Indigenous Sculptors Society

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ISS MEMBER WEBSITES

NATIVE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS

The Santa Fe Indian Market - Southwestern Association of American Indian Arts
Each year the Santa Fe Indian Market® includes 1,200 artists from about 100 tribes who show their work in over 600 booths. The event attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world. Buyers, collectors and gallery owners come to Indian Market to take advantage of the opportunity to buy directly from the artists. For many visitors, this is a rare opportunity to meet the artists and learn about contemporary Indian arts and cultures.

Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Located in downtown Santa Fe, NM the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts is dedicated to advancing the discourse, knowledge and understanding of contemporary Native arts. The Museum is a center of the Institute of American Indian Arts.

The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market
One of Arizona’s most significant cultural events, the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, the state's largest, continues to combine innovative new artists and activities with the timeless traditions of the Southwest. The Fair is a world-acclaimed festival that draws nearly 20,000 visitors and more than 700 of the nation’s most outstanding and successful American Indian artists.

National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is the sixteenth museum of the Smithsonian Institution. It is the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans. Established by an act of Congress in 1989, the museum works in collaboration with the Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere to protect and foster their cultures by reaffirming traditions and beliefs, encouraging contemporary artistic expression, and empowering the Indian voice.

Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market and Festival
Meet more than 130 Native artists from more than 60 tribes and experience their work. Plus, enjoy performances by dancers, singers and musicians; artist demonstrations; hands-on, family-focused art activities; and unique food such as the perennial crowd favorite, Indian tacos; that help illustrate Native cultures in a way that is unique and dynamic.