School for Advanced Research

This month, SAR is proud to host the SAR–Getty Institute for Art History, an immersive program bringing together scholars, curators, artists, and museum practitioners for critical conversations around Native art, community engagement, and the future of art history.

Co-facilitated by Dr. Amy Lonetree, Elysia P**n, and Landis Smith, this seminar centers on approaches to art history grounded in collaboration, responsibility, and Indigenous perspectives.

Participants joining us in Santa Fe include individuals affiliated with institutions across the country. We look forward to welcoming this remarkable cohort to SAR and to the meaningful conversations, learning, and exchange that will unfold throughout the Institute.

Chaco Canyon & Chocolate

Join us for an inspiring summer evening at SAR, welcoming our honorary chair, Keegan King (Acoma Pueblo), founder of the Native Land Institute, and featuring a program with archaeologist Dr. Patricia Crown, whose research revealed cacao residue at Chaco Canyon’s Pueblo Bonito.

The evening includes a reception, chocolate-themed dinner, live program, and silent and live auctions featuring unforgettable experiences and extraordinary works of art.

Auction highlights include:
• Chaco Canyon Guided Experience
• Hosted Dinner in the SAR Garden
• Work by:
- Roxanne Swentzell
- Lonnie Vigil
- Nampeyo
- Helen Hardin
and a collaborative work created specifically for this event by Kathleen Wall, Mateo Romero, Eliza Naranjo-Morse, and Margarita Pedro Paz!

Ticket available now.

Saturday, June 6, 2026
5:00 pm–8:00 pm
SAR Campus | Santa Fe
$500

Purchase tickets: https://pulse.ly/lxtsvp7non

From the Education Collection | What do you think this tool was used for?

Take a close look. The design is simple, but the function is powerful.

This tool is a pump drill, used for thousands of years to start fires and drill holes in materials like wood, shell, and stone, often for making beads.

Still used and taught today, the pump drill reflects the ingenuity and continuity of Indigenous technologies. Objects like this are not just tools of the past, but part of living knowledge systems carried forward across generations.

This example comes from the IARC’s education collection, where hands-on learning helps bring these practices to life.

Explore tours and collections: https://pulse.ly/qhqpk2g2b3

Join us this summer for the second year of Music at Dusk.

Enjoy two distinct evenings filled with live music, drinks, food, and community. This year has performances by Round Mountain and Lara Manzanares Trio.

Mark your calendars
- June 25: Round Mountain
- July 9: Lara Manzanares Trio