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The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science and Native American artisti
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The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science and Native American artistic creativity for more than a century. Since we began offering fellowships in 1972, we have funded the work of more than 345 SAR scholars and artists, among whose ranks are six MacArthur Fellows and eighteen Guggenheim Fellows. Please join us in Santa Fe for insightful lectures or a tour of the Schoo

l's historic campus. You can also follow the work of our resident scholars and Native American artists on our website at www.sarweb.org.

06/02/2026

Chaco Canyon & Chocolate

Join us for an inspiring summer evening at SAR, welcoming our honorary chair, Keegan King (Acoma Pueblo), founder of the Native Land Institute, and featuring a program with archaeologist Dr. Patricia Crown, whose research revealed cacao residue at Chaco Canyon’s Pueblo Bonito.

The evening includes a reception, chocolate-themed dinner, live program, and silent and live auctions featuring unforgettable experiences and extraordinary works of art.

Auction highlights include:
• Chaco Canyon Guided Experience
• Hosted Dinner in the SAR Garden
• Work by:
- Roxanne Swentzell
- Lonnie Vigil
- Nampeyo
- Helen Hardin
and a collaborative work created specifically for this event by Kathleen Wall, Mateo Romero, Eliza Naranjo-Morse, and Margarita Pedro Paz!

Ticket available now.

Saturday, June 6, 2026
5:00 pm–8:00 pm
SAR Campus | Santa Fe
$500

Purchase tickets: https://pulse.ly/lxtsvp7non

06/01/2026

June at SAR

From summer courses to live music, June at SAR invites you to dive into new ideas across campus and beyond.

June 2–5
Summer Course: Traveling the Santa Fe Trail
9:00 am–1:00 pm | SAR Campus

June 6
Chaco Canyon & Chocolate Gala Dinner
5:00 pm–8:00 pm | SAR Campus

June 16–19
Summer Course: Indigenous Archaeology and Protecting Sacred Places in the Southwest
9:00 am–1:00 pm | SAR Campus

June 17
Discussion of Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
3:00 pm–5:00 pm | SAR Campus
Open to SAR members

June 18
President’s Lecture with Kathleen DuVal
The American Revolution and the Survival of Native Nations
6:00 pm–7:30 pm | Lensic Performing Arts Center

June 23
Discussion of The Rediscovery of America
10:00 am–12:00 pm | SAR Campus
Open to SAR members

June 25
Music at Dusk: Round Mountain
6:00 pm | SAR Campus

Whether you’re joining us for a lecture, course, concert, or community conversation, we look forward to welcoming you this month.

View full calendar: https://pulse.ly/wkzivfxxqe

05/28/2026

From the Education Collection | What do you think this tool was used for?

Take a close look. The design is simple, but the function is powerful.

This tool is a pump drill, used for thousands of years to start fires and drill holes in materials like wood, shell, and stone, often for making beads.

Still used and taught today, the pump drill reflects the ingenuity and continuity of Indigenous technologies. Objects like this are not just tools of the past, but part of living knowledge systems carried forward across generations.

This example comes from the IARC’s education collection, where hands-on learning helps bring these practices to life.

Explore tours and collections: https://pulse.ly/qhqpk2g2b3

05/27/2026

President’s Lecture | Kathleen DuVal

In this year’s President’s Lecture, historian Kathleen DuVal invites us to reconsider one of the most defining moments in U.S. history by centering the American Revolution around the experiences of Native nations.

Adding to the complex story of independence, DuVal’s work asks us to question how Native nations navigated, adapted, and survived during a time of upheaval.

Drawing from her award-winning research, she explores how Indigenous communities were active political actors shaping alliances, diplomacy, and the future of the continent. Her work challenges long-held narratives and highlights the endurance, strategy, and sovereignty of Native nations across centuries.

Join us for an evening that reframes history and expands how we understand revolution, survival, and power.

This is just around the corner! Register now: https://pulse.ly/15chy07h6w

05/26/2026

Join us this summer for the second year of Music at Dusk.

Enjoy two distinct evenings filled with live music, drinks, food, and community. This year has performances by Round Mountain and Lara Manzanares Trio.

Mark your calendars
- June 25: Round Mountain
- July 9: Lara Manzanares Trio

05/22/2026

Save the date!

"I Am Clay: Acoma Life in Figures" opens at the Museum of International Folk Art on Sunday, June 7th!

"I Am Clay" is a community-curated exhibition of hand-built figurative pottery from Acoma Pueblo centered on the women artists who have shaped and sustained this tradition for generations.

The exhibit, which includes 21 works from the IARC collection, will be on view at the Museum of International Folk Art from June 7 - November 29, 2026.

Images:
Frances Torivio (Acoma Pueblo)
Figure, ca. 1960s
Museum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection
Photograph by Addison Doty

Grace Chino (Acoma Pueblo)
Vase, c.1980
SAR.1994-4-548
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty

Marie (Zieu) Chino and Vera Chino (Acoma Pueblo)
Seed jar, c.1970s
SAR.1994-4-557
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty

Artist once known (Acoma Pueblo)
Dough bowl, c.1880
IAF.997
School for Advanced Research
Photograph by Addison Doty

05/20/2026

Announcing the 2026–2027 Native Artist Fellows

SAR is proud to welcome this year’s Native Artist Fellows:

• Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Mexican-American)
• Chantele Rilatos (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
• Brian Walker II (Deg Hit’an Dene, Alaskan Native)

This year's offsite residency model supports these three artists while they remain rooted in their home communities. Fellows will engage with SAR’s Indian Arts Research Center resources while developing new work grounded in both cultural knowledge and contemporary practice.

Working across multimedia installation, basketry, and mask carving, this cohort reflects the strength of living traditions and the ways Indigenous artists continue to expand them.

From adobe and ceramic forms that explore memory and land, to baskets that carry forward ancestral knowledge, to a deeply personal funerary mask rooted in cultural tradition, each project speaks to continuity, innovation, and connection.

Since 1984, SAR’s Native Artist Fellowship program has supported artists shaping the future of Indigenous art.

Learn more about each Native Artist Fellow at:
https://pulse.ly/qdksvvhhtg

Photo Credits:
Margarita Paz-Pedro: Keith Scott
Chantele Rilatos & Brian Walker II: photos courtesy of the artists

05/19/2026

From the Library at SAR

What are we reading right now?

SAR’s Library regularly curates seasonal reading lists that explore timely themes through scholarship, storytelling, and lived experience. The latest focuses on Immigration, Citizenship, and Multiculturalism, bringing together a range of voices that examine movement, identity, borders, and belonging.

From historical analysis to personal narrative, these selections reflect the depth and complexity of how people move through and shape the world.

Visit the Library to explore the full list or browse online to discover new perspectives and essential reads.

Browse the collection: https://pulse.ly/itviazn60r
Learn more about the SAR Library: https://pulse.ly/ksmi4z6cae

05/18/2026

Artist Talk and Studio Tour | Thursday May 21 @ 5:30 PM MT

Join us in the Dobkin Boardroom at SAR (or tune in to our YouTube channel) this Thursday, May 21st for Karen Ann Hoffman's (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin) Artist Talk and Studio Tour! Learn all about her journey with Haudenosaunee Raised Beadwork and her time on campus as our 2026 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Fellow.

This event is free, but advanced registration is encouraged (if you plan to livestream the talk, you do not need to register). Register here today: https://sarweb.org/date/karen-hoffman-native-artist-talk/?doing_wp_cron=1779140040.2802190780639648437500

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