QUELICAI PEOPLES - Sponsorship to Attend Santa Fe Int'l Folk Art Festival

During this festival roughly 120 artists display their crafts from approximately 60 countries.  The attendance from folk art collectors and retailers is usually 20,000 during this three-day event.  At this time, vendors arrive with the entire community’s art, which they created during the immediate months preceding the event.  The annual sales of this event alone can be sufficient to sustain their entire community for a year.  In addition to the direct sales procured at this event, it is a wonderful opportunity for these artisans to gain valuable knowledge on wholesale and retail relationships during training seminars during the week preceding the market sales days. Lastly, due to direct exposure, these communities of artisans have a valuable opportunity to connect with many retail shop owners who come to the festival to establish a wholesale/retail relation abroad. This event promotes a unique cultural experience for all that come.

HOW INTI RAYMI FUND HELPED

The Inti Raymi Fund supported these artisans and their communities by financing the following with $12,000:

• Booth fees

• Training seminars

• Product shipment

• Airfares, lodging, meals etc. of the participating artists

• In addition to the $12,000 contributed for the artists attendance and training at the 2013 Festival, Inti Raymi also provided $13,000 of funds directly into the artists hands during the 2017 Folk Art Festival.

Help preserve the diversity of our cultures throughout the globe and attend the International Folk Art Market.