Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The 2010 Market Artists. Photo by Marc Romanelli

Hello Market Supporters,

Wow! There is so much to say and to tell you now that the 2010 Market is over, but I thought I should at least share some highlights with you.

This year’s Market saw some wonderful new developments and great success “by the numbers” (these are preliminary figures and subject to change):

• Collectively, artist sales totaled over $2 million, a 7% increase over last year
• Attendance is estimated at nearly 25,000, a increase of 6.1%

This year, for the first time, we inaugurated “International Folk Arts Week” in collaboration with the Museum of International Folk Art and many businesses around town.

The week kicked-off with a July 4th opening of a new exhibition Empowering Women: Artisan Cooperatives that Transform Communities.  An exciting panel discussion that day gave voice to women cooperative leaders from places a diverse as Kenya, India and Peru.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Artists from the Sultanate of Oman at the opening of the Empowering Women Exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art. Photo: Laura Chippeaux

The artists have begun to arrive. . .

From Swaziland, Peru, the Sultanate of Oman, Kenya, Nepal, and more.

Artists from across the globe are on their way to the Folk Art Market. 

Don’t miss this unique experience!

Tickets for the Market are still available for purchase.

We hope to see you there, July 9-11!