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School for Advanced Research

Name: School for Advanced Research
Address: 660 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, US
Telephone: +15059547200

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The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science and Native American artisti

The School for Advanced Research has supported innovative social science and Native American artistic creativity for more than a century. Since we began offering fellowships in 1972, we have funded the work of more than 345 SAR scholars and artists, among whose ranks are six MacArthur Fellows and eighteen Guggenheim Fellows. Please join us in Santa Fe for insightful lectures or a tour of the School's historic campus. You can also follow the work of our resident scholars and Native American artists on our website at www.sarweb.org.

10/23/2026

A Beautiful Donation to Celebrate Native Artistry!

We are honored to share that our 2026 Eric and Barbara Dobkin Native Artist Fellow, Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin), has generously donated her stunning “Flame Urn“ following the completion of her fellowship earlier this year.

This extraordinary five-sided Haudenosaunee raised beadwork urn, crafted from velvet, features shimmering clear Aurora Borealis beads, each meticulously hand-stitched by Karen Ann.

Check out the video to see the dazzling sparkle and intricate beauty of the beads as they catch the light, showcasing Karen Ann’s incredible craftsmanship and artistry.

We are grateful to Karen Ann for sharing this remarkable work and for helping to celebrate the enduring beauty and tradition of Haudenosaunee raised beadwork.

Karen Ann Hoffman (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin)
Sculpture, 2016
SAR.2026-5-1
School for Advanced Research

Learn more about this piece and Karen Ann’s time at SAR on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwFUv9BBGL0

10/22/2026

Have you received your SAR Now newsletter? 📬

If you’re a member, check your mailbox! The latest issue of SAR Now, our bi-annual print newsletter, has arrived.

Created especially for our members, SAR Now offers a closer look at the people, ideas, and stories behind SAR. Inside, you’ll find behind-the-scene glimpses, profiles of our artists and scholars, upcoming programs, and deeper dives into the many facets of SAR’s mission.

It’s one of the ways we bring the SAR community a little closer, even between visits to campus.

Not a member yet? Join the SAR community and get SAR Now delivered to your mailbox twice a year.

📖 The latest issue will also be available online soon for everyone to read.

Learn more about membership through the link in our bio.

10/21/2026

The space to think. The time to write.

What would your work become if you had a full academic year of dedicated time and space as well as a community of scholars around you?

SAR’s Resident Scholar Program offers just that. Fellows join an interdisciplinary community where ideas are shared, conversations continue, and scholarship has room to develop.

📅 Applications are accepted through the first Monday in November for residencies beginning September 1, 2027.

If you’re ready to give your research the time and space it deserves, apply now!

To learn more, visit the SAR website at https://pulse.ly/h2qxzaqq6d

10/20/2026

Meet Leslie. SAR volunteer, concert helper, front desk favorite, and proud owner of a SAR library card.

Leslie has been a member of SAR for about six years, and she’s found plenty of ways to make herself at home.

“I love it here. This is my Cheers. This is where everyone knows my name.”

She’s been on field trips, she’s a member, she’s got her library card, and most importantly, she loves being part of the SAR community.

Honestly, Leslie gets it. 💛

Thanks for bringing your energy, humor, and heart to SAR, Leslie! We’re lucky to have you.

Want to be part of the SAR crew? Come join us!

10/19/2026

There are many ways to support SAR.

Whether you give once, give monthly, or plan a gift for the future, your support helps SAR create space for scholars, artists, and communities to connect, create, and share knowledge.

Ways to give include:
- Give once online or by check
- Give monthly as an SAR Sustainer
- Include SAR in your estate plans
- Support an endowment
- Give a gift of stock
- Recommend a gift through your Donor-Advised Fund
- Make an IRA rollover gift

Every gift helps strengthen the work happening at SAR, from resident scholar fellowships and seminars to collections stewardship, Native arts, and community engagement.

Choose the way of giving that works for you and help carry this work forward.

Donate today: https://pulse.ly/0wbfw7fjtv

10/16/2026

How can stories from the past help strengthen language and cultural connections today?

On October 23, SAR’s Native Arts Speaker Series welcomes members of Ho’n A:wan Productions for a conversation about the history and impact of the Delapne:we Project.

The project brings together the Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP), A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center, and other community stakeholders to preserve and build upon a collection of Zuni oral histories recorded in the 1960s.

Join us for a conversation about how these recordings have become the foundation for a community-led effort to preserve the Zuni language, revitalize storytelling traditions, and strengthen connections across generations.

Panelists:
• Tahlia Natachu-Eriacho (Zuni)
• Curtis Quam (Zuni)

📅 Friday, October 23
🕕 6:00 p.m.
📍 SAR’s Dobkin Boardroom
💻 Also streaming live on YouTube

This event is free to attend, but advanced registration is encouraged.

Join us to learn more about the Delapna:we Project and the continued art of Zuni storytelling.

To learn more and to register for the event, visit the SAR event page. https://pulse.ly/duferlrgru

10/15/2026

From the Library at SAR | What are we reading right now?

SAR’s Catherine McElvain Library regularly curates reading lists that explore timely themes through scholarship, storytelling, and lived experience. This season’s list explores Día de los Mu***os and the many ways people understand, remember, and live with the dead.

From the history of Inca mummies and ancestral traditions to contemporary approaches to death and mourning, these selections offer perspectives on mortality, memory, cultural traditions, and the relationships between the living and the dead.

Visit the Library website to explore the full reading list and discover new perspectives on how different communities make meaning of death, remembrance, and what comes after.

Browse the collection: https://pulse.ly/btrk2it33a

Learn more about the SAR Library: https://pulse.ly/ftlzcavrmu

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10/14/2026

Join the Poeh Cultural Center this Friday, October 16 @ 10:00 AM for the opening of their new exhibit “Gi Kay: Nambí Ówingeh Gi Weh Pówá” to celebrate the return of historic pottery to the Pueblo of Pojoaque after 120 years!

10/13/2026

White Sands: The Footprints Rewriting Human History

What can a footprint tell us about the past?

In this episode of In Context with School for Advanced Research, we revisit a remarkable 2022 SAR conversation on footprints at White Sands National Park and how the echo of human history seen in the paths is challenging assumptions of migration and the timeline of the first people in the Americas.

Tens of thousands of human and Ice Age animal tracks preserve extraordinary moments of movement and interaction from thousands of years ago. They may also offer evidence of humans in North America roughly 21,000–23,000 years ago, but these remarkable traces are disappearing.

As erosion and climate change threaten the site, researchers are racing to document and preserve the stories written in the sand.

As Matthew Bennett reminds us: “We've all made footprints.” That simple connection may be what makes these discoveries so powerful.

🎧 Listen now to White Sands: https://pulse.ly/29vku1dnbn

10/08/2026

The weather is cooling and we are reminiscing about our summer gatherings!

In August, the SAR campus came alive with music, conversation, good food, and plenty of community for Music at Dusk: Round Mountain.

Round Mountain brought their one-of-a-kind world folk sound to the stage, blending musical traditions from around the globe with deep roots in their home of New Mexico.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so special. And a big thank you to Round Mountain for sharing their music with us.

Craving evenings like this one? Join SAR and be the first to know when we announce our programs! https://pulse.ly/ovklsdzluj

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660 Garcia Street
Santa Fe, NM
87505

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15059547200

Website

http://www.sarweb.org/

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