Events

There’s always something exciting happening at the Museum of International Folk Art! Join us for our many programs listed below.

Free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum

Join us on Sunday July 12th at 10 am for our free virtual Family Mornings at Folk Art Museum featuring Grab-and-Go Art Kits and a Zoom program.  The July theme is “My Favorite Animals”.  The Zoom program will include Story Time and ‘Show-and-Tell’ Time for the children to share their Art. By registering, you are consenting to your child being on camera and audio throughout the duration of the program.   

Grab-and-Go Kits will be available for pick up prior to the day of the Zoom meeting. Please register in advance to receive the art kit, which will include instructions and supplies for the project. Supplies are limited, and kits are only available as they last. 

To register for the Grab-n-Go Kits or the Family Morning Zoom meeting, or both, fill out the registration form here:  https://forms.gle/2bfdctPgaX5XPCaP8

We will email the login link and password for the Zoom meeting.   Please share the program information with friends and family, but each family participant must register individually to participate in the zoom meeting.

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Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm
Family

Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm

July 23, 2020
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Make your own Amate painting!  Arts Alive activity kits provided by MOIFA will be available on Thursday (7/23) & Saturday (7/25) at the Southside Library through curbside pick-up (noon-5:30pm) while supplies last.​

While the museum is closed, we invite you to explore and learn with our Folk Art Lesson plans and fun and creative DIY art projects for families and teachers! Find all our Online Resources here!

About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. For many visitors, fascination with folk art begins upon seeing the whimsical toys and traditional objects within the Girard Collection. For others, the international textiles, ceramics, carvings and other cultural treasures in the Neutrogena Collection provide the allure.  The museum’s historic and contemporary Latino and Hispano folk art collections, spanning the Spanish Colonial period to modern-day New Mexico, reflect how artists respond to their time and place in ways both delightful and sobering. In 2010, the museum opened the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience, where exhibitions encourage visitors to exchange ideas on complex issues of human rights and social justice.

 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. (505) 476-1200.

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Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm
Family

Arts Alive kits at the Southside Library 12-5:30 pm

July 25, 2020
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Make your own Amate painting!  Arts Alive activity kits provided by MOIFA will be available on Thursday (7/23) & Saturday (7/25) at the Southside Library through curbside pick-up (noon-5:30pm) while supplies last.​

While the museum is closed, we invite you to explore and learn with our Folk Art Lesson plans and fun and creative DIY art projects for families and teachers! Find all our Online Resources here!

About the Museum of International Folk Art: http://www.internationalfolkart.org/

Founded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to foster understanding of the traditional arts to illuminate human creativity and shape a humane world. The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. For many visitors, fascination with folk art begins upon seeing the whimsical toys and traditional objects within the Girard Collection. For others, the international textiles, ceramics, carvings and other cultural treasures in the Neutrogena Collection provide the allure.  The museum’s historic and contemporary Latino and Hispano folk art collections, spanning the Spanish Colonial period to modern-day New Mexico, reflect how artists respond to their time and place in ways both delightful and sobering. In 2010, the museum opened the Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn Gallery of Conscience, where exhibitions encourage visitors to exchange ideas on complex issues of human rights and social justice.

 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. (505) 476-1200.

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Invite a Virtual MOIFA Educator to Your Summer Camp!

Ongoing- Any time through the summer

Hey Camp Counselors, Youth Group Leaders, and Teachers! Visit this link to invite a MOIFA educator to give your summer camp a virtual visit on a fun folk art topics from around the world: https://bit.ly/Invite-an-educator . 

MOIFA, along Department of Cultural Affairs educators, are available for virtual visits covering a variety of fun and engaging topics. These can include hands-on art activities and projects for your online summer programs. Discover the origins of folk art traditions from all over the world and make your own.

Or... find out about traditional sheep herding. Uncover what an archaeologist does. Learn how women won the right to vote in Spanish-speaking countries. Explore the diversity of southwest pottery, textiles, paintings, and jewelry. Discover the history of airships and build your own blimp.  Here is a full list of available programs: https://tinyurl.com/y8to2wm8

Please share this with New Mexico camps and teachers you know! Ongoing Throughout the Summer.

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