Ensuring Artistic Excellence: SWAIA to Award over $110,000 to Native Artists at the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market
Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) July 12, 2013 -- Artists who are part of the Santa Fe Indian Market hold a unique position in the art world. With over $110,000 dollars in prize money to award at the 2013 Santa Fe Indian Market, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) will effect economic and professional change in the lives of myriad Native artists. Through the generous donations of numerous SWAIA members and supporters, SWAIA award winners will receive generous monetary payments that allow them to further explore their artistic processes and media. In doing so, these artists will continue to expand the parameters of Native American art.
Known for its high aesthetic and craftsmanship standards and award-winning art, SWAIA draws the most prestigious of Native artists to the annual Santa Fe Indian Market. This esteemed group, which includes such sensations as Jamie Okuma, Jeremy Frey, Roxanne Swentzell, and Virgil Ortiz, instills the definition of Native art with innovation, creativity, and dedication – qualities that demand recognition from SWAIA and its supporters. The awards given to SWAIA artists have a tangible outcome: beautiful artwork, redefined artistic boundaries, and a continually supportive platform for Native artists.
If you would like to contribute to this important awards program, please contact SWAIA at 505-983-5220.
For more information on SWAIA and the Santa Fe Indian Market, visit http://www.santafeindianmarket.com.
About SWAIA
SWAIA is an advocate for Native American arts and cultures and creates economic and cultural opportunities for Native American artists by producing and promoting Santa Fe Indian Market Week™, the finest Native American art and cultural event in the world; cultivating excellence and innovation across traditional and non-traditional art forms; and developing programs and events that support, promote, and honor Native artists year-round.
SWAIA is a non-profit organization, and keeps no portion of the sales made by artists during Santa Fe Indian Market Week™.
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Tailinh Agoyo, Southwestern Association For Indian Arts, http://www.santafeindianmarket.com, 505.983.5220 229, [email protected]
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