Native Elements Festival + Art Market

05/24/2026

We would like to extend another round of celebration to our 2026 Featured Artists. Their work, including jewelry, basketry, sculpture, painting, pottery, and hand-carved figurine, has inspired us for years to come.

Our community thanks them for participating in the Featured Artist Panel, where they gave insightful looks into their background and practices. Plus, Marla Allison’s Painting Demonstration gave attendees an inside-look at her process.

In order of appearance: Veronica Poblano (Zuni), Autumn Borts-Medlock (Santa Clara), Jared DeCelles (Assiniboine/Gros Ventre), Marla Allison (Laguna), Donald Sockyma (Hopi), Sally Black (Diné), Jon DeCelles (Assiniboine/Gros Ventre)

Please join us in thanking these wonderful artist below!

05/23/2026

Did you catch the Ryedale Largo Dance Group performing traditional Navajo and Mescalero Apache dances in the Plaza today?

Santa Fe is teeming with inspirational art and culture this weekend, as Native Elements brings over 100 masters of their craft to downtown.

Head to the Convention Center today until 5pm and tomorrow, Sunday, from 10am - 4pm to browse!

05/23/2026

Native Elements has officially begun! These fine pieces, along with so much more, are available at the Santa Fe Convention Center. Tickets start at just $8!

Slide 2: Angie Yazzie; Slide 5: Jeanne Begay; Slide 6: Alisha Sanchez; All other slides are tagged

05/22/2026

Head to the Santa Fe Convention Center on May 22-24 for three days of inspirational art, special programming, and local refreshments.

Inside the weekend market, you’ll discover over 100 artists selling pottery, sculptures, jewelry, modern art, paintings, wood carvings, weaving and basketry, beadwork, photography, and so much more.

À la carte tickets are available for each day of the festival, starting at just $8.

🎨 Visit to native-elements.org to purchase tickets!

Pictured: Donald Sockyma (Hopi) “Palhik Mana”

05/19/2026

Join us for an intimate conversation with the visionary voices shaping the living tradition of Native American art. Moderated by Michael Clawson of Native American Art Magazine, this panel brings together six extraordinary Featured Artists whose work is rooted in ancestral knowledge.

🔜 Saturday, May 23 from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Entry to the Artist Panel included with your Saturday Market ticket. Reserve your ticket at native-elements.org

Photos: KUNM, Autumn Borts-Medlock, Brain Dead, Native American Art, Garland’s, KUNM, Jon DeCelles, and Tina Kleckner

05/14/2026

Rooted in the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, visual artist Marla Allison has spent her career creating murals, illustrations, and exhibitions across four continents, including Mexico, Hungary, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Driven by tradition, cultural exchange, and the power of collaboration, her work builds bridges between people and places worldwide.

Reserve your tickets to her live Artist Demonstration at native-elements.org

🎨 Sunday, May 24 from 11:00am - 12:00pm

Entry to the Artist Demonstration included with your Sunday Market ticket.

05/12/2026

Our Lead Media Sponsor, Native American Art Magazine, brings the Indigenous art world into focus, profiling the jewelers, painters, and weavers redefining their traditions.

Published bimonthly, each issue explores the full spectrum of historic and contemporary work.

We are honored to have them with us for Native Elements!

05/07/2026

Your Memorial Day weekend plans are set: with over 100 artists, special programming, a live auction, artist panel discussion, and much more, Native Elements Art Festival + Market is the perfect way to kick off the Santa Fe market season.

Tickets are available now, with Saturday and Sunday market tickets starting at just $8.

May 21-24 | Learn more at native-elements.org

Featured artist pictured above: Jon DeCelles (Gros Ventre/Assiniboine) “Sunrise Dancer”

BENEFITING Native Artists, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Scholarship Fund, the Native American Advised Fund (NAAF) of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and Santa Fe Botanical Garden. NATIVE ELEMENTS ART