My earliest memories of appreciating the handmade came perhaps from a visit to the house of my neighbor and friend, Rigoberto Garcia Espinoza in the town of Matanzas, Cuba where I spent my childhood. Rigoberto lived in a house that his father had built along with his mother and ten siblings. The house was made […]
Being of Greek descent, I always had a taste for the exotic, and a passion for ancient cultures and antiquities. Grandmothers created handmade lace, and embroidered, and crocheted, in traditions they brought over from the “old “ country, having left the Peloponnesus around 1915. This early exposure to Folk art, and the memory of the […]
Over 40 years ago, I set off for a two year MFA program in ceramics in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I had never been to Mexico and I didn’t speak Spanish. Those two years would be transformational and inform who I am today. I had begun working in clay in California in the mid-’70s […]
I shacked up with a Minimalist architect 25 years ago. We’re still debating every aesthetic decision on a daily basis, and what we live with is an extended dialogue between our definitions of beauty. The shapes and hues and patterns and materials and meanings are words. Their adjacencies form phrases and sentences. Every room is […]
Frank Leto and his band PANdemonium will play a free
concert at the Santa Fe Plaza on the evening of
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Santa Fe, New Mexico—Celebrated musician Frank Leto and his band PANdemonium will perform a free concert at the Santa Fe Plaza during the International Folk Art Market’s Community Celebration and Artist Procession on Thursday, […]
Nurturing New Generations of Cultural Leaders and Peacemakers
NDABA MANDELA, GLOBAL PEACE ACTIVIST AND GRANDSON OF
NELSON MANDELA, SERVES AS HONORARY CHAIR OF 2019
INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MARKET SANTA FE
Mandela to be Featured Speaker at the One World Awards and Community Events
Santa Fe, New Mexico—Ndaba Mandela, world renowned author, speaker, and entrepreneur will join the world in Santa […]
July 14, 2019 • 9:00am through 5:00pm
Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico — In today’s world of mass-produced consumer goods, International Folk Art Market artists exemplify the values of local sourcing, supply-chain integrity and community integration in their respective home countries.
The Market celebrates these artists’ conscientious creative practices on the final […]
International Folk Art Market Honors Museum Partners
Santa Fe, New Mexico—When the 16 th Annual Santa Fe International Folk Art Market takes the stage on Museum Hill July 12–14, five outstanding local cultural institutions that preserve and promote folk art traditions as part of their missions will have a place of honor alongside the more than 150 international […]
IFAM Volunteer News – May 15, 2019
The innovative business development programs, now in their fifteenth year, respond to the needs of master folk artists as they navigate the challenges of the new global marketplace
Santa Fe, New Mexico— As part of its ongoing mission to promote the global artist economy through education and sustainable business development, the International Folk Art Market (IFAM) […]
For Immediate Release: Stuart Ashman took the helm of the Sana Fe International Folk Art Market in January, bringing decades of wide-ranging leadership experience in the arts and cultural affairs and a personal connection to both folk art traditions and the people who bring them to life in the 21 st century. “I look forward […]
STUART ASHMAN
Chief Executive Officer,
International Folk Art Market
Stuart Ashman, is a cultural ambassador who has worked in the arts for over 30 years. He was raised in Matanzas and Havana, Cuba before his family relocated to New York where he attended the City University of New York receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography and […]
AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MARKET SANTA FE RETURNS IN 2019
Children Meet Artists, Learn About Other Cultures, and Enjoy Spectacular Folk Art—All for Free
Santa Fe, New Mexico—Kids can receive a personal “Passport” and virtually travel the world this summer, thanks to a special program at the 2019 International Folk Art Market Santa Fe. Children attending […]
