Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

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The day by day Native American art market at the Palace of the Governors is Santa Fe, New Mexico’s hottest tourist attraction. Referred to as the Portal Program for its location under the front portal, or porch, of the Palace, the program is descended from informal markets held in the same location because the mid-nineteenth century. Officially recognized as an educational program by the Museum of New Mexico, the Portal is reserved for Native artists who display and sell work they and members of their families have made.

It is more than just a good place to sell authentic indigenous art. The Portal is a Native American-controlled administrative center that supports hundreds of families during New Mexico. As a museum program, it’s an instructive example of how Native people and state institutions can work together to promote understanding and to give a boost to indigenous cultures. The Portal may be a place of dynamic interaction among a diverse group of Native American artists and visitors from around the globe.

Karl Hoerig has worked collaboratively with the program’s participants since 1995. Utilizing extensive interview extracts, this history and ethnography explores the Portal from the inside out.

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