WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

5:00-7:00pm  Welcome Cocktail Reception at the La Fonda Hotel (La Terazza Room). Early registration available and recommended at the reception.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

8:30-9:00       Check in and coffee service, Museum of International Folk Art

9:00-9:30       Welcome and Summit Introduction, Pamela Kelly, Vice President of Licensing, Museum of New Mexico Foundation

9:45-10:15     Handmade for the Modern World, Lori Weitzner, CEO, Weitzner Ltd.

10:30-11:00   Dawn of a New Century: Rise of the Millenials & the Fall of Martha Stewart, Maxwell Ryan, CEO & Founder,
                      Apartment Therapy

11:15-11:45   Where Artisans and Fashion Meet, Rebecca Van Bergen, Founder & Executive Director, NEST

12:00-1:00     Lunch provided in the museum atrium

1:30-2:15       New Techniques: Technology + Tradition, Dr. Eric Blinman, Director of New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies

2:45-4:45       Collections Tours: Museum of International Folk Art and Museum of Indian Arts & Culture.*

3:00-5:00       Hands on Workshops in the Atrium. Enjoy one, or both, while the collection's tours are underway.

                            1) Block Printing a Canvas Tote Bag with Julianna Kirwin
                            2) Yucca Spinning and Rabbit Fur Blanket Making with Dr. Eric Blinman

7:00-11:00    Private Dinner and Live Music at El Farol Restaurant. Guests are welcome to come to the restaurant as early as 7pm.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

9:00-9:30      Check in and coffee service, Museum of International Folk Art

9:30-10:15    Ethical Considerations: Finding Inspiration In Designs From Native Cultures, Tony Chavarria, Curator of Ethnology,
                     Museum of Indian Arts & Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology

10:30-11:30  Title TBA, Li Edelkoort, Forecaster, Edelkoort Inc.; Dean of Hybrid Studies, Parsons

11:45-12:00   Closing Remarks, Pamela Kelly

12:00-1:00    Collection’s Tours continue

12:00-1:00    Lunch provided in the museum atrium