To help celebrate The Dancing Rabbit Gallery’s 40th birthday in 2020, we have created a special birthday celebration page on our website. This page has a lot of fun items on it, and we encourage each of you to stop by and visit. The birthday celebration page is thedancingrabbitgallery.com/celebrate. Or, just click on the 40th … Read More
In the old days, Native Americans would occasionally find items that reminded them of the natural environment in which they lived. It might be a stone shaped like a frog, or a shell shaped like a butterfly. Because the Native Americans were so closely tied to their environment, they imbued these special artifacts, called fetishes, … Read More
Beginning in January, The Dancing Rabbit Gallery is holding a year-long celebration. We are calling this celebration the Year of The Dancing Rabbit, and we will have a lot of events and activities during the year for this celebration. But why are we celebrating? Well, it is a big round-number birthday for our Gallery, and … Read More
Acoma Pueblo is located at the top of a fairly steep mesa, and the Acoma peoples settled there over a thousand years ago for safety and protection from other more warlike peoples in the area. They built their adobe homes, and each day they would climb down the face of the mesa to farm in … Read More
By many measures, Albuquerque is a small town. With a population of about a million, it is the largest city in New Mexico, and has about a quarter of the State’s entire population. But even though it is small, there are many, many activities and events and places that appeal to tourists and residents alike. … Read More
From the dawn of time, humans have celebrated the arrival of new infants as a blessing on the household, and a life of potential to be treasured. There are many ceremonies that are associated with this arrival, such as the pueblo Native Americans use of a naming bowl when the child receives his or her … Read More
In our last blog, we looked at the Diné textiles and fine art as two categories of their artistic expression. Another area for which the Diné are known is pottery. Having said that, there is often a distinct difference in the pottery produced by the Diné and that produced by the neighboring New Mexico pueblos. … Read More
This month, we are celebrating the rich legacy of the Navajo Nation. The two-part blog examines the different forms of art produced by this remarkably talented group of people. The art reflects their environment and culture, as most art does. Because of the dramatic landscapes and detailed cultural history, we find artists from the Navajo … Read More
Birthdays are a fun time to celebrate. In recognition of the Native American artists in our Gallery, we are going to celebrate their birthdays with a special treat. On the day before and the day of their birthday, everything in our Gallery by that artist will have a special 20% price reduction. These birthdays will … Read More
Around the United States, there is an emerging movement to celebrate the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. It was started in South Dakota in 1998, reflecting to some degree the increasing Native American activism that has taken place over the past fifty years. Since then, a long list of cities, counties, and … Read More
