Southwestern Association for Indian Arts

Over the past century, the American Indian art world has been significantly shaped and sustained by Santa Fe’s Indian market and tourist industry. The market provides income to artists and their families while serving as a vehicle that connects Native and non-Native worlds through the interactions it fosters. Indian Market has evolved out of years of these mutually influential interactions as artists react to collectors’ demands and collectors react to artists’ works.

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Over the past century, the American Indian art world has been significantly shaped and sustained by Santa Fe’s Indian market and tourist industry. The market provides income to artists and their families while serving as a vehicle that connects Native and non-Native worlds through the interactions it fosters. Indian Market has evolved out of years of these mutually influential interactions as artists react to collectors’ demands and collectors react to artists’ works.

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