Shiprock Santa Fe Gallery Announces Concorso Fundraising Event to Benefit The Santa Fe Children’s Museum
Santa Fe, New Mexico (PRWEB) September 12, 2014 -- Shiprock Santa Fe gallery announces its sponsorship of the Santa Fe Concorso automotive event and a merchandise donation to raise funds for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. Shiprock Santa Fe will host a breakfast event for Santa Fe Concorso drivers at the gallery, and during the function, hold a raffle for a piece of jewelry by award-winning Navajo artist Cody Sanderson. The proceeds will be donated to the Santa Fe Children’s Museum.
“We are excited to host these drivers who are bringing their rare, one-of-a-kind cars to Santa Fe,” says Jamie Way, Director of the Shiprock Santa Fe gallery, which specializes in rare Navajo textiles, jewelry, pottery and Mid-Century Modern furniture. “In addition, we’re happy to announce we will be supporting the Santa Fe Children’s Museum by donating an item by Cody Sanderson, a Navajo jeweler who has won awards for his work from the Santa Fe Indian Market.
“We are grateful to Shiprock Santa Fe gallery for this generous donation,” stated Shannon Martin Roberts, Executive Director of the Santa Fe Children’s Museum. “The proceeds from the auction will be placed in the fund supporting field trips for area students. We anticipate that the Concorso event will help draw in more visitors to Santa Fe. They have also supported the Children’s Museum in the past as well as this year. We are excited to be supported by both organizations.”
“We appreciate Shiprock Santa Fe fueling up our drivers with breakfast before they embark on their Mountain Tour, and it is great that they are fundraising for the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, which we sponsor along with other youth organizations,” says Dennis Little, President of Santa Fe Concorso.
Santa Fe Concorso, the Southwest’s premier automotive gathering, will bring legends of racing, legendary cars, and a Packard-driving 104-year-old, Margaret Dunning, to Santa Fe for several events. Shiprock Santa Fe’s Saturday, September 27 breakfast will be followed by the Mountain Tour, taking drivers down to the town of Cerrillos and back to The Club at Las Campanas for events on Sunday, September 28th. The Santa Fe Concorso organization, a non-profit, benefits youth organizations of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County; the Santa Fe Children’s Museum is also a beneficiary of their successful event.
ABOUT SHIPROCK SANTA FE GALLERY
Founded in 2006, Shiprock Santa Fe gallery is the capstone creation for fifth generation trading post owner Jed Foutz. Raised on the Navajo Reservation, Foutz has a studied eye and impeccable aesthetic that gives Shiprock Santa Fe both a vintage and modern appeal that attracts top fashion buyers, designers, filmmakers, and renowned art collectors. Mixing Mid Century Modern design with antique and contemporary Native art, Shiprock Santa Fe gallery has become a resource for internationally known artists and designers. The gallery features a considerable inventory of historic Navajo textiles and turn of the century silver and turquoise jewelry, as well as the work of some of the most well known artists in contemporary Native art. Foutz has carefully cultivated a collection of pieces ranging from vintage furnishings by George Nakashima, vintage and contemporary pottery, basketry, fine art, and eclectic finds from Jed’s world travels. Shiprock Santa Fe’s knowledgeable staff is well versed in the material and provides both acquisition and appraisal services, working with clients looking to acquire a single collectible or build corporate or personal collections. For more information, please visit https://www.shiprocksantafe.com/.
ABOUT SANTA FE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
Founded in 1985, The Santa Fe Children’s Museum builds upon a child's natural sense of joy and discovery by cultivating habits of inquiry in the arts, sciences, and humanities. As one of the top children’s destinations in Santa Fe, the Museum hosts over 80,000 visitors per year, including 10,000 school children on field trips. The museum also offers one of the largest teen employment, internship and volunteer opportunities in New Mexico. As an educational institution, the Museum provides leadership on issues concerning children. Through its exhibits, programs, staffing, and governance, the museum recognizes and reflects its community’s economic, ethnic, and cultural diversity. The Santa Fe Children’s Museum is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. For more information please visit http://www.santafechildrensmuseum.org/.
ABOUT SANTA FE CONCORSO
The Santa Fe Concorso, the Southwest’s premier automotive gathering, is held annually on the grounds at The Club at Las Campanas. The Santa Fe Concorso, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, celebrates its fifth year anniversary this September. The Indy 500 racing legends Al Unser, Sr. and Al Unser, Jr., Parnelli Jones, Johnny Rutherford and Eddie Cheever, Jr. are among our special guests this year. The success of The Santa Fe Concorso directly benefits youth organizations of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County.
Alexandra Pratt, JLH Media, http://www.jlhmedia.com, +1 505 310 2489, [email protected]
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