Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market NEWS 2022

Native American Artists Resource Collection, Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives

The Native American Artists Resource Collection is a cornerstone of the Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives with more than 25,000 Native American artist files. The collection and online version are the largest of its kind, offering information on Native American artists, performers and writers. The collection contains selected biographical information found in 300 linear feet of physical files. Materials collected include business cards, journal and newspaper articles, photographs, digital files, resumes, exhibition catalogs, correspondence, documented interviews and gallery announcements, to name a few.

Each file also includes an artist biography report that provides basic biographical information, a list of the artist’s exhibitions, fairs and markets, awards and prizes, and citations to published resources about the artist based upon library holdings. The report also indicates if the artist is represented in the object collections of the Heard Museum.

With the generosity of artists and donors combined with the hard work and dedication of volunteers and museum staff, this premier resource has documented the great artistic achievements of Native American artists for more than 40 years. Visit the archives at www.heard.org/library/naarc..

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Call to Native American Artists from the Billie Jane Baguley Library and Archives

Supported by Native American artists, the Artists Resource Collection is continually expanding with new information and new names. Artists are the best source for accurate information. To ensure the continued growth and quality of the Artists Resource Collection, artists and their galleries are encouraged to include the library and archives on their distribution and mailing lists. In addition, the archives seek resumes, photographs of artwork and copies of printed materials concerning artists or their work. A questionnaire for Native artists may be downloaded at heard.org/library/naarc. The guild and museum thank artists for their participation in this project.

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Right: Jamie Okuma’s Best of Show piece, Common Ground: Culture Isn’t Black and White, at the 2020 Indian Fair & Market Juried Competition. Far right: Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock) stands next to Common Ground: Culture Isn’t Black and White.

Announcing the $25,000 Best of Show Award

The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market announces the 2022 Best of Show Award of $25,000, an increase of $10,000 over 2021. The award is co-sponsored by Howard R. and Joy M. Berlin, Kristine and Leland W. Peterson, the Head Family and Sharron Lewis. Sharron Lewis and Leland Peterson are also members of the Guild. The Head Family are museum members from Minneapolis. The guild thanks the Berlins, Petersons, Heads and Sharron Lewis for their generous support of the Indian Fair & Market and its outstanding artists.

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The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market has been an arts and cultural staple in Arizona for more than 60 years.

Wanted: Heard Museum Guides

The Heard Museum houses some of the finest American Indian art in the world. The art represents extraordinary creative vision and talent. Beyond the art lay unique stories of creative people, their land and culture. Those intrigued by what they see at the Heard Museum can join the Las Guias class and become a guide. After graduating from the program, guides will usher visitors from around the world through the museum’s exhibitions. Anyone interested in learning more about becoming a guide can visit www.heardguild.org, explore the video “Learn About Our Las Guias Training Program” and follow directions to apply. Guests can also register at the Las Guias table at the fair, or by emailing educationcoordinator@heardguild.org.

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Heard visitors mingle and browse artworks.

About the Guild

Heard Museum Guild volunteers actively engage in all aspects of museum life to support the mission of the Heard Museum by promoting, interpreting and advancing American Indian art. This dynamic and talented group leads gallery tours, promotes sales in the museum gift shop and bookstore, greets and assists museum visitors, conducts research in the library, designs educational programs, supports Heard Museum internships through the sale of student art merchandise, and plans and implements special events and projects such as the annual Indian Fair & Market and Youth Art Show & Sale.

Guild members take advantage of a robust calendar of events including lectures, training sessions, tours of local galleries and places of interest, exclusive multi-day trips and more. In addition, guild meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month, and the guild newsletter, Happening Now, is published bi-weekly.

Volunteer roles and schedules are flexible to meet the demands of busy lives. For more information on the Heard Museum Guild, visit www.heardguild.org.

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Fair History

May of 1959 marked the first Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market. The fair provided a place for American Indian artists to display and sell their work and interact directly with the public. Artists Bruce Timeche (Hopi), Charles Loloma (Hopi), Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee) and Lucy Lewis (Pima) participated. Senator Barry Goldwater served as master of ceremonies.

The first All-Indian Arts & Crafts Exhibit was held from 1968 to 1984 and later restructured to become a juried competition as part of the Fair & Market. In 2022, the juried competition will award close to $100,00 in prize money, the highest in the history of the fair. —