20th Annual Native Treasures Art Market

20th Annual Native Treasure Art Market | Memorial Day Weekend

• Early-Access Night Market - Friday, May 24 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm (Tickets $100/person)
• Art Market - Saturday, May 25 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Tickets $5/person)
• Art Market - Sunday, May 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Tickets $5/person)

Each year, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture selects hundreds of Native artists to participate in the annual art market at the Santa Fe Convention Center. This year’s market will highlight a diverse array of artists showcasing jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, fashion, beadwork, textiles and more. Participating artists keep 100% of their sales. The market will also feature Museum of Indian Arts and Culture educational activities for all ages. Children under 18 admitted for free. 100% of ticket proceeds are donated to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture to support their educational programs and exhibitions.

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Native Treasure Night Market

Friday, May 24, 2024 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Join us for a special market event benefiting the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture featuring refreshments, live music and early-access shopping.

The Friday Night Market will include an award ceremony honoring the incoming 2024 MIAC Living Treasure , Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo), outgoing 2023 MIAC Living Treasure, Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo), and 2024 MIAC Legacy Award recipient Martha Arquero (Cochiti Pueblo). The ceremony will be followed by early access shopping until 8 p.m. All participating market artists will be in attendance selling their artwork.

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2024 Native Treasures Art Market Sponsorships

Event sponsors are integral support for the market, ensuring artists and visitors alike enjoy a high-quality experience. Sponsors are offered a number of benefits, including complimentary tickets to market events, special recognition in event marketing and invitations to a VIP Living Treasure party. For more information about sponsorship opportunities and levels visit: museumfoundation.org/native-treasures.

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Free Sunday Admission for Members

Active Museum of New Mexico Foundation Members receive free admission to the art market on Sunday, May 26. Registration and Membership ID# required. Not a member yet? Sign up here.

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2024 MIAC Living Treasure and Legacy Award Recipients

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture (MIAC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Living Treasure and Legacy Awards. These awards are part of the annual MIAC Native Treasures Art Market and honor Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture.

Patricia Michaels (Taos Pueblo) is the 2024 recipient of the MIAC Living Treasure award.

Michaels is known for her haute couture designs. Growing up in New Mexico, she was surrounded by beauty—in culture, landscape, and art, all of which influenced her design aesthetic. She became widely known through participation in the Emmy Award-winning season 11 of “Project Runway” in 2012. Based in Taos, her career as a designer has taken her to faraway places like New York and Paris. In June 2023, she dressed actress Tantoo Cardinal for the Cannes Film Festival to premiere “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Michaels will be celebrated with a solo exhibition in the spring of 2024.

Martha Arquero (Cochiti Pueblo) is the 2024 recipient of the Native Treasures Legacy Award. Arquero has been creating clay sculptures since the 1960s. She was inspired to continue the family tradition of clay sculpting by her mother, Damacia Cordero. She continues to use traditional methods: gathering and processing her own clay, using plant and mineral pigments to paint, and firing outdoors. Arquero specializes in handmade Cochiti figures, nativities, animal, and traditional storytellers. However, her unique whimsical style and divergence into characters like the superheroes Wonder Woman and Spiderman propel the tradition of Cochiti figures into the 21st century like no other artist. Her artworks are a special combination few artists achieve, carrying forward an art form that emerged in the 19th century to our present.

Both awards are part of the annual Native Treasures Art Market and honor Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture.