Kick off Native American Heritage Month by Visiting “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country” at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

Pueblo dancers, music, food trucks, and more will be on Johnson Street at the opening celebration on November 7

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–October 27, 2025–(Santa Fe, NM)—Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum by visiting opening weekend events for the Museum’s newest exhibition, Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country. This exhibition, opening on November 7, showcases the work of 12 contributors from New Mexico’s six Tewa pueblos.

Join the First Friday opening celebration on November 7 for a festive evening with Tewa artists and vendors. Admission to the Museum will be free all day for New Mexican residents and free for everyone from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Tewa-owned food truck, Manko, will be on-site along with the Museum’s Art to G.O. Truck, which will have free art activity packs for participants, and a community booth from the Santa Fe New Mexican. Other Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country opening celebration activities include:

• Beginning at 10:00 AM | Free admission for New Mexico residents
• 4:00 PM | Free admission for everyone
• 4:30 PM | Performance by Northern Southern Pueblo Dancers (Ohkay Owingeh)
• 6:00 PM | Performance by the Jacob Shije Trio (Santa Clara Pueblo)

The opening celebration on the November First Friday is supported by the Santa Fe New Mexican as the presenting sponsor and the City of Santa Fe Arts and Culture Department and the 1% Lodgers’ Tax.

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Can’t Make it Friday? Bring the Kids on Sunday!

The Museum will host a very special Family Day on November 9, celebrating Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country. Through hands-on artmaking, story time, and cultural exchange, learn more about the past, present, and future of Tewa land and how coming together as a community can preserve the place that has captivated and inspired artists for centuries. Admission is free for family day participants from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM.

About the Exhibition Co-curated by Bess Murphy, Luce Curator of Art and Social Practice, and artist Jason Garcia/Okuu Pín (Kha‘p‘o Owingeh/Santa Clara Pueblo), Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country will be on view from November 7, 2025 to September 7, 2026, and features more than 30 newly created works by artists, scholars, and culture bearers from the Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Clara, and Tesuque Pueblos. The exhibition opens a critical dialogue around sacred landscapes, Indigenous belonging, and cultural ownership.

Participating Artists:

These artists have worked together for more than two years to develop and envision this exhibition:

Admission for the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is free for members of Indigenous communities, tribes, and nations for the duration of Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country.

Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country is funded through generous support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Humanities Council, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and the Henry Luce Foundation.

About Native American Heritage Month

President George H.W. Bush first issued a proclamation naming November as Native American Heritage Month in 1990. According to the Library of Congress, the proclamation recognized Native Americans as the first inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States as well as honors their contributions to American society.

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For media inquiries, contact:
Renee Lucero | Public Relations Manager, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum | 505-946-1063

Supplemental information:

Press release, July 15, 2025, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Announces Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country

Press release, September 2, 2025, Indian Market Brought Awards and Opportunities to “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country” Curators and Artists

Press release, October 8, 2025, “Tewa Nangeh/Tewa Country” Set to Open at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum on November 7

ABOUT THE GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM: Since 1997, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum celebrates the art, life, and independent spirit of Georgia O’Keeffe. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Georgia O’Keeffe lived the final decades of her life, the O’Keeffe has sites and experiences in two historic destinations, Santa Fe and Abiquiú. For more information, please visit gokm.org