The Avizeh Collective

Slide over for Avizeh Collective’s adorable Pom-Pom eye-catching baby beanies, cardigan’s, and bags!! Each unique piece is handknit out of soft colorful yarn by refugee, immigrant mothers. Grateful to our community for giving their backs! Be charitable this season!

Please contact for availability and prices. 90% of our products goes back into the hands of our artisans, 10% for sourcing our materials. Ethical. Sustainable. Supports Community Development from the Silk Roads to Santa Fe 💫

Over one hundred of the finest artists and craftspeople from across New Mexico will be setting up shop at Santa Fe Community College (NM)’s (SFCC) Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair and Institute of American Indian Art’s (IAIA) Holiday Art Market on Saturday, December 13. SFCC’s fair will run from 9 am–5 pm, and IAIA’s market will run from 9 am–4 pm. We encourage everyone to visit both campuses, which are only a six-minute drive or an 11-minute bike ride apart.

SFCC’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair will be in the Main Hallway and Campus Center at 6401 Richards Ave. IAIA’s Holiday Art Market will be in the Performing Arts and Fitness Center and in the Library and Technology Building at 83 Avan Nu Po Road. Admission and parking are free at both events.

Artists representing over 50 Indigenous nations and groups will be participating. Art available for purchase will include handcrafted beadwork, pottery, glasswork, bronze, wood carvings, jewelry, prints, paintings, textiles, ribbon shirts and skirts, quilts, stickers, and more. Concessions will be available, offering breakfast, lunch, and snacks.

Whether buying, selling, or simply taking a stroll, we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, December 13.

Read more and view the full artist list on our website at https://iaia.edu/event/2025holidayartmarket/

For more information or questions, please contact [email protected].

🎁 This FRIDAY is the final day to donate toys for Indigenous kids in Santa Fe County! 🎁

During this holiday season, we would like to welcome you to attend the following Winter Holiday Markets that support local businesses and small non-profit organizations like us. Mark your calendars and check out our venue below!

Baca St. Holiday Market / Avizeh Pop up at Art.i-fact,

Saturday, 12/6th 10 am - 5 pm Sunday, 12/7th, 11 am - 4 pm

930 Baca St. Suite C, Santa Fe, NM 87505
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IAIA Holiday Art Market,
Saturday Dec. 13th,
9 am - 3 p.m.

https://iaia.edu/event/2025holidayartmarket/

83 Avan Nu Po Rd Santa Fe, NM 87508
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Vital Spaces Winter Palooza,

Saturday Dec. 20th, 3 pm - 9 pm,

1614 Paseo de Peralta at the Railyard (indoors)

We hope to continue to bring additional arts & cultural events, workshops, programs, pop-up markets in the New Year especially over topics that impact us locally and abroad. Your continued support means alot to our local mission here in Santa Fe. Grateful!

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Today is a day to honor and celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and contributions of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Those of us from across the Silk Roads Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Congo, Sudan, the Uighurs, the Rohingyas, the Tibetans all nations that were occupied and lands stolen stand in solidarity and resilience with them.

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

Today we honor and celebrate our histories and cultures, and our enduring presence as stewards of earth, air, and waters.

This is a wonderful month to direct some of your financial resources in support of Indigenous organizations that work hard every day to protect land and waters, to address and remedy longstanding inequities, to decolonize. Please consider donating to Native-led nonprofits today and during October. Our donation link is in the comments.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is also an opportunity to commit or re-commit to learning about meaningful allyship and how to practice it. This is more than just a one-day action, but today can offer a focal point. Questions to contemplate (with thanks to Andrea Landry):

• How has my family benefitted from the past and present colonization and genocide of the original peoples of these lands?

• How did my family gain access to originally Indigenous lands?

• What legacy does my family have in the role of colonization?

• How am I continuing to benefit from colonization today?

Your honest reflections will allow you to come from a place of integrity when engaging in issues that impact Indigenous people.

(photo: Gabriella Marks)

This is who we are holding onto the belief in knocking down walls and building longer tables towards respect, understanding, and bridging the gap between communities. This is how we make alchemy and what happens when we sincerely work together for a better and beautiful Santa Fe by sharing our food culture, songs, music, dance, prayers, and poems. Thank you all for coming through and supporting our mission in making our City of Santa Fe even more beautiful where immigrants are welcome and part of our story! 💫

Take the survey and tell us what you’d like to see in making Santa Fe the best in the next 25 years for all of us www.santafeforward.org

May we all stand against oppression and dehumanization wherever it exists, not be silent in the face of unimaginable suffering and remember that every child, no matter where they’re born, deserves safety, love, and a chance to grow up in peace. There will be no peace without Palestine 🇵🇸💫 may it be forever free!

Thank you to the resilient Palestinian mothers and children who came to share their lives, grief, and joy, as well as in providing this special space for us all to be part of ✨

What a wonderful turnout at all our events. Stay tuned for more to come!

We are holding onto the belief in creating alchemy in how we work together for a better and beautiful Santa Fe by sharing our food culture, songs, music, dance, prayers, and poems. Thank you all for coming through and supporting our mission in making our City of Santa Fe even more beautiful where immigrants are welcome and welcoming too as part of our story in building new heritage from the silk roads to Santa Fe! 💫

Take the survey and tell us what you’d like to see in making Santa Fe the best in the next 25 years for all of us

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Don’t forget to register!

https://santafe.librarycalendar.com/event/3-cups-tea-Levant?fbclid=IwVERDUANT2FFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHp-5ld_4fWYrdbbVHk39rQQpoN5lVNaq83dl9OJtLnnLbw2uWsQfVM4ffQNt_aem_62Zl1TgXAU1bI9GUH91_Cw

3 Cups of Tea: Mothers from Levant

Saturday, October 11, 2025
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Southside Library
6599 Jaguar Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Join us for a celebration of Levantine culture and heritage, including regional Palestinian appetizers, introducing children alongside their mothers, cultural poems and stories, and a demonstration of the Dabke, a folk dance from northern and central Palestine.

Register to attend at tinyurl.com/MothersFromLevant

Grateful to for the beautiful experience and workshops 💫 Thank you Aisha Imam. We all learned the art of patience, sacredness, and illumination with . Thank you! The music ensemble who came all the way from Bosnia for offering their sema performances was heavenly. What a privilege it is to remain a student of life and applying what you learn which you offer to others, preserving the beauty amongst the backdrop of beautiful New Mexico ✨

3 Cups of Tea: Mothers from Levant

Saturday, October 11, 2025
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Southside Library
6599 Jaguar Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Join us for a celebration of Levantine culture and heritage, including regional Palestinian appetizers, introducing children alongside their mothers, cultural poems and stories, and a demonstration of the Dabke, a folk dance from northern and central Palestine.

Register to attend at tinyurl.com/MothersFromLevant

We have one class remaining on the Art of Illumination with our beautiful friend Behnaz scheduled:

Thursday, October 9th at 2 pm.

Only 10 seats available.

Historic Santa Fe Foundation,
545 Canyon Road, Apt. # 2,
Santa Fe, NM 87501

The Art of Islamic Illumination with Behnaz Karjoo A workshop exploring the meditative art of Islamic Illumination, tehzib, with NY based artist Behnaz Karjoo.