Arts

An outdoor inflatable movie screen with Montezuma Creek as a backdrop set the stage for the 1st annual Reel Iina Film Festival hosted by the Iina Bihoo’ah Program.

In its third year, the “Free Indian Market,” envisioned by traditional Native American elders, is designed to be a safety net for artists who, for any reason, don’t get into the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market show, says it’s founder Gregory Schaaf, a long-time Native American art scholar, historian, author and collector.

Four Diné artists are weaving history and art together as they share their interpretation of the Navajo wedding basket design and the history of the Long Walk. Siblings Miriam Diddy and Sarah Diddy are working with Garron Yepa and his wife, Winoka Yepa, on an art piece for New Mexico Arts Temporary Installations Made for the Environment series that will be on display from June 30 to Aug. 31 at the Bosque Redondo Memorial in Fort Sumner.