Indigenous Art Market

Thank You

Thanks for making the 2022 Indiginous Art Market such a huge success! Arists were thrilled with the turnout and there was good participation in programming throughout the entire weekend. We'll be back next year and will post 2023 details here when they become available. 

The 2022 Indigenous Art Market featured:

• 35 artists from various tribes selling a diverse mix of mediums
• Robb "Little Owl" Martin playing flute throughout the Museum
• Hourly short dance performances—including Warrior Dance, Hoop Dance, Jingle Dance, and more—by Diné performers from the Utah State University Blanding campus
• Short talks in the community room covering subjects including Navajo basket weaving, the Navajo Creation Story, and the Hoop Dance Story
• An ethnography collections showcase hosted by NHMU scientists and researchers featuring items from the museum’s collection
• Demonstration by Hopi Artist in Residence Jessica Wiarda

About NHMU's Indigenous Art Market

Since 2013, NHMU has hosted an annual Indigenous Art Market that attracts some of the country’s most talented Native American artists to Salt Lake City. More than 25 tribes have been represented over the years, bringing a wonderful diversity of traditional and contemporary Native American art that is available for purchase. Visitors can shop one-of-a-kind jewelry, pottery, sculptures, paintings, beadwork, weavings, and much more—all while learning about tribal traditions from artists working to preserve them. Every year, 100 percent of sales from NHMU's Indigenous Art Market go directly to the artists.