The Flavors of Santa Fe



                                  

   Santa Fe Arts and Culture

With over 200 art galleries, a dozen or so fine museums and a variety of excellent performing arts organizations, “the arts” is a main ingredient in the lifestyle of Santa Fe. The “City Different” is one of the four largest art markets in the United States and people visit from all over the world to purchase beautiful contemporary, Native American and Western pieces. One of the favorite year-round traditional activities is the Friday night gallery openings, which bring hundreds of people together and into the gallery-lined streets during fair-weather evenings. In August, get ready for Indian Market, the largest showcase of Native American art in the world.

Artists have been coming to the area for a hundred years ago or more, drawn by an innate artistic curiosity and the capacity to be inspired by something different and profound. They found what they came looking for. You can find lots of interesting information about these early artists in local shops and galleries, some of whom created, quite by accident, “schools” of the particular art form they were experimenting with. Canyon Road was the initial gathering spot for many of these creative spirits. There was at one time a group of 5 young painters known as “Cinco Pintores” (Five Painters). Because they lived next to each other in individual, quite primitive adobe dwellings on Canyon Road, they were sometimes referred to as “five nuts in five mud huts.” Times change, and Canyon Road has become quite sophisticated, though it retains its elemental charm. And of course, galleries for all types of art, from contemporary to historical, can be found throughout the city

     Visit the Santa Fe Collectors Guide for a list of Santa Fe art galleries 


“Museum Hill” is home to four world-class museums: 

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Downtown or just off the Plaza are the acclaimed Museum of Fine Arts, the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, and The Palace of the Governors, where you will find the oldest public building in the U.S..

Other museums throughout town include Site Santa Fe Museum

 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the Center for Contemporary Arts, and the Santa Fe Children’s Museum.

And don’t miss..

El Rancho de las Golondrinas Museum

This historic rancho, now a living history museum, dates from the early 1700s and was an important paraje, or stopping point, along the famous Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico City to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Experience the life of another time in a location unlike any other in America. 

               Santa Fe Markets and Fiesta's

Indian Market      

Held over a long weekend in mid-August, the Santa Fe Indian Market includes 1,200 artists from about 100 tribes who show their work in over 600 booths. The event attracts an estimated 100,000 visitors to Santa Fe from all over the world. Buyers, collectors and gallery owners come to Indian Market to take advantage of the opportunity to buy directly from the artists. For many visitors, this is a rare opportunity to meet the artists and learn about contemporary Indian arts and cultures. Quality is the hallmark of the Santa Fe Indian Market.           

    Spanish Market   

A destination event for residents and visitors alike, Spanish Market features handcrafted traditional arts by 300 local Hispanic artists, continuous music, art demonstrations and regional foods. The oldest and largest exhibition and sale of Spanish colonial art forms in the United States, Spanish Market provides a unique opportunity for visitors to enjoy a taste of New Mexico's vibrant Spanish culture, both past and present

Fiesta de Santa Fe

The oldest continually celebrated festival in the United States, Fiesta de Santa Fe is a favorite local event celebrated each September with music, parades, arts and crafts festivals and more.

            

                     Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta

 

 The mission of the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta is to create a week of food and wine events that promote Santa Fe as a world-class culinary destination. This event takes place in the span of 5 days with a number of events to choose from. There are seminars, luncheons, cooking demonstrations/classes, wine tasting’s, a golf scramble with wine and food served every third hole, and winemaker dinners. Local chefs and wine experts as well as visiting vineyard representatives and chefs all contribute to this destined to be world renowned event.

                                             Santa Fe Farmer’s Market

 Enjoy local and organic produce and products to your hearts content at Santa Fe’s amazing Farmer’s Market. Enjoy everything from organic lamb, to seasonal vegetables and fruits, herbs and flowers, to lovely handcrafts, during a pleasant morning stroll through the outdoor Santa Fe Farmer’s Market in late spring and summer. During late fall and winter months, the market moves indoors to continue the tradition of offering seasonal local produce and community experience.

    Santa Fe Calender of Events 

     Santa Fe Dining    

     Traditional New Mexcian Recipes