Innovative Thinking in Native American Arts with the School for Advanced Research

The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is a non-profit organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico. SAR focuses on furthering creativity and innovative thinking in Native American arts and the social sciences with a particular focus on anthropology, archaeology, and Latino Studies.

SAR is home to the Indian Arts Research Center (IARC), with nearly 12,000 works spanning from the sixth century to the present, the IARC is one of the nation’s most important Southwest Native American art research collections.

SAR offers its full spring and summer of public programs including the continuation of their 2019/2020 Creative Thought Forum series.

One of their upcoming events include Creative Thought Forum Lecture // Chaco Landscapes: Sensory and Political Engagements with Place with Ruth Van Dyke at the St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe. Read the Entire Article


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Carlos Alvarez, a San Antonio Business and Philanthropy Icon, Dies at 73

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Hugh Jackman: Fair Trade Entrepreneur


Renowned actor, Hugh Jackman, talks about how he started becoming a fair trade entrepreneur. Jackman is constantly building up ideas and solutions to help small coffee growers get good prices outside the massive coffee industry. His business,  Laughing Man Worldwide, reinvests 100% of its profits in its partnerships with farmers.