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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.
The worlds largest art market was born out of a small grass roots organization focused on showcasing world craftsmanship one weekend a year.
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.
The IFAA’s mission is to celebrate and preserve living folk art traditions and create economic opportunities for and with folk artists worldwide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Website: www.folkartalliance.org