Calendar
Video artist Keli Mashburn (Osage) at the Coe Center for the Arts.
The most extensive Native art events calendar available. Including festivals, fairs, markets, and exhibitions of work by Inuit, First Nations, Métis, Native Americans, and fellow Indigenous peoples of the Americas, as well as symposia and conferences.
Contents
May 2022
May 11: Downingtown, PA, and online
Native American & Ethnographic Auction at Pook & Pook, Inc., 463 E. Lancaster Avenue | (610) 269-4040 | pookandpook.com
May 12–June: New Haven, CT
“Between Two Knees,” play by the 1491s, at the Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel Street. Directed by Eric Ting. Tickets: $10–$65 | (203) 432-1234 | yalerep.org
May 13–TBA: Bend, OR
Native American Art Exhibition at Raven Makes Gallery, 182 E. Hood Avenue. New works by 20 contemporary American Indian ledger artists. Reception: Friday, May 13, 10:00 am–5:00 pm | (541) 719-1182 | ravensmakersgallery.com
May 13 & 14: Oklahoma City, OK
Just|art Indigenous at various locations. Symposium and art exhibition exploring Native American Christianity, hosted by Christians in the Visual Arts, $260 | civa.org
May 13–15: Ivins, UT
Festival of the Americas at Kayenta Art Village and Center for the Arts at Kayenta, 861 Coyote Gulch Court. 40 artists, admission: free. Opening ceremony: Friday, 7:30 pm, tickets: $10 | (435) 674-2787 | kayentaarts.com
May 13–September 10: Oklahoma City, OK
Altars of Reconciliation at Norick Art Center, Oklahoma City University, 1608 NW 26th Street. Group exhibition exploring Native American Christianity, curated by Tony Tiger (Sac & Fox/Muscogee/Seminole) and Bobby C. Martin (Muscogee) | civa.org
May 14: Kitchener, ON
Indigenous Art Market at 44 Gaukiel Creative Workspace, 44 Gaukel Street. 30 Indigenous artists, 10:00 am–2:00 pm, masks mandatory | email | events-eh.ca
May 14: Austin, TX, and online
Native American, Western, and Antique Art Auction at Austin Auction Gallery, 8414 Anderson Mill Road | (512) 258-5479 | liveauctioneers.com
May 14 & 15: Bernalillo, NM
Bernalillo Indian Arts Festival at Loretto Park, 237 S. Camino del Pueblo. 9:00 am–5:00 pm. 200 juried artists | (505) 867-9667 | bernalillioindianfestival.com
May 18 – June 25: Kelowna, BC, Canada and online
Indigenous Art Intensive. This month-long residency gathers students, artists, curators, writers, and scholars to engage in contemporary ideas and discourse—a place for new ideas rooted in Indigenous art-making | gallery.ok.ubc.ca
May 20: Chicago, IL
Public opening of Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories at the Field Museum at 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. This renovated and reimagined exhibition space replaces one from the 1950s | 312.922.9410 | fieldmuseum.org
May 20 – June 12: Santa Fe, NM
Micah Wesley: Iron Galaxy at Keep Contemporary, 142 Lincoln Avenue. Solo exhibition for this Muscogee/Kiowa painter. Opening: Friday, May 20: 5:00–8:00 pm | (505) 557-9574 | keepcontemporary.com
May 27: Taos, NM
Sky-Eagle Collection Grand Opening at Sky-Eagle Collection Fashion House & Fine Art Gallery, 131 Paseo del Pueblo. Launch of new fashion designs and visual art by Dante Biss-Grayson (Osage). Reception: 4:00–7:00 pm | skyeaglecollection.com
May 28–30: Santa Fe, NM
Native Treasures Art Market, hosted by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street. Night Market: Saturday, May 28, 5:00–8:00 pm, tickets $100 | (505) 982-2282 | museumfoundation.org/native-treasures
May 29–October 2: Los Angeles, CA
Portable Universe/El Universo en Tus Manos: Thought and Splendor of Indigenous Colombia at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard | (323) 857-6000 | lacma.org
May 31–July 9: Portland, OR
V. Maldonado at Froelick Gallery, 714 NW Davis Street. Solo exhibition for this Mestizo/Purépecha descent interdisciplinary artist | (503) 222-1142 | froelickgallery.com
Late May–July TBA: Brantford, ON—tentative
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
Continuing
Through May 14: Pendleton, OR
You Are Here at the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, 47106 Wildhorse Boulevard. Group exhibition curated by Sheehan Gallery at Whitman College | (541) 429-7700 | tamastslikt.org
Through May 15: Santa Fe, NM
Awakened Dreamscapes: IAIA 2021–2022 BFA Exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place | (888) 922-4242 | iaia.edu/event
