Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art White River State Park | June 25-26, 2022 | Indianapolis, IN

Culture and Craft

Artists from across the United States and Canada gather at the 30th annual Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival

The Eiteljorg Indian Market and Festival returns to a live, in-person format for the first time since 2019, just in time to celebrate the annual event’s 30th anniversary. From June 25 to 26, nearly 150 Native American artists representing 60 tribal nations across the United States and Canada will gather at the Eiteljorg Museum to show and sell a diverse array of jewelry, pottery, paintings, beadwork, basketry, weavings, carvings and more.

Monty Claw (Navajo), Courtship

Indian Market and Festival provides an opportunity for market-goers to meet the artists and learn about their work, process and culture firsthand in an intimate setting.

“Our hospitality and going above and beyond to make sure all of our artists and their families feel welcome is one of the aspects that make this festival special,” says Brandi Crocker, the museum’s manager of special events and artist engagement. “I am most looking forward to seeing everyone again—the artists as well as the patrons—and reconnecting after the time we have not been able to be together.”

DG House (Cherokee of northeast Alabama), As We Walk, oil on canvas, 2021This year the museum will honor those artists that have been participating in the festival for 15-plus years—including the five individuals who have attended for all 30.

J.J. Otero (Navajo/Hopi), Blue Moon Stamp Sampler Cuff

The event also coincides with the grand re-opening of the museum’s reimagined Native American Galleries and Expressions of Life: Native Art in North America, which feature the work of many artists with a presence in the market, adding yet another contextual layer to the experience.

Le’Ana Asher (Anishinaabe/Ojibwe), Elk Tooth Dancer Dream