| International
Folk Arts Week
July 2011 Sunday July 3, 2011
2-4PM
Gallery
of Conscience Exhibition Opening
The Arts of Survival:
Folk Expression
in the Face of Natural Disaster explores how folk artists have helped
their communities recover from four recent natural disasters: the Haitian Earthquake;
Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast; floods in Pakistan; and the volcanic
eruption of Mt. Merapi in Indonesia. The opening reception includes a panel discussion
with artists, and is part of International Folk Arts Week, a week of events and
special programs throughout Santa Fe that culminates with the Santa
Fe International Folk Art Market July 8-10, 2011.» Photo: Sisme
(earthquake) 2010 by Evelyne Alcide, Port Au Prince, Haiti. Satin, plastic, glass.
Cotton thread, 37" x 49.5"
 The
Arts of Survival features monumental artifacts, poetry, spoken word, along
with video and photographic documents that reveal the many ways in which a country's
traditional arts and artists provide comfort, council, prayer, beauty, resources
and hope to rebuild and renew. As tragic events are retold through works of art,
such as carnival masks, scrolls, paintings, or vodou flags, the events and the
pain they brought is made more manageable. When the force of the Earth breaks
the world into pieces, the pieces can be collected and sold to bring an artist
a step closer to economic recovery. Exhibition curator Dr. Suzanne Seriff said;
"The Arts of Survival provides a window to the many ways contemporary folk
artists use what they know best to respond to natural disaster with vision, perseverance,
dignity and imagination-even in the midst of political infighting, infrastructural
log jams, and environmental after affects. Through this experience, they learn
that the most fundamental power is the indomitable spirit of mankind."
The Arts of Survival: Folk Expression in the Face of Natural Disaster
is the second installation in the Museum of International Folk Art's Gallery of
Conscience, and will close May 6, 2012.
Opening events include:
2pm- Kojiro Umezaki performs Kogarashi by Nakao Tozan on shakuhachi
flute, followed by a panel Discussion Moderated by Dr. Suzanne Seriff, Exhibition
Curator with Gurupada
Chitrakar», Bengali Scroll Painter & Bina Shahani, Translator, Tri
Suwarno», Javanese Shadow Puppet Maker, Joe
Minter», Alabama Artist, Beatriz
"Soco" Ocampo», New Orleans Quilter, Pascale Faublas, ADASE
representative (Haitian co-op),
Mireille Delismé», Haitian Artist with Translator Mireille Bernardin,
Representatives from Poetic
Threads of Pakistan» S. Mansoor Badshah, Ralli Quilter and Translator,
Naina Sudhumal Valasai, and translator Surendar Sadhumal Valasai.
Monday
July 4, 2011
1-4PM
Celebrate American Independence, and the American
Art of Resilience with New Orleans music by Pollo Frito, and Artist Demonstrations
from New Orleans and the American South. By Museum admission.
Tuesday July
5, 2011
8:30-10AM
Breakfast with the Curators
Tour collections with
Curator of Latin American collections Barbara Mauldin, Ph.D. and Haitian artists.
$20.00 for Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, $25.00 for non members. Call
476-1207 for reservations.
Tuesday July
5, 2011
1-4PM
Artist demonstrations and Hands-on projects for ages 3 to
103, sequined flags and carnival masks.
Wednesday
July 6, 2011
8:30-10AM
Breakfast with the Curators
Tour collections
with Curator of Asian and Middle Eastern Collections, Felicia Katz-Harris, and
Asian artists. $20.00 for Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, $25.00 for
non members. Call 476-1207 for reservations. Part of International Folk Arts Week.
1-4PM- Artist demonstrations and hands-on
projects for ages 3 to 103, Narrative Scrolls and Shadow
Puppets. No advance registration or participation fees.
Thursday July 7, 2011
8:30-10AM Breakfast with the Curators.
Tour collections with Dr. Bobbie Sumberg, Curator of Textiles and Costume, and
Representatives from Pakistan Quilt. Part of International Folk Arts Week.
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July-8-11, 2011
Parking lots are tented -
NO PARKING ZONES ENFORCED
Use FREE Park and Ride Shuttles!
Friday July 8, 2011
7:30AM to 5:30 PM
FREE parking and Visitor Shuttle from the First Baptist
Chirch at Camino Lejo and Old Santa Fe Trail.
Advance tickets available at all Museum of New Mexico
Foundation Gift Shops, Los Alamos National Bank locations
and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
Tickets by phone long distance call toll free 1-888-670-3655,
or 984-0799 within the 505 area code. On-line tickets at
Santa
Fe International Folk Art Market» Photo:
2008 Folk Art Market, Photo © Bob Smith, A Polished
Eye).
Friday evening opening and Saturday & Sunday
FREE Park & Ride Shuttles at TWO locations
(click map images to enlarge):
The PERA LOT at New Mexico State Capitol-
Old Santa Fe Trail & Paseo de Peralta
OR
South Capital Transit Center, behind the
New Mexico Department of Transportation
at Cordova & Cerrillos Roads
 Friday,
July 8, 2011
6:30 to 9:00PM
Market Opening and Party with Shopping , dancing, international
music, food and drink Artist booths will be open, lighted,
and ready for sales! Tickets are $125.00 per person, $75.00
of the ticket price is tax deductible! Advance tickets available
at all Museum of New Mexico Foundation Gift Shops, Los Alamos
National Bank locations and the National Hispanic Cultural
Center in Albuquerque, and on-line Santa
Fe International Folk Art Market»
 Saturday
July 9, 2011
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market»
Early Bird 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Tickets are $50.00, and include all day Saturday Market
admission. Parking and Free Shuttles on Market Weekend Ticket
includes entrance to the Museum of International Folk Art,
the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the the Wheelwright
Museum of the American Indian. Take the train! New
Mexico Rail Runner».
Regular Market 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
($15 in advance, $20.00 at the gate)Ticket includes entrance
to the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian
Arts and Culture, and the the Wheelwright Museum of the
American Indian. Explore the market, international foods,
entertainment
11AM- music & dance workshop West
African High Life Band»
Noon- Gallery talk, Dr. Susie Seriff, Curator
of The Arts of Survival exhibition and exhibition
artists
2PM Gallery talk, Dr. Susie Seriff, Curator of The
Arts of Survival exhibition and exhibition artists.
2PM-Booksigning with Stacey Edgar, author of Global
Girlfriends»
Book store, Museum of International Folk Art
3PM- music & dance workshop with Al Najoom Troupe
Traditional Music and Dance from the Ja'alan Bani Bu Ali
region of Oman
 Sunday
July 10, 2011
Santa Fe International
Folk Art Market Family
Day
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adult tickets are $10.00 at the gate, or
$5.00 in advance for adults, youth 16 and under are free! All tickets include
admission to the Museum of International Folk Art, The Wheelwright Museum of the
American Indian, and the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. (Photo, left:
Vietnamese Lion Dancers entertain the crowd at the 2008 Santa Fe Intentional Folk
Art Market, Photo © Bob Smith, a Polished Eye) Visit folkartmarket.org»
for more information.
11am-Gallery talk, Dr. Susie Seriff,
Curator of The Arts of Survival exhibition and exhibition artists.
2PM-
Gallery talk, Dr. Susie Seriff, Curator of The Arts of Survival
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