Events for Nov. 10, 2024

Atrium + Vernick Auditorium

YOU are invited to join The Friends of Folk Art at the Annual FOFA Members Gathering and 32nd Birthday Celebration on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

• 2:00 p.m. Presentations
• 3:30 p.m. Refreshments & Socializing
• *Optional Docent-Led Tours at 1:00 p.m.Featuring….Charlie Lockwood on MOIFA’s present and future, Marsha MacDowell and C. Kurt Dewhurst on South African Traditional Arts and of course, birthday cake.The Friends of Folk Art are pleased to host a special presentation by Drs. C. Kurt Dewhurst and Marsha MacDowell. Their talk is entitled Ubuntu and Craft Art in South Africa: Museums and Communities Connect. Dewhurst and MacDowell will draw primarily from three projects with which they have had primary roles and all represent community/museum partnerships: The Quilt Index and Quilt Art of South Africa, the Siyazama Project (Traditional Arts, AIDS, and Education in South Africa), and the South African Bill of Rights print portfolio.

All Friends of Folk Art members will receive an invitation in their email and are welcome to bring friends and guests to this event. For information on joining FOFA, a membership group of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, please click here.

For questions, please email friendsoffolkart@gmail.com.

Ofrenda Installation by Local Artist Stephanie Riggs 

Her beautifully crafted altar will offer a space for reflection and connection, honoring the lives of those who have passed. Visitors can view the intricate artwork and learn more about the significance of ofrendas in Día de los Muertos, which serve as a way to welcome spirits back to the world of the living with love, food, and cherished memories.

Be sure to visit and be captivited by this year Ofrenda Installation!