Friends of Folk Art is an educational and social group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation that helps support the outstanding exhibitions and public programs at the Museum of International Folk
Art, and has a great time doing so!

Membership Information: All members must first be members of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, for details on the benefits and options, call 982-6366, ext. 100 or visit the Foundation web site at www.museumfoundation.org».

The cost of a membership is $100 a year for individuals and $150 for two individuals. Memberships run for a year from the date of purchase. Proceeds from the Friends of Folk Art, a fund raising activity of the Folk Art Committee of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation benefit programs of the Museum of International Folk Art.


Friends of Folk Art Member Events 2012-2013

2013

Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Monday February 4, 2013
MOIFA Director Marsha Bol will offer a unique tour of the museum's collection storage areas and spaces usually off limits to the public. Discover how valuable cultural objects are examined, catalogues and preserved and learn about the criteria by which the museum selects items for its collection. Other MOIFA curators will join Dr. Bol in this one-of-a-kind presentation. 10am to Noon. Free!

Tome Hill Journey
Sunday March 24, 2013
After Chimayo, the most spiritual place of the Indo-Hispano peoples in New Mexico is Tome Hill, located along the Camino Real south of Albuquerque. Every Good Friday, thousands make the pilgrimage to the top of this volcanic hill etched with petroglyphs. Photographer and author Dr. Miguel Gandert will guide is on an enlightening exploration of this important sacred site. Round trip bus transportation and lunch included. Full day. $

5th Annual Folk Art Flea Market»
Saturday May 4, 2013
Friends of Folk Art members are admitted at 9AM, (the public will be admitted at 10AM) for first pick shopping! A very specialized sale, not your usual Flea Market! In order to continue and increase community support for The Museum of International Folk Art, the Friends of Folk Art are organizing our community-wide Folk Art Flea Market!

To make arrangements to donate, please call the Folk Art Flea Market Hotline (505) 476-1201.

WPA Tour of Albuquerque
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Maria Martinez, John Gaw Meem and Gustave Baumann were among the 100 New Mexico artists who participated in the Federal Art Project of the WPA. National Hispanic Cultural Center Visual Arts Director Dr. Tey Marianna Nunn takes us on a fascinating journey to view Depression era art and architecture around Albuquerque. Following lunch, Dr. Nunn will open NHCC archives for a private look at it's collection of sculptures by famed WPA artist, Patrocinio Barela. Round trip bus transportation and lunch included. Full Day$

Friends of Folk Art Member Events 2012

Collectors' Home Tour & Membership Event
Sunday September 16, 2012
Encourage your friends to become a Friend of Folk Art member and bring them to our annual membership event. This "double header" afternoon begins with home tours of two noted Santa Fe folk art collectors. Then we gather for a party at the fabulous Santa Fe studio of kinetic metal sculptor, Frederick Prescott». Savory hors'd'oeuvres, drinks and music in the 'wild" setting will jump start our 2012-13 season. 2-5PM Free.

Atlanta Folk Art & Antique Lover's Tour
November 7-12, 2012
Participants will tour beautiful museums, eccentric collections and the internationally famous Slotkin Folk Art Auction». Highlights include Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, potter Charlie Crocker's studio; the Southern Folk Art Pottery Museum; the High Museum and Scott's Antique Show. For price and other details visit the Museum of New Mexico Foundation»

Celebrate New World Cuisine
Monday December 10, 2012
Drinking mate is a social occasion in South America. Learn the secrets of yerba mate tradition and ritual from MOIFA curator Nicolasa Chavez. After a private tour of the New World Cuisine exhibition, enjoy a "muy sabrosa" sampling of traditional cuisine prepared by an acclaimed local chef, paired with wines from New Mexico vineyards. 5-7pm $. (Photo: La Chocolatera /Chocolate Storage Jar by Camilla Trujillo and Rene Zamora, Santa Fe, NM, 2008, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art (FA.2008.33.1a,b)

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