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Santa Fe International Folk Art Market

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The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market has been providing opportunities for folk artists from around the world for 12 years.

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The worlds largest art market was born out of a small grass roots organization focused on showcasing world craftsmanship one weekend a year.

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Expanding programs to meet the challenges that folk artists face in the global marketplace, the market has now grown into a fully-fledged nonprofit, empowering international folk artists year-round with access to clean drinking water, girls education and improved health care.

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The IFAA’s mission is to celebrate and preserve living folk art traditions and create economic opportunities for and with folk artists worldwide. FolkArtMarket4

Envisioning a world that values the handmade, honors cultural tradition and embraces dignified livelihoods for folk artists around the globe, the IFAA supports folk art communities around the world.

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The 2015 Folk Art Market showcased the work of 750 artists from 8 countries, impacting 1.1 million lives and generating $19,6 million dollars in artists earning.

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Of those exhibiting, 28% were sponsored by non-profits or cooperatives, and 57% were self sponsored. 26 individual artists and their interpreters were fully funded by the Folk Art Market, who covered airfare, food and lodgings to enable their participation.

 

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Nearly 19,000 people attended this years market, coming from across the US and at least 28 other countries. All the artists that showcase their work at the market, retain 90% of market sales.

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