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RETAIL HOURS
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Open on Saturday,
June 21, 2014
10:00AM-4:00PM
The Indian Craft Shop is open Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 4:30PM, and the third Saturday of the month from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. The Shop is closed on federal holidays.
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VISITING US
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A photo ID is needed for entrance to the building. During weekdays, visitors may use either the C Street or E Street entrances (E Street is closed for Metro riders). Handicap access ramps are available at both entrances. During Saturday hours, visitors must use the C Street entrance.
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Public Transportation
Farragut West (Blue and Orange Line) and Farragut North (Red Line) are the closest metro stops. It is a six-block walk, or you can ride an 80 or S1 bus to 19th and C streets. There is metered parking on the street and several parking lots within a few blocks.
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CONTACT US
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(202) 208-4056
E-mail
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WE WELCOME SUMMERTIME
June is here, bringing warmer weather, summertime activities and more vacation time for many of us. We hope you all find enjoyable ways to stay cool and embrace the summer season!
We look forward to your visit when you need that special gift for someone (maybe yourself!) or when you just need to simply have your "art break." This is one of the great things about the Shop - it's your local arts oasis that is like a touchable museum - a place to enjoy, learn about and simply absorb the spirit of American Indian art. This month we bring a special highlight to Pollinators in the Arts and the plants that rely on pollinators - more information below. Whether you visit in person or visit online, we wish you your ideal summer and we hope that includes enjoyment of the arts!
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It's our third Saturday of the month opening on June 21, falling this year on the summer solstice. The Shop will be open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - we look forward to seeing you!
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SUMMERTIME IS PERFECT FOR TURQUOISE
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What better time than summer to wear turquoise? Brighten up an outfit with a turquoise pin or necklace, accent a look with a pair of turquoise earrings, or make a statement with a wide cuff bracelet or multi-strand necklace. Come in to the Shop and have some fun trying on different pieces; you'll see the wide variety of looks American Indian jewelry can take on.
We have really enjoyed arranging our jewelry display in the Shop with a special highlight on natural turquoise, each grouping identified with the name of the turquoise mine. There are hues of blues and greens and variations of stones with matrix/minerals or without. Turquoise from some of your favorite mines set in jewelry created by a great variety of artists has been a joy to highlight. We have some great books on turquoise and on your next visit to Albuquerque, we recommend visiting the Turquoise Museum for a fascinating tour of its turquoise collection.
 
See our current Online Selection of American Indian jewelry and the many ways both natural and stabilized turquoise is being used by today's American Indian artists.
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WHAT ELSE IS NEW IN THE SHOP AND ONLINE?!
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We are still receiving and checking in orders from our spring buying trip and are continually working to display items in the Shop as well as on our Online store. Oogles and oogles of jewelry items are arriving and in all price ranges, so there is sure to be something for everyone! New fetish carvings and pottery are coming in as well. As always, to see our full selection it's best to visit in person; if that's not possible, you can email o r call 202-208-4056 with your interests and we are happy to help over the phone and send images.
Also come in to see the new jewelry chosen from the Artie Yellowhorse Designs show with selected pieces on our Online store and check our New Additions page for all new items as we add them to our Online store.
SUMMERTIME ALSO BRINGS...
NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK AND OUR HIGHLIGHT
POLLINATORS DEPICTED IN AMERICAN INDIAN ART
Continuing through June 27
We have really enjoyed pulling together arts representing some of the pollinators and the plants they pollinate as we recognize National Pollinator Week, June 16 - 22, 2014.
American Indian artists honor elements of the living world, capturing their beauty and significance in many art forms. As National Pollinator Week is celebrated, take a moment to discover Pollinators in American Indian Art. Butterflies, hummingbirds and bees are what you might think of as pollinators but did you also know that bats, squirrels, mice and beetles are important pollinators, too?
To learn about pollinators, what you can do to help encourage their livelihood, and for other events in your region, visit www.fws.gov/pollinators and www.pollinator.org.
At The Indian Craft Shop, we have arranged displays in recognition of pollinators and the many plants that rely on them; as usual, it has been an enjoyable activity! Stop in to learn more about this natural phenomenon that is so important for Mother Earth, and see the fruits of the blossoming talent of today's American Indian artists. Learn more about Pollinators in American Indian Art and be sure to check out our Online selection of work on our Highlights Page.
Join us as we celebrate pollinators and the plants they pollinate as represented in American Indian Art!
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JUNE COMMEMORATES THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALLAN HOUSER'S BIRTH
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The Allan Houser family and Compound have been commemorating the 100TH anniversary of Allan Houser's birth (June 30, 1914) throughout the year. Events from Oklahoma to Arizona and New Mexico have been honoring his birthday, with the final celebration taking place at the Allan Houser Compound in Santa Fe, NM at the end of June.
He had just started his career as an artist when he was commissioned to paint murals on the walls of The Indian Craft Shop and later inside the Penthouse of the US Department of the Interior. Many artists with whom we work today speak of the privilege of having studied under Allan Houser, and still many more have been influenced by his outreach, exploration and creative drive as an artist. The Shop represents his son, Phillip Haozous, and also carries books in which you may be interested.
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REMINDER - OPEN SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014
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The Indian Craft Shop is open the third Saturday of each month. We hope that you will be able to join us Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Thank you for your continued support of the arts; we look forward to seeing and hearing from you!
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| NEWS FROM THE INTERIOR MUSEUM |
POSTERity: WPA's Art Legacy and America's Public Lands
On view April 8, 2014 - Spring 2015
From 1938 to 1941, the National Park Service employed artists via the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to produce silk screened promotional posters for national park sites. The U.S. Department of the Interior Museum has united for the first time six WPA originals and a full complement of the contemporary designs by Doug Leen which follow the tradition of the WPA poster project, for this visually stunning retrospective. Featured are nearly 50 classic posters associated with 36 national parks, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Interior Museum.
Many visitors have inquired whether the images within the Interior Museum's POSTERity exhibition are commercially available.
Yes! Ranger Doug's Enterprises (www.rangerdoug.com) is the source for faithful silkscreen reproductions of WPA National Park serigraphs. Note cards and postcards are also available. Products from Ranger Doug's Enterprises are 100% made in the USA, and the company annually donates 1% of its gross sales back to the National Parks.
ART AND MURAL TOURS
Discover the art and architecture that made the Main Interior Building a "symbol of a new day" during the Great Depression. The Interior Museum Murals Tour lasts an hour and visits photographic murals by Ansel Adams and many of the over fifty murals by artists including Maynard Dixon, Allan Houser, Gifford Beal, and John Steuart Curry.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. and by appointment for groups over six. Reservations required for all tours by calling 202-208-4743.
Special Assistance - For those in need of special assistance (such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired) or inquiries regarding the accessible entrance, please notify museum staff at 202-208-4743 in advance of the program. Special needs will be accommodated whenever possible.
The Interior Museum - For more information www.doi.gov/interiormuseum
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