Surviving the Santa Fe Indian Market
And why it’s the “Indian Artist Oscars.”
Categories: Featured Travel Stories
By: Johnny D. Boggs 05/01/2008
SELECTED INDIAN ART MARKETS CALENDAR
JANUARY
Colorado Indian Market and Southwest Showcase (Denver, CO).
FEBRUARY
Southwest Indian Art Fair (Tucson, AZ).
Tulsa Indian Art Festival (Tulsa, OK).
MARCH
Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market (Phoenix, AZ).
Texas Indian Market and Southwest Showcase (Arlington, TX).
APRIL
Aka-Mia Social Powwow (Big Pine, CA). 760-938-2003
Gathering of Nations (Albuquerque, NM).
Indian Arts & Crafts Association Spring Market (rotating site).
MAY
Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts & Culture Festival (Mesa Verde National Park, CO).
Museum of Northern Arizona Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture (Flagstaff, AZ).
Tesoro Foundation Indian Market & Powwow (Morrison, CO).
JUNE
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Indian Market (Indianapolis, IN).
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival (Oklahoma City, OK).
JULY
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show (Ohkay Owingeh, formerly San Juan Pueblo, NM).
Museum of Northern Arizona Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture (Flagstaff, AZ).
Southern California Indian Center Powwow (Los Angeles, CA).
Tulsa Powwow (Tulsa, OK).
Smoki Museum Summer Navajo Rug and Cowboy & Indian Art Auction (Prescott, AZ).
AUGUST
Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial (Gallup, NM).
Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Festival of Art and Culture (Flagstaff, AZ).
Santa Fe Indian Market (Santa Fe, NM).
Omaha Harvest Powwow (Macy, NE). 402-837-5728
Makah Days (Makah, WA). 360-645-2201
Totah Festival Indian Market & Powwow (Farmington, NM).
Zuni Cultural Arts Expo (Zuni, NM).
SEPTEMBER
Haskell Indian Art Market (Lawrence, KS).
Northern Plains Indian Arts Market (Sioux Falls, SD).
Navajo Nation Fair (Window Rock, AZ).
OCTOBER
Indian Arts & Crafts Association Fall Market (rotating site).
Kansas City Indian Art Market & Cultural Festival (Kansas City, MO).
Hopi Tuhisma Arts & Crafts Market (Kykotsmovi, AZ).
Northern Navajo Fair (Shiprock, NM). 928-871-6330
NOVEMBER
Intertribal Arts Marketplace (Los Angeles, CA).
DECEMBER
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Holiday Art Market (Washington, D.C.).
Christmas Indian Market (Reno, NV). 775-425-3439
Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market (Phoenix, AZ).
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The Indian Market in Santa Fe is truly a unique experience in a unique place. But there is an equally good show just a few day before Indian Market in Santa Fe called the Antique Indian Art Show. Produced by Whitehawk, this show is in it's 31st year of bringing together the country's, actually the world's, top dealers of antique art from tribes across America. Over 125 booths of top quality baskets, pot, beaded items, jewelry, tools, weapons and so much much more, in a fun and lively setting. In 2009 the shows will be at the beautiful new Santa Fe Community Convention Center. For more information visit www.whitehawkshows.com