Visit our Flickr Group, and share your images from this year’s Market
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
With the Market fast approaching, we’d like to get you in the mood with some great photographs from previous years’ Market.
Visitors from the last two years have been sharing their photographs on our Flickr Group, and there are some lovely images there. You can visit the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market’s Flickr Group here.
And of course, if you’re coming this year, we’d love to see your photographs added to the Group too.
Just a quick extra note: to illustrate this blog post we used one of the images from the pool, but got the photographer’s additional permission to post the photograph on this site (which wasn’t hard because it was me). We won’t use any images in the pool without express permission from the photographer. That said, some of the previous images have been so good that we have arranged with the photographer concerned to use them to promote the Market. So there’s a chance you’ll see an image of yours on the side of a bus, if that’s something you’d like.
- David Moore (I look after the Market’s website and contribute some of my photography, too).
UNESCO’s Award of Excellence Program at the Market
Monday, June 14, 2010
UNESCO has been involved with the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market since its inaugural year in 2004 and was the first international agency to recognize the importance of the Market and its impact on the preservation and continuation of traditional arts. This year, UNESCO’s Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries is again providing funding for the Market to promote the Award of Excellence program at the 2010 Market.
The Award of Excellence for Handicrafts Program was established to encourage craft-workers to use traditional skills and materials to ensure the perpetuation of traditional knowledge and preserve cultural diversity, while promoting innovations to keep the products relevant and competitive.
By setting quality standards for handicrafts and raising international awareness, the Award program aims to strengthen the interest for these products, and helps place culture at the core of development. Capacity-building and promotional activities help artisans sustain a more viable livelihood and long-term employment.
Market Featured in ‘O, The Oprah Magazine’
Thursday, June 10, 2010
We’re delighted to announce that the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market is featured in the current (July 2010) issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.
Highlighting the work of seven women artisan groups, the article shows the beauty of their work, and outlines the beneficial impact these groups have on their communities.
Featuring great photographs and a compelling quote from Market Executive Director Charlene Cerny, the coverage is sure to raise awareness of the Market and the featured artisans.
You can read the O Magazine article here, or visit a special section of our website we’ve built to provide more information, including how to purchase directly from these artisans.
Patina Gallery’s Street Side 2010 opening and show to benefit Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
To launch their StreetSide 2010 exhibit, Santa Fe’s Patina Gallery is holding an opening reception that’s also a fundraiser for the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market.
The reception, one of the International Folk Arts Week events, will begin at 5pm on Thursday July 8th, to coincide with the Market’s opening event on the Plaza.
The StreetSide exhibit features travel-themed folk art from the collections of Peggy Gaustad and Stuart Ashman, Barbara and John Berkenfield, Julie Payne and Steve Luckman, and Maureen Russell. All the collectors will be attending the reception.
In addition, a percentage of all gallery sales at Patina from June 1 through July 30 will be donated to the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market (be sure to mention the Market when you purchase).
Or you can support the Market by making an online purchase before August 1.
