Daily Experiences
Art Markets
Monday, September 29th - Thursday, October 2nd, 10:00am-5: 30pm
Santa Fe Convention Center Courtyard
Need a local shopping break? Take some time to stroll through Santa Fe Convention Center courtyard to meet local artists and, perhaps, purchase their creations. During the conference, attendees can get a glimpse into three of Santa Fe’s renowned local art markets: Indian Market, the International Folk Art Market, and Spanish Market. Artisans from each market will display their work in the courtyard, conduct-weaving demonstrations, traditional New Mexico craft and jewelry making, and more as they create that represents the individual markets.
Local Bookstore and Conversation Café
Monday, September 29th – Thursday, October 2nd, 10:00am-5: 30pm
Santa Fe Convention Center
Collected Works Bookstore, a locally owned independent bookstore voted best bookstore in New Mexico by New Mexico Booksellers, will sponsor our bookstore and café conversation lounge. Take a few minutes to read and purchase books by some of our conference speakers on creative tourism and the creative cities movement. Local southwest books and Santa Fe guide books will also available, as will books on New Mexico architecture & design, New Mexico history, regional cooking and the healing arts.
Meditation & Healing Arts Room
Monday, September 29th –Thursday, October 2nd.10am-5: 30pm
Santa Fe Convention Center
This room has been created for the world traveler. We want you to feel comfortable at our conference and so offer you a quiet place to relax and reflect. Here you can also find out about healing modalities such as, massage, acupuncture, yoga, and meditation. Chair massage will be available.
Santa Fe is known internationally as a center for healing arts and is popular with spiritual travelers who visit our sacred lands from around the world to learn about Native American spiritual practices, Buddhist retreats, Catholic Pilgrimages, and much more. You can also find where residents worship and make a connection with a local temple, mosque, church or synagogue.
Art Exhibition
Daily, Santa Fe Convention Center
The Handmade Santa Fe Gallery in the Convention Center Stroll through one of Santa Fe’s newest showcase exhibition spaces and discover emerging local artists currently not represented by a gallery. Organized and supported by the Santa Fe Arts Commission, this exhibit will provide a sampling of new artwork by Santa Fe artists.
Resource Room
10:00am-5: 30pm, Daily
Santa Fe Convention Center
Visit our resource room, located inside the convention center. Pick up information and meet with representatives from the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Canadian Creative Cities Network, and other industry leaders within the Creative Cities’ movement. Attendees are welcome to leave their creative tourism information in this room to share with other attendees. You will find information about creative tourism and creative entrepreneurial projects around the world and learn how you can become involved.
Please also see Pre & Post Conference Trips