Through May 15: Paris, France
Wampum: Beads of diplomacy from former Royal New France at the Musée du quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, 37 Quai Branly | +33 1 56 61 70 00 | quaibranly.fr
Through May 15: Philadelphia, PA
Water, Wind, Breath: Southwest Native Art in Community at the Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Co-curated by Lucy Fowler Williams and Tony Chavarria | (215) 278-7000 | barnesfoundation.org
Through May 15, online
Living Earth Festival: Saving Sacred Spaces panel discussion and film screenings hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian | americanindian.si.edu/calendar
Through May 21: Winnipeg, MB
A Path to the Tipi between Stars and Time at Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery, 203–290 McDermont Avenue | +1 (204) 942-2674 | urbanshaman.org
Through May 25: Warm Springs, OR
Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes at the Museum at Warm Springs, 2189 US Hwy. 26. Curated by America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) | (541) 553-3331 | museumatwarmsprings.org
Through May 28: Arcata, CA
Crow’s Side of the Tale: Life and Art of Rick Bartow at the Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery, 1 Harpst St | (707) 826-3629 | art.humboldt.edu
Through May 29: Kleinberg, ON
From Water to Water: A Way Through the Trees at McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue. Solo exhibition for Bonnie Devine (Serpent River Ojibwe) | +1 (905) 893-1121 | mcmichael.com
Through May 29: Albuquerque, NM
Indigenous Brilliance: Culture without Compromise at the North Fourth Art Center, 4904 4th Street NW, curated by Lyle Toledo Yazzie (Navajo) | (505) 345-2872 | indigenousbrilliance.wordpress.com
Through May 29: Santa Fe, NM
New Works by Mikayla Patton at Hecho Gallery, 129 W. Palace Avenue, Solo exhibition for this Oglala Lakota beadwork artist and printmaker. Opening: Friday, May 5:00–7:00 pm | (505) 455-6882 | hecho.gallery
Through June 2: Carson City, NV
Inheritance: Basketry and Art of the Great Basin at the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center & Museum, 1 Jacobsen Way | (775) 687-7606 | nevadaindiancommission.org
Through June 8: Tulsa, OK
Tvsle: Converging Indigenous Art at the TAF Flagship Space, 112 N. Boston Avenue. Curated by Jordan Poorman Cocker (Kiowa) and Lois Taylor Biggs (White Earth Ojibwe/Cherokee Nation). Closing reception: Wednesday, June 8, 7:00 pm | tulsaartfellowship.org
Through June 12: Los Angeles, CA
Mixpantli: Contemporary Echoes at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard | (323) 857-6000 | lacma.org
Through June 18: Montreal, Sherbrooke & Quebec City, QC
Land Back: Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA)/Contemporary Native Art Biennial, 6th edition, at Art Mûr, 5826 Rue St-Hubert | +1 (514) 933-0711 | baca.ca
Through June 19: Tulsa, OK
Chiefs, Clans & Kin: Art of the Five Civilized Tribes at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. Reconciliation Way. Curated by Laura Marshall Clark (Muscogee). Reception: Friday, May 6, 6:30 pm | (918) 585-1234 | tulsaartsdistrict.org
Through June 19: Shawnee, OK
Tkenagen Mnowabmenagwet: The Beauty of Indigenous Cradleboards at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, 1900 W. MacArthur Street. Curated by Amber DuBoise-Shepherd (Navajo/Sac & Fox/Prairie Potawatomi). Talk and reception: Friday, May 6, 7:00 pm, free | (405) 878-5300 | mgmoa.org
Through June 30, 2022: Portland, OR
Where the Waters Come Together at the Center for Native Arts & Cultures, 800 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR. Inaugural exhibition in the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s new Center for Native Arts and Cultures (CNAC) | 360-314-2421 | nativeartsandcultures.org
Through July 1: Albuquerque, NM
Cannupa Hanska Luger at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW | (505) 243-7255 | albuquerquemuseum.org
Through July 8: Oklahoma City, OK
What We Wear at Red Earth Art Center, 100 N Broadway Ave, Oklahoma City, OK. Group show featuring the clothing and adornment work of twelve Indigenous artists | (405) 427-5228 | redearth.org
Jean LaMarr’s “Some Kind of Buckaroo,” part of “The Art of Jean LaMarr at the Nevada Museum of Art.
