Hispanic Folk Arts & the Environment
About this project

Hispanic Folk Arts and The Environment: A New Mexican Perspective was developed at the Museum of International Folk Art under the direction of Laura Temple Sullivan, Director of Education, with assistance from museum staff: Dr. Joyce Ice, Assistant Director; Robin Farwell Gavin, Curator of Spanish Colonial Collections; and Mariah Sacoman, Curator of Contemporary Hispanic Folk Art. The lessons were written and translated by Alejandro López, who worked with the museum as a consultant on this project. Most Photographs were taken by Mr. López, others by Ms. Temple Sullivan. Crystal Productions published the printed guide in 1996 and now distributes it nationwide. Click on Crystal for ordering information.

The development of the original printed material was a result of a teacher institute involving over 30 teachers from around the state, many of whom were bilingual educators. Further development of the lesson plans involved input and active participation by members of the State Department of Education, the Museum of New Mexico’s Office of Statewide Programs and Education and education staff at the Palace of the Governors. Material was reviewed for cultural sensitivity by Greg Cajete of Tewa Educational Consulting and Enrique R. Lamadrid from the University of New Mexico.

The online version of Hispanic Folk Arts and The Environment: A New Mexican Perspective is a collaboration between the Museum of International Folk Art and New Mexico CultureNet, a public information web site focusing on New Mexico’s cultural heritage. Online project direction and design were by Alex Traube, with web building by ashblack co. and Ken Segura. The entire project content has been overseen by museum educators, Laura Temple Sullivan and Aurelia Gomez.

Funding for the online version of this project has been generously provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation, Santa Fe. We thank them for their support and encouragement.

The original project was funded in part by the Institute for Museum Services, the International Folk Art Foundation and the Ahmanson Foundation. It was also funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.