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Endless crowds and active buyers mark an exciting 97th annual Santa Fe Indian Market

Huge attendance, gorgeous weather and consistent sales boost the 95th annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market

Morphy Auctions brings more than 600 lots and 75 vendors to its annual Old West show in Las Vegas.

Top Native American painters and sculptors will have works in the upcoming Scottsdale Art Auction.

Renowned jeweler Wes Willie chats with Manitou Galleries in an exclusive interview about his career and interest in turquoise.

2023 Best of Show winner Raynard Scott brings precision to his award-winning jewelry.

Living Treasure Maria Samora creates hand-fabricated, one-of-a-kind jewelry. By John O’Hern

Retrospective of work by Rick Bartow continues nationwide tour at the Institute of American Indian Arts’ Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.

Potters Nancy Youngblood and Russell Sanchez bring their newest works to King Galleries.

A journey through the prolific career of Navajo silversmith Kenneth Begay, known as “the Father of Navajo Jewelry.”

Original designs and stones from Charles Loloma will be the highlights of a unique sale at Santa Fe Art Auction

Development of the Toadlena/Two Grey Hills Weaving Style. By Mark Winter

First interview done by award-winning jeweler Olin Tsingine (Hopi/Navajo), who will be at the Santa Fe Indian Market.

Important pieces from all over the country will be offered at Bonhams’ Native American Art Auction.

A deeper look into the styles of three beadwork artists who are mastering the art form.

The Whitehawk show celebrates 47 years of promoting Native and ethnographic art and objects.

The National Gallery of Art exhibits an unprecedented survey of contemporary Native art.

An important new exhibition at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe shines a bright light on Tony Abeyta and his family.

Shiprock Santa Fe presents an exhibition of clothing and accessories by Lloyd Kiva New, Kenneth Begay and Orlando Dugi

A stunning exhibition of bead art opens at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indiana.

Eiteljorg Museum welcomes back its popular Indian Market and Festival in Indianapolis.

Hindman achieves more than $1.5 million in its fall Arts of the American West auction.

The Cherokee Art Market celebrates 20 years of art excellence in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Allan Houser and Harry Jackson never met, yet their similar careers make for a compelling exhibition in Georgia.

King Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona, will hold its Heard Market Show, Thursday, March 5, focusing on three important Hopi and Hopi-Tewa potters.

Blue Rain Gallery puts on its annual wspotlight of Native art

Contemporary Native artwork takes center stage at new exhibition at the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona.

An exhibit on Navajo textiles is ongoing at Nizhoni Ranch Gallery in Sonoita, Arizona.

Virgil Ortiz debuts new ceramic works at King Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Cowan’s Auctions presents prehistoric through contemporary material during its April 5 sale of American Indian and Western art.

Speaking with Light photography exhibition opens at the Denver Art Museum.

Important sculpture works from the George Terasaki Collection will be offered at Sotheby’s in New York City.

Cherokee Art Market will bring more than 140 artists to show their artwork in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Van Kirke and Helen Nelson Collection of Plains and Plateau Indian Art hits the auction block at Skinner Auctioneers in Boston.

SWAIA offers a slate of events and activities beyond the market on Saturday and Sunday.

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture presents a nuanced view of ancestral pueblo pottery design.

The artwork that hangs in the home of Allan Lokos and Susanna Weiss reflects the meaningful, emotional experiences they’ve had in their lives.

The market is what brings thousands of people to Santa Fe, but SWAIA also offers a variety of exceptional programming.