Maestros del Arte Links of Interest

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Organizations Promoting Folk & Indigenous Art
Cultural Diversity and/or Cultural Solutions

Tours in/to Mexico

Where to Buy Mexican Folk Art

Boutique Fessecoco

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Tradiciones Galeria
This gallery located in Tlaquepaque has some of the finest folk art in all of Mexico. Located at Av. Independencia 248 Int. J, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. They can be reached at (01152) 33 3838 0276.

Books, Publications & Videos

Lakeside Information

Ajijic Village Homes
Trudie Nelson invites you to experience the enchantment of the Lakeside paradise that is Lake Chapala. Retire and begin your most challenging career - enjoying your life!

Places to Stay at Lake Chapala

Visit our Lake Chapala/Ajijic Information page for our recommendations on hotels and restaurants.

Places to Stay/Things to Do - Guadalajara Area

Tequila Arette
Arette’s name comes proudly from a famous horse named Arete, a champion in the 1948 Olympic Games in England. Their Tequila is one of the best produced in Mexico.

Other Mexico Websites/Information

TRAVELS WITH TRAVIS

Solutions Abroad
The expatriate on-line community.

Simply Puerto Vallarta

TRAVEL DIRECTORY

Organizations Promoting Folk & Indigenous Art Cultural Diversity and/or Cultural Solutions
	Los Amigos del Arte Popular LADAP is a national, non-profit organization comprised of collectors and aficionados of Mexican folk art.
	Austin Friends of Folk Art AFFA is dedicated to the knowledge, promotion and preservation of folk arts and world cultures and is based in Austin, Texas.
	Friends of Mexican Art FOMA was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1963 to strengthen cultural ties with mexican & to increase knowledge and understanding of Mexican art. To contact FOMA's president, Susan Klecka, call 480 964 0200.
	Santa Fe International Folk Art Market The Santa Fe International Folk Art Market is the largest international folk art market in the world.
	Compassion Beyond Borders Funds the education of impoverished girls and women in Latin America, South Asia and East Africa. Educating girls is the single most cost-effective means for achieving human development and overcoming world poverty according to the United Nations, the World Bank and UNICEF.
	Aid to Artisans Create economic opportunities for artisan groups around the world where livelihoods, communities, and craft traditions are marginal or at risk and accomplish this by working together with partners in various countries, and in the markets we connect artisans, leaving behind an infrastructure that continues to support the artisan community long after we complete our mentoring.
	Craft Revival Quarterly We believe that access to knowledge through mapping and documentation is the basis of safeguarding the intangible heritage of crafts, textiles, folk and tribal arts and the oral knowledge systems that support them.
	The Crafts Center Undertakes development work in over 25 countries around the world partnering with communities to enable them to direct their own development for a sustainable future. We believe that the people best suited to decide what a community needs is the community itself.
	Vital Voices Our mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities
	World of Good Currently we have four projects aimed at improving the lives of women and girls living on less than $2 a day. Our projects recognize the significant impact that technology can serve in bringing the greatest advantage to informal workers around the globe.
	Women for Women Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. We're changing the world one woman at a time.
	World Women Work Supporting women and the conservation of endangered species around the world.
	Techno Serve: Business Solutions to Poverty Helps entrepreneurial men and women in poor areas of the developing world to build businesses that create income, opportunity and economic growth for their families, their communities and their countries.
	Global Good Partners As a CCS volunteer, you're making a meaningful contribution, working side-by-side with local people and sharing in the goals of a community that warmly welcomes you.
	Cross Cultural Solutions As a CCS volunteer, you're making a meaningful contribution, working side-by-side with local people and sharing in the goals of a community that warmly welcomes you.
	Cultural Survival For nearly 40 years Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous Peoples around the world to help them defend their lands, languages, and cultures. We publicize their issues through our award-winning publications, we mount letter-writing campaigns and other advocacy efforts to stop abuses of their rights, and we work on the ground in Indigenous communities, always at their invitation
	Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship Cultural entrepreneurship creates cultural value and economic wealth, self-determination, and cultural diversity in communities across the globe. They are creating the globe's first networked community of cultural entrepreneurs, cultural investors, and cultural entrepreneurship educators
	Project Concern Works in disadvantaged and isolated communities to bring health and hope to those in greatest need by preventing disease, responding in emergency relief situations, and providing access to clean water, nutritious food, and economic opportunity.
	Club de Yates de Chapala (Chapala Yacht Club) This is the venue where Feria Maestros del Arte is held each year. The yacht club has been a splendid supporter of the Feria by allowing us to use their facility.
	Gobierno Municipal de Chapala The municipal government of Chapala who is working hard to bring new tourism into the Lake Chapala area as well as cultural events such as the Feria.


Tours in/to Mexico
	Tia Stephanie Tours Cultural and Educational Journeys to Mexico with a focus on Art History, Textile Traditions, Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica and Present-day Indigenous Communities, Natural Wonders, Festivals and Holidays. Their unique approach combines education with off the path itineraries, designed to build greater understanding of and appreciation for the richness and complexity of Mexico and the Mexican people, our neighbors to the South.
	Folk Art Fantasy There are hundreds of families practicing their art in the state of Oaxaca. Many have won national and international acclaim, as well as awards, for their work. Linda Hanna of Folk Art Fantasy provides custom Folk Art Tours - visit homes and studios of local artists and artist studios throughout the Central Valleys of Oaxaca (includes transportation).
	Art and Soul Adventures Specializes in