Indian Market Week, August 12- 18, is a week long celebration of Native arts and culture. The Santa Fe Indian Market is a 92-year-old Native art market. Unrivaled in prestige and size, the Native arts market is also the largest cultural event in the southwest. Over 1,100 Native artists from the U.S. and Canada sell their artwork.

There are many paths to appreciating a city: art, culture, and dining and recreational activities. Indian Market is a perfect opportunity to personally meet and celebrate with the artists. Art aficionados should include the Best of Ceremony and Luncheon on August 16. Collectors may develop a life long friendship with the artists.

The Santa Fe Indian Market is located in the heart of Santa Fe, on its historic plaza. The Indian Market covers 14 downtown city blocks with over 600 artist booths. Ten types of art in both traditional and contemporary forms: Jewelry, Pottery, Sculpture, Textiles, Paintings, Wooden Carvings (Kachinas), Bead Work, Baskets and Diverse Arts, which encompass a variety of items including drums, bows and arrows, cradle boards.

Ronald Chee Artist who shows at the Market

The artists are Native/Indigenous people from over 130 U.S. Federally recognized tribes and First Nations’ Tribes (Canada). It’s not unusual to meet generations of families exhibiting their work. The Indian Market is a direct reflection of the lives of Native people and the communities they represent; their artwork is the universal language, which speaks and becomes a part of our lives.