Silver Suite Trunk Show & Sale
Saturday, November 9, 2024
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for a one-day Trunk Show with Silver Suite, vintage Native American jewelry. Find the perfect holiday gift or something special to add to your collection. Also, don’t forget you do not pay sales tax on any purchases from the Amerind.
This event is included with Museum admission.
Comcáac (Seri) Art Show & Sale
Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27, 10am – 4pmÂ
Visit the Amerind and learn about the art and culture of the Comcáac (Seri) people of Sonora, Mexico. Meet the artists behind these unique creations of Comcáac basketry, wood carvings, necklaces, and other beautifully crafted works of art for sale.
The Seri people of the desert and the sea are known for their beautiful arts and crafts, which include a long history of basket weaving and more recently wood carving and other crafts.
This event is included with Museum admission.
 Vintage Basketry and Navajo Weavings with Terry DeWald
Saturday, February 3, 2024
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Talk: 11:00 am
 Please join us on Saturday, February 3, 2024, when we host Terry DeWald of Terry DeWald American Indian Art for a Vintage Basketry and Navajo Weavings Show & Sale at the Amerind Museum. The show will feature vintage Navajo weavings, vintage baskets from California, the greater southwest, and contemporary Tohono O’odham baskets.
DeWald has been a prominent dealer, lecturer, appraiser, and author of Native American art for more than 40 years.
DeWald will give a talk on Vintage Basketry and Navajo Weavings at 11:00 am.
This event is included with regular Museum admission.
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show and Sale Featuring Master Potter Oralia Lopez
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 24, 25 & 26, 2023, 10:00 am-4:00 pm each day
Please join us Thanksgiving weekend for a Show and Sale of Mata Ortiz Pottery featuring Master potter Oralia Lopez who will be demonstrating her work. Oralia is a second-generation potter from Mata Ortiz who learned to make pottery from her mother and older sister. Oralia is well known for her flawless intricate painted geometric designs and, tall neck jars. Oralia will also be bringing a collection of ceramics from other select potters living and working in Mata Ortiz.  The pottery of Mata Ortiz is regarded as some of the finest ceramic ware in the world for its precision craftsmanship, thin walled, and finely painted vessels.
Come and meet the artist and see her incredible work along with the beautiful work of other Mata Ortiz artists.
Also, on Friday and Saturday, November 24 & 25, 2023, 11am-3pm we will have a book signing with Award-Winning Author Charmayne Samuelson for her Best Seller biography SPENCER MacCALLUM Memories-Mystique-Mata Ortiz. a biography of the anthropologist who jump-started the Mata Ortiz pottery movement after meeting potter, farmer, and cowboy Juan Quezada.
Looking for unique holiday gifts? What could be more special than an exquisite piece of pottery along with a signed bestseller!
This event is included with regular Museum admission.
This event is included with Museum admission.
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show and Sale
Friday-Sunday, February 17-19, 2023
10:00 am-4:00 pm each day
Visit Amerind and witness the talent of pottery artists Hector Gallegos Jr., Laura Bugarini, and Karla Lopez from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico. The artists will conduct demonstrations, firings (weather permitting), and offer their exquisite ceramic vessels for sale. This event is included with regular Museum admission.
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show and Sale Featuring Pottery Artist Oralia Lopez
Friday-Sunday, November 25-27, 2022, 10:00 am-4:00 pm each day
Visit Amerind on Thanksgiving weekend to immerse yourself in Mata Ortiz pottery. Master artist Oralia Lopez will be selling pottery and demonstrating her unique style of geometric painting. Lopez will also have art from other potters she represents available for sale. Do not miss this opportunity to buy exquisite holiday gifts for the special people in your life. Included with regular Museum admission.
Seri Art and Culture Weekend
Saturday-Sunday, November 5-6, 2022
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Learn about the art and culture of the Comcáac (Seri) people of Sonora, Mexico and meet the artists behind these unique creations while visiting Amerind. We will offer a wide selection of Comcáac baskets, wood carvings, necklaces, and other beautifully crafted works of art for sale. Included with Museum Admission.
