Stacey Edgar

Thank you to Forbes and writer Chadd Scott for this powerful feature on the International Folk Art Market and why it matters.

📖 Full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2025/07/01/international-folk-art-market-in-santa-fe-artisan-retail-with-a-purpose/

As the article notes, last year’s 165 IFAM artists employed nearly 12,000 people, the majority of them (83%) were women. Behind every handmade piece is not only heritage and skill, but livelihoods, community, and a deeper sense of human connection.

Chadd beautifully captured that IFAM is about more than what we buy - it’s about how we buy, who we buy from, and the world we build in the process.

Don't miss your chance to visit the Market and meet the artists July 10-13 in the Santa Fe Railyard Park!

International Folk Art Market In Santa Fe: Artisan Retail With A Purpose The International Folk Art Market 2025, the largest folk art market in the world, takes place between July 10 and July 13, 2025, at Santa Fe Railyard Park.

I couldn't agree more!

Happy Week Ahead All the Artists out there who are challenged with Negativity everyday.

Thanks to Lorene Mills and PBS NM for having me on to talk about the International Folk Art Market's 20th Anniversary! Thinking about visiting the Market July 11-14? Come meet the artists of IFAM at Santa Fe Railyard Park and support their work. Watch the interview to hear about all of the experiences we have planned for visitors!

Report From Santa Fe, Produced by KENW | Stacey Edgar | Season 2024 | Episode 13 | NMPBS This week's guest is Stacey Edgar, Executive Director of the International Folk Art Market (IFAM).

What if all artisan businesses took advantage of On A Mission's free carbon footprint assessment and then offset it with local reforestation? So many artisan communities are on the font lines of dealing with the effects of climate change, even though they have contributed the least to causing it. Since most handmade work is already a low carbon activity, international shipping is the biggest offset necessary for most artisan product importers. Wouldn't it be great if those flights created local forests?

Stacey Edgar, PhD on LinkedIn: #climatechange #artisan #reforestation Harper Poe I love the clear line you've drawn between the artisan sector and the work of ON A MISSION. What if all artisan businesses took advantage of their…