Events for May. 05, 2018

Since 2011, Syria has been plagued by conflict and civil war leading to a current humanitarian crisis. All over the news, we see images of devastated ruins of what were once thriving cities and cultural centers such as Aleppo, Homs, Kobane, and others; images and stories of unfathomable human suffering. But this is not the only side of Syria. Pointing to the country’s artistic traditions and cultural and religious diversity, the Museum of International Folk Art will display and highlight its collection of Syrian folk art in Lloyd’s Treasure Chest.

Lloyd’s Treasure Chest is named for the gallery’s benefactor, the late Lloyd Cotsen, former CEO of the Neutrogena Corporation. In 1995, Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation donated the Neutrogena Gallery, Lloyd’s Treasure Chest, a state-of-the-art storage facility, and an important collection of international folk art. Lloyd’s Treasure Chest is an open storage concept gallery that allows visitors to view collections objects that are not on view in the museum’s formal exhibitions. In addition to the gallery being a place where visitors can explore the meaning of folk art, collections items are rotated from storage into thematic displays set in the Treasure Chest.

This thematic display, Artistic Heritage: Syrian Folk Art is presented in collaboration with the New Mexico History Museum their upcoming exhibition, Syria: Cultural Patrimony under Threat, opening June 23, 2017.  June 4 is the first Sunday of the month, admission is free for New Mexico residents;  youth 16 and under and members of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation are always free!

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Since 2004, the International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe has hosted more than 900 master folk artists from 95 countries in the world’s largest exhibition and sale of works by master folk artists. Artist earnings have exceeded $28 million and impacted over one million lives in the communities they represent. The Market offers folk artists a respected spot in the global marketplace to gather together and share their handmade traditions and to create economic, social, and individual empowerment, as well as a unique shopping experience for Santa Fe residents and visitors.

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A dazzling array of folk art treasures at bargain prices.

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WHO: Folk Art Committee, Museum of New Mexico Foundation

WHAT: 9th Annual Folk Art Flea

WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art on Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe

WHEN: Saturday, May 5, 2018

ADMISSION: Free “Early Bird” admission to Friends of Folk Art members between 9-10 am. Free public admission between 10 am-3 pm. To become a member for Friends of Folk Art call 505-982-6366x100.

NUMBER TO CALL FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION: 505-476-1201

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