I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures at the Museum of International Folk Art

Curated by the Acoma community, this exhibition illuminates figurative Pottery for which the Pueblo is renowned.  The examines ancestral Puebloan precursors to figuration in clay, as well as how the rise of tourism and the market for Pueblo pottery at the turn of the 20th century shaped the development of this practice. Included will be 80-100 objects with a focus on Acoma Pueblo women artists who have been at the heart of this tradition. It’s interesting to note that many of the works in the exhibition were collected by Alexander Girard in the 1950s and 1960s.

The Museum of International Folk Art is open from 10 am 5 pm from May – October.

Non resident admission is $12, but $7 for New Mexico Residents, with Children under 16, free.

For detailed information about the show, go HERE