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2010 marks Santa Fe's 400th Anniversary, making it the second oldest city and the oldest capital in the U.S. The Native Americans first called this spot by a river home thousands of years before the Spanish discovered the area. America's expansion west brought more influences as East-Coast artists came to town in search of new inspiration. Today the city is an international art market filled with the work of artists of every type including American Indian, Spanish Colonial, and contemporary.

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) is heading to Denver this June with a few friends from Santa Fe. "One Night in Denver" is a celebration hosted by the Magnolia Hotel in downtown Denver showcasing the rich culture of Santa Fe, NM and one of its luminary events-The Santa Fe Indian Market.

2010 marks Santa Fe's 400th Anniversary, making it the second oldest city and the oldest capital in the U.S. The Native Americans first called this spot by a river home thousands of years before the Spanish discovered the area. America's expansion west brought more influences as East-Coast artists came to town in search of new inspiration. Today the city is an international art market filled with the work of artists of every type including American Indian, Spanish Colonial, and contemporary.

In idle moments, most of us entertain idle thoughts. Did we remember to pay the cable bill? What's for lunch? Things like that. Not Charlene Cerny, director of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market, and Judy Espinar, its co-founder and creative director.

The two high-energy women are nearly always thinking — and acting — globally, asking themselves questions like: What more can the market do to ensure a dignified and sustainable living for folk artists?

Collectors, dealers and fans of Native American art have blocked their calendars for Memorial Day Weekend's fifth annual Native Treasures: Indian Arts Festival. Top Native American artists will display and sell their work at the new Santa Fe Community Convention Center in downtown Santa Fe. In past years, Native Treasures has taken place on Museum Hill. This year the show will be in a new location--the Santa Fe Community Convention Center, just a block from the downtown Plaza. This is in part to make it easier for patrons who want to enjoy both the Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival and the grand opening of the New Mexico History Museum, which is also taking place Memorial Day weekend just two blocks away.