at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, 777 W. Cherokee Street. Reception: Friday, October 9. Market: Saturday & Sunday, October 10 & 11 | (877) 779-6977 | cherokeeartmarket.com
October 10 & 11: Salt Lake City, UT
Indian Art Market at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Rio Tinto Center, 301 Wakara Way, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (801) 581-6927 | nhmu.utah.edu
October 24: Marksville, LA
Tunica-Biloxi Tribe’s Annual Intertribal Basketry Summit at the Paragon Casino Resort, 711 Paragon Place, 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (318) 240-6468 | tunicabiloxi.org/tribal-info/departments/language-culture-revitalization-program
October 24: Gualala, CA
6th annual Native Arts Expo at the Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Highway | ericwildergraphics.com
Late October: Dragoon, AZ
Amerind Autumn Fest at the Amerind Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road, 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (520) 586-3666 | amerind.org
November 2020
November 4, 2020–February 28, 2021: Athens, GA
Collective Visions: Modern Native American Printmakers at the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 90 Carlton Street | (706) 542-0463 | georgiamuseum.org
Early November: Fargo, ND
Native American Juried Arts & Crafts Festival at the Plains Art Museum, 704 First Avenue N, 11:00 am–4:00 pm | (701) 551-6100 | plainsart.org
Early November 9 & 10: Moenkopi, AZ
3rd annual Hopi Arts Trail Winter Market at the Moenkopi Legacy Inn and Suites, 1 Legacy Lane | (928) 283-4500 | hopiartstrail.com
Mid-November: Los Angeles, CA
Autry American Indian Arts Marketplace, hosted by the Autry National Center, at the Autry in Griffith Park, 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, with 200 artists | theautry.org
November 10, 2020–January 7, 2021: St. Petersburg, FL
Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art, 150 Central Avenue. Group exhibition curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) | (727) 892-4200 | thejamesmuseum.org
Mid-November: Albuquerque, NM
9th annual Pueblo Fiber Arts Show and Sale at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW, 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
Late November: Los Angeles, CA
14th annual LA SkinsFest at the TCL Chinese Theater, 6935 Hollywood Boulevard | (323) 466-7400 | laskinsfest.com
November 21 & 22: San Antonio, TX
7th annual Yanaguana Indian Arts Market at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St | (210) 299-4499 | email | briscoemuseum.org
Late November: Albuquerque, NM
8th Annual Pueblo Market at Isleta Resort and Casino, 11000 Broadway SE. 9:00 am–6:00 pm. More than 180 artists, with food, Pueblo dances, live entertainment, and more. Free and open to the public | Ron Martinez Looking Elk (505) 250-5996 | Facebook
Late November/Early December: Collinsville, IL
15th annual Fall Native American Holiday Market at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, 30 Ramey Street | (618) 346-5160 | cahokiamounds.org
December 2020
Early December: Santa Fe, NM
4th annual Poeh Winter Market at the Cities of Gold Hotel, 10 Cities of Gold Road. Market: 9:00 am–4:00 pm | (505) 455-3334 | Facebook | poehcenter.org
Early December: Washington, DC
NMAI Native Art Market at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC, and National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY, 10:00 am–5:30 pm | americanindian.si.edu/artmarket
Early December: New York, NY
NMAI Native Art Market at the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY | americanindian.si.edu/artmarket
Early December: Rapid City, SD
6th annual Black Hills Winter American Indian Art Market at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn, 505 N. 5th Street, 10 am–5 pm. More than 40 Native artists from the Black Hill and area reservations | email | Facebook
Mid-December: Orono, ME
Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market at Hudson Museum, 2 Flagstaff Road | (207) 581-1865 | umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum
Mid-December 14: Santa Fe, NM
IAIA Annual Holiday Market at the Balzer Gallery and painting studio, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road | (505) 424-5704 | iaia.edu
Mid-December: Phoenix, AZ
44th annual Pueblo Grande Indian Market at the Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington Street. More than 100 booths | (602) 495-0901 | pueblogrande.org
January 2021
Mid-January: Denver, CO
40th annual Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Art Fest at Denver Mart, 451 E. 58th Avenue. More than 200 artists, Native and non-Native | (505) 273-7363 | dashevents.com/productions/colorado-indian-market
January 28–March 16: Kenosha, WI
Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Avenue. Group exhibition curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) | (262) 653-4140 | museums.kenosha.org/public
Late January: Cave Creek, AZ
Cave Creek Indian Market at Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, hosted by Vermillion Promotions | (623) 734-6526 | stagecoachvillagecc.com
Late January: Fountain Hills, AZ
Fountain Hills Indian Market at Fountain Park, 12925 N. Saguaro Boulevard, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, hosted by Magic Bird Festivals | (480) 488-2014 | Facebook | carefreeazfestivals.com
Late January: Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Native American Indian Festival at Robarts Arena, 3000 Ringling Boulevard | Facebook | sarasotanativeamericanindianfestival.com
Late January: Elko, NV—tentative
17th annual Great Basin Native Market at the Historic Girl Scout’s House, 561 14th Street, contact Lois Whitney (775) 340-9897 or Dona Ortiz at (775) 340-8379 | whiteknifeshoshone.com
February 2021
Late February: San Francisco, CA
37th annual American Indian Art Show | Marin and San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show at the Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Boulevard, organized by Object of Art Shows. Friday, Early Preview: 2:00–8:00 pm, Saturday: 11:00 am–7:00 pm, Sunday: 11:00 am–6:00 pm | (949) 280-6551 | marinshow.com
Late February: Panama City, Panama
9th Annual Festival de Arte Dule at art exhibits, concerts, dance, forum, workshops and film festival at various locations | artistasgunas@gmail.com | Facebook/FestivalArteDule
March 2021
Early March: Anchorage, AK