Through July 10: Reno, NV
The Art of Jean LaMarr at the Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty Street. Solo exhibition for this Northern Paiute/Pit River printmaker and painter with catalogue | (775) 329-3333 | nevadaart.org
Through July 16: Missoula, MT
Marcus Amerman: Indian Country at the Missoula Art Museum, 335 N. Pattee Street. Solo exhibition for this Choctaw Nation beadwork artist | (406) 728-0447 | missoulaartmuseum.org
Through July TBA, Saskatoon, SK
New Age Warriors at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, RR#4 Penner Road. Solo exhibition of birchbark biting by Catherine Blackburn (English River Dene) | +1 (306) 931-6767 | wanuskewin.com
Through July 17: Denver, CO
ReVisión: Art in the Americas at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway | (720) 865-5000 | denverartmuseum.org
Through July 23: Winnipeg, MB
Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard | +1 (204) 786-6641 | wag.ca
Through July 31: Toronto, ON
Jeffrey Gibson: I Am Your Relative at the Museum of Contemporary Toronto (MOCA), 158 Sterling Road. Commissioned by MOCA and the Toronto Biennial of Art | +1 (416) 530-2500 | moca.ca
Through August 1: Vancouver, BC
you radiate sunshine like clothes on a clothesline, for James Luna at Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery, 203–290 McDermont Avenue. Solo exhibition for Meagan Musseau (Mi’kmaw) | +1 (204) 942-2674 | urbanshaman.org
Through August 6: Lincoln, NE
Star Body, Star Breath at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street. Solo exhibition for Sarah Rowe (Lakota/Ponca descent) | (402) 472-3964 | unl.edu/plains
Through August 7: Dallas, TX
Spirit Lodge: Mississippian Art from Spiro at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood Street. Curated by Eric Singleton, PhD | (214) 922-1200 | dma.org
Through August 14: Norman, OK
Ascendant: Expressions of Self Determination at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Avenue. Student-curated exhibition of mid-20th century Native artists in the University of Oklahoma’s art program. Webinar: March 24, Thursday | (405) 325-3272 | ou.edu/fjjma
Through August 14, 2022: Whistler, BC
Wolves: The Art of Dempsey Bob at Audain Art Museum, 4350 Blackcomb Way. First-ever retrospective of this Tahltan-Tlingit woodcarver’s career from the 1970s to the present | (604) 962-0413 | audainartmuseum.com
Through August 20: Lincoln, NE
Contemporary Indigeneity at the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street, biennial juried exhibition | (402) 472-6220 | unl.edu/plains
Through August 21: Spokane, WA
Awakenings at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, 2316 W. First Avenue. Collaborative group exhibition about the annual Columbia River Canoe Journey with the United Tribes of the Upper Columbia | (509) 456-3931 | northwestmuseum.org
Through August 21: Santa Fe, NM
SITElab 16: Spectrum at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. Solo exhibition for Nani Chacon (Diné/Chicana) | (505) 989-1199 | sitesantafe.org
Through August 22: 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
Through August 28: Regina, SK
Radical Stitch at MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street. Group show of contemporary Indigenous beadwork artists | + 1 (306) 584-4250 | mackenzie.art
Through September 3: Champaign, IL
To Know the Fire: Pueblo Women Potters and the Shaping of History at the Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive. Curated by Allyson Purpura | (217) 244-0516 | kam.illinois.edu
Through September 3: Winnipeg, MB
Kwaata-nihtaawakihk—A Hard Birth at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard. Responding to the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Province of Manitoba. Curated by Sherry Farrell Racette (Métis) | +1 (204) 786-6641 | wag.ca
Through September 4: Kansas City, MO
Paintings from the Spanish Americas: The Thoma Collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street | (816) 751-1278 | nelson-atkins.org
Through September 11: New York, NY
Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center, 1 Bowling Green. Curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo) | (212) 514-3750 | si.edu/exhibitions
Through September 12: El Paso, TX
Working Ancient Themes into New Combinations: A Tribute to Lucy M. Lewis, Acoma Potter at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, 4301 Transmountain Road | (915) 212-0421 | epmarch.org
Through September 18: Brooklyn, NY
Guadalupe Maravilla: Tierra Blanca Joven at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. Solo exhibition for this El Salvador–born interdisciplinary artist of Mestizo/Maya descent | (718) 638-5000 | brooklynmuseum.com
Through September 11: Santa Fe