Charlotte Jensen Native Arts Market at the Dimond Center, 800 E. Dimond Boulevard, featuring more than 150 Alaska Native artists, Wednesday–Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday: 12:00 pm–5:00 pm | furrondy.net
Heard Fair, Phoenix, AZ
March 5–7: Phoenix, AZ
63rd annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Best of Show reception: Friday, March 5, evening. Market: Saturday, March 6, and Sunday, March 7 | (602) 252-8840 | heardguild.org
Mid-March: El Prado, NM
9th annual Taos Pueblo Art Winter Show at the Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road | (575) 758-2462 | millicentrogers.org
April 2021
April 6–August 11: Meridian, MS
Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience, 5500 First Avenue. Group exhibition curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) | (601) 581-1550 | msarts.org
May 2021
Late May: Sulphur, OK—postponed until 2021
Artesian Arts Festival, sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation, in Artesian Plaza, 100 West Muskogee Avenue. Friday, May 22, evening reception. Market: Saturday, May 23, from 10:00 am–6:00 pm | (580) 272-5520 | Facebook | chickasaw.net
Late May: Santa Fe, NM
Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival, hosted by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, at the Santa Fe Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street. Reception: Friday evening, market: Saturday and Sunday. More than 200 artists, benefits the MIAC | (505) 216-0683 | nativetreasures.org
Late May: Flagstaff, AZ
Zuni Festival of Arts & Culture at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
Late May–July TBA: Brantford, ON
Indigenous Art (formerly called the First Nations Art Exhibition), juried art show, at the Woodland Cultural Centre, 184 Mohawk Street | +1 (519) 759-2650 | woodland-centre.on.ca
June 2021
Early June: Green Bay, WI
Woodland Indian Art Show & Market at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 2040 Airport Drive, free | (920) 490-3985 | email | woodlandindianart.com
Mid–June: Okmulgee, OK—tentative
Council House Art Market at the Muscogee Creek Nation Council House, 106 W. 6th Street. Open to all tribes | (918) 549-2434 | creekfestival.com
Late June 20 & 21: Indianapolis, IN
Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, 500 W. Washington Street. Reception: Friday, June 19; market Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | eiteljorg.org
July 2021
Early July: Bar Harbor, ME
Native American Festival and Basketmakers Market at the Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street | (207) 288-3519 | abbemuseum.org/native-american-festival
Early July: Flagstaff, AZ
87th annual Hopi Festival of Arts & Culture at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
Mid-July: Rapid City, SD
Native POP: People of the Plains and Native Film Showcase in Main Street Square, 9:00 am–8:00 pm | nativepop.org
Mid-July: Santa Fe, NM
International Folk Art Market Santa Fe at the Museum of International Folk Art, 710 Camino Lejo. Featuring more than 100 artists from 49 countries | (505) 992-7600 | folkartmarket.org
Mid-July: Fairbanks, AK
60th annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympics at the Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Avenue | (907) 452-6646 | weio.org
Mid-July: Newburyport, MA
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Market Square and Inn Street, 10:00 am–6:00 pm, free admission | (617) 441-5400 x15 | bazaar.culturalsurvival.org
Mid-July 25 & 26: Tiverton, RI
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center, 3852 Main Road, free admission | (617) 441-5400 x15 | bazaar.culturalsurvival.org
August 2021
Early August: Gallup, NM
99th annual Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in downtown Gallup and other locations | (505) 863-3896 | gallupceremonial.com
Early August: Flagstaff, AZ
Navajo Festival of Arts & Culture at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Road | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
Early August: Tacoma, WA
In the Spirit Northwest Native Festival at the Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Avenue, and Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue, 12:00 noon–7:00 pm | (253) 272-9747 | tacomaartmuseum.org | washingtonhistory.org
Mid-August: Santa Fe, NM
Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street | (505) 988-9544 | whitehawkshows.com
Mid-August: Santa Fe, NM
Objects of Art Santa Fe at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia in the Railyard District | (505) 660-4701 | objectsofartsantafe.com
Mid-August: Gallup, NM
Gallup Native Arts Market at 215 Aztec Avenue, Native managed and juried art fair | (505) 399-2890 | gallupnativeartsmarket.org
Mid-August 12–14: Santa Fe, NM
The Antique American Indian Art Show at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia, with 70 dealers. Opening Night Party: Tuesday, 6:00–9:00. Show: Wednesday–Friday, 11:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 660-4701 | antiqueindianartshow.com
August 21 & 22: Santa Fe, NM
99th annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market in downtown Santa Fe. Saturday, August 21, 7:00 am–5:00 pm & Sunday, August 22, 8:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 983-5220 | swaia.org
Late August: Grand Coulee Dam, WA
6th annual Plateau Native Art Show at North Dam Park, opening at 11:00 am. Hosted by the Northwest Native Development Fund and Titwáat Native Art Gallery | (509) 634-6382 | Facebook | colvilletribes.com
September 2021
September 19, 2021–February 27, 2022: Los Angeles, CA
When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California at the Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way | (323) 667-2000 | theautry.org
Mid-September: Novato, CA
Native American Trade Feast at Miwok Park, 2200 Novato Boulevard, 11:00 am–5:00 pm, visual arts, dancers, music, free | (831) 688-0694 | marinindian.com
Mid-September: Seattle, WA—tentative
Native Art Market at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington Campus, 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street, 10:00 am–4:00 pm | (206) 543-5590 | burkemuseum.org
Event Submission
To submit an Indigenous American art event, send an email with title, dates, venue name, address, participants, and your contact information. Optionally, you can list the curators or organizers and send images for web display. If your art event is a mix of Indigenous American and non-Native art, we include events with a majority of Indigenous American artists.