Jeffrey Gibson: The Body Electric at SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta. Solo exhibition for this Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee artist, curated by Brandee Caoba | (505) 989-1199 | sitesantafe.org
Through October 2: Santa Fe, NM
Abeyta: To’Hajiilee Ké at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, 704 Camino Lejo. Publication opening reception: Saturday, February 12, 10:00 am–4:00 pm, $8 museum admission. This exhibition chronicles a visual dialogue within an important Navajo family of artists, a father, son, and two daughters | (505) 982-4636 | wheelwright.org
Through October 31: Phoenix, AZ
How Old Is It: Southwestern Silverwork, 1850–1940 at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org/exhibits
Through January 2, 2023: Phoenix, AZ
Remembering the Future: 100 Years of Inspiring Art at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue | (602) 252-8840 | heard.org/exhibits
Through January 2023: Bar Harbor, ME
Stitching Ourselves Together: Mi’kmaq Porcupine Quillwork at the Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert Street | (207) 288-3519 | abbemuseum.org
Through January 29, 2023: Washington, DC
Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight at the National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street & Independence Avenue SW | (202) 633-1000 | nmai.si.edu
Through February 2023: Indianapolis, IN
Contemporary Native Art 101 at Eiteljorg Museum, 500 W. Washington Street | (317) 636-9378 | eiteljorg.org
Through March 12, 2023: Santa Fe, NM
Painted Reflections: Isomeric Design in Ancestral Puebloan Pottery at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | (505) 476-1269 | indianartsandculture.org
Through April 30, 2023: Hanover, NH
Unbroken: Native American Ceramics, Sculpture, and Design at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 6 E. Wheelock Street | (603) 646-2808 | hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu
Through May 8, 2023: Denver, CO
Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche at Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway | (720) 865-5000 | denverartmuseum.org
Through January 3, 2027: Salem, MA
Native American and American Art at the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), 161 Essex Street | (978) 745-9500 | pem.org
June 2022
June 4-5: Morrison, CO
21st annual Tesoro Indian Market at the Tesoro Cultural Center, The Fort, 19192 CO-8. 10:00 am–4:00 pm, $10 adult admission, children 12 and under: free. Meet the Artists Patron Party: Friday, June 3, 6:00–9:00 p.m | (303) 839-1671 | tesoroculturalcenter.org
Early June: North Freedom, WI
4th annual Native Art Marketplace at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 7551 US-12, sponsored by Little Eagle Arts Foundation | Facebook
June 10–August 5: Buffalo, NY
Frank Buffalo Hyde at K Art, 808 Main Street | (716) 216-2941 | thek.art
June 11 & 12: Los Angeles, CA
31st annual 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
June 15: Virtual
Ancestors Know Who We Are, an online exhibition of Black-Indigenous women artists, hosted by the National Museum of the American Indian, curated by Anya Montiel, PhD (Mestiza/Tohono O’odham descent) | americanindian.si.edu
June 17: Window Rock, AZ
26th annual Sheep Is Life Celebration at the Navajo Nation Museum, Arizona Highway 264 and Loop Road, 8:00 am–5:00 pm | (505) 406-7428 | navajolifeway.org
June 30–July 2: Oklahoma City, OK
Red Earth Festival at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NW 63rd Street | (405) 427-5228 | redearth.org
June 17–19: Crazy Horse, SD
Gift from Mother Earth Art Show, art market, at the Crazy Horse Memorial, 12151 Avenue of the Chiefs. Market starts each day at 8:00 am | (605) 673-4681 | crazyhorsememorial.org
June 23–26: Okmulgee, OK
Muscogee Nation Festival Art Market at the Creek Council House Museum, 100 W. 6th Street | creekfestival.com
June 29–July 5: Whitehorse, YT
Adäka Cultural Festival at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, 1171 1st Avenue. Cosponsored by Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism Association | +1 (867) 667-7698 | adakafestival.ca
June 27–29: Whitehorse, Yukon
Third Arctic Arts Summit in various locations and online. Representatives of the eight Arctic countries and the Indigenous Nations of the Circumpolar region strengthen arts and culture in the North and develop circumpolar cooperation to stimulate collaboration in arts and creative industries | arcticartssummit.ca
June 25 & 26: Indianapolis, IN
30th annual Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival hosted by the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art | eiteljorg.org
July 2022
July 2 & 3: Flagstaff, AZ
Heritage Festival 2022 at the Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, featuring Acoma, Apache, Havasupai, Hualapai, Navajo, Pai, Ute, Yavapai, and Zuni artists | (928) 774-5213 | musnaz.org
July 8 & 9: Catoosa, OK
Route 66 Native Arts Alliance Festival at 1801 N. Highway 66. Gala Fashion Show and Auction: Friday, July 8 at the Bella Donna Event Center, 2188 Highway 167. Festival: Saturday, July 9, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | (918) 955-6628 | rt66nativeartsalliance.org
July 8–10: Rapid City, SD
Native POP: People of the Plains and Native Film Showcase in Main Street Square, Saturday: 9:00 AM –8:00 PM | nativepop.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
July TBA–October TBA, Saskatoon, SK
Biting Back: Our Cultural Resilience at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, RR#4 Penner Road. Solo exhibition of birch-bark biting by Pat Bruderer (Métis) | +1 (306) 931-6767 | wanuskewin.com
Late July: Tiverton, RI
Cultural Survival Bazaar at Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center, 3852 Main Road, free admission | (617) 441-5400 x15 | bazaar.culturalsurvival.org
Late July: Fairbanks, AK
61st annual World Eskimo-Indian Olympics at the Big Dipper Ice Arena, 1920 Lathrop Street | (907) 452-6646 | weio.org
August 2022
August 4–15: Gallup, NM
100th annual Gallup Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Red Rock Park, 825 Outlaw Road, and other locations | (505) 863-3896 | gallupceremonial.com
Early August: Norman, OK
9th annual Central Oklahoma Native American Art Sale at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson Street. Dealers and artists. Organized by Sally Gettys of the OKC Indian Art Club. 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Free admission | (405) 321-8961 | okcindianart.wordpress.com
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
Early August 7–9: Panama City, Panama, and virtual
10th Annual Festival de Arte Dule at art exhibits, concerts, dance, forum, workshops, and film festival at various locations | artistasgunas@gmail.com | Facebook/FestivalArteDule
August 7, 2022–August 2023
Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100 Years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market 1922–2022 at the New Mexico History Museum, 113 Lincoln Avenue | (505) 476-5200 | museumfoundation.org
August 11–14: Santa Fe, NM
Objects of Art & American Indian/Tribal Santa Fe at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia. Opening benefit: Thursday, August 11. Run-of-show: August 12–14. Virtual show: August 11–31 | antiqueindianartshow.com
August 12–15: Santa Fe, NM
Objects of Art Santa Fe at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia in the Railyard District | objectsofartshows.com
August 12–14: Green Bay, WI
Woodland Indian Art Show & Market at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, 2040 Airport Drive | (920) 355-2244 | woodlandindianart.com
Mid-August: Santa Fe, NM
Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show at the Santa Fe Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street | (505) 988-9544 | whitehawkshows.wordpress.com [Warning: They show a Corn Husk Society mask on their website against the requests of the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee]
August 18–21: Santa Fe, NM
Art Indigenous at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, 555 Camino de la Familia. Hosted by SWAIA and Objects of Arts | swaia.org/art-indigenous
August 20 & 21: Santa Fe, NM
100th annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market in downtown Santa Fe | (505) 983-5220 | swaia.org
September 2022
Early September: 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 the local road. Look for signs. More than 300 artists, plus food, fresh produce, and dances
Mid-September: Prescott, AZ
24th annual Prescott Indian Art Market at the Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley Street | (928) 445-3122 | sharlothallmuseum.org
Mid-September: Lawrence, KS
Haskell Indian Art Market on the Haskell Indian Nations University Campus, 155 Indian Avenue at Massachusetts Street. Saturday: 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday: 10:00 AM –5:00 PM | (785) 749-8467 | haskell.edu/hiam
September 23–25: Sioux Falls, SD
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. Saturday & Sunday market: Hilton Garden Inn–Downtown, 201 E. 8th Street, 10:00 AM –4:00 PM | (605) 856-8193 | npiam.org
October 2022
Early October: Tuscaloosa, AL
33rd annual Moundville Native American Festival at Moundville Archaeological Park | (205) 371-8732 | moundville.ua.edu
Early October: Bentonville, AR
6th annual Native American Cultural Celebration at the Museum of Native American History, 202 SW O Street | (479) 273-2456 | monah.us
Early October: 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 20, 2022–January 7, 2023: Warm Springs, OR
Warm Springs 29th Annual Tribal Member Adult and Youth Exhibit at the Museum at Warm Springs, 2189 US Hwy. 26 | (541) 553-3331 | museumatwarmsprings.org
October 22, 2022–January 22, 2023: Fort Worth, TX
Speaking with Light: Contemporary Indigenous Photography at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard | (817) 738-1933 | cartermuseum.org
October 25–27, 2022: Temecula, CA
International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums at the Pechanga Resort, 45000 Pechanga Parkway | atalm.org
November 2022
November 5, 2022–May 14, 2023: Portland, OR
Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe at the Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Avenue. Curated by Kathleen Ash-Milby (Navajo) | (503) 226-2811 | portlandartmuseum.org
Mid-November: San Antonio, TX—tentative
Yanaguana Indian Arts Market at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, 210 W. Market St | (210) 299-4499 | email | briscoemuseum.org
Late November: Santa Fe, NM—tentative
SWAIA Winter Indian Market at La Fonda on the Plaza, 100 E. San Francisco Street | swaia.org
Late November 20 & 21: Seattle, WA—tentative
United Indians Native Art Market at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | (208) 285-4425 | unitedindians.org
December 2022
Early December: Rapid City, SD—tentative
Black Hills Indian Artist Market at the Dahl Fine Arts Center, 713 7th Street, 10:00 am–4:30 pm. Free admission, music, dancing, and Indigenous food | (605) 394-4101 | Facebook
Early December: Lancaster, SC—tentative
Native American Studies Center Winter Art & Craft Sale at the University of South Carolina, Lancaster, Center’s Galleries, 119 S. Main Street, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | (303) 313-7172 | sc.edu/lancester/NAS
December 3 & 4: Washington, DC and New York, NY
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—tentative
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
Mid-December: Seattle, WA
United Indians Native Art Market at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Discovery Park, 5011 Bernie Whitebear Way, 10:00 AM –6:00 PM | (208) 285-4425 | unitedindians.org
Mid-December: Santa Fe, NM—tentative
IAIA Annual Holiday Market at the Balzer Gallery and painting studio, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road | (505) 424-5704 | iaia.edu
January 2023
Mid-January 14–16: Colorado Springs, CO
41st Annual Colorado Indian Market at the Colorado Springs Event Center, 3960 Palmer Park Boulevard | (505) 273-7363 | dashevents.com
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
February 2023
Early February: Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Indian Festival in Historic Old Town Scottsdale, First and Brown Streets | arizonatourism.org
March 2023
Heard Fair, Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
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
March 3–5: Phoenix, AZ—Virtual
65th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue. Best of Show Reception and Dinner Friday, March 3. Fair: Saturday and Sunday, March 4 & 5 | (602) 252-8840 | heardguild.org
Mid-March: El Prado, NM
Taos Pueblo Art Winter Show at the Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road | (575) 758-2462 | millicentrogers.org
April 2023
Late April: Tulsa, OK
2nd annual Mvskoke Art Market at River Spirit Casino, 8320 Riverside Parkway. Award reception: Friday, April 22, 6:30 pm | (918) 549-2434 | muscogeenation.com/mvskokeartmarket
Late April: Collinsville, IL—tentative
Cahokia Mounds Indian Market Days at Gateway Center, 1 Gateway Drive. More than 40 Native American artists. Friday, 11:00 am–5:00 pm. Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm | (618) 346-5160 | cahokiamounds.org
Late April 30: Albuquerque, NM—tentative
Spring Arts Market at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW. Featuring 45 artists selling their work, demos, and more | (505) 843-7270 | indianpueblo.org
May 2023
Early May: Gallup, NM—tentative
Spring Friends of Hubbell Auction at the Gallup Community Service Center, 410 Bataan Veterans Street. Navajo weaving auction: 9:00 am–6:00 pm | friendsofhubbell.org
May 21, 2023–April 7, 2024: Santa Fe, NM
To Keep Them Warm: The Alaska Native Parka at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, 710 Camino Lejo | (505) 476-1269 | miaclab.org
Event Submission
To submit an Indigenous American art event, use the form below or send an email with the title, dates, venue name, address, participants, and your contact information.
If your art event is a mix of Indigenous American and non-Native art, we include events with a majority of Indigenous American artists. We post art exhibitions, fairs, markets, symposia, and conferences but generally not programming (talks, workshops, etc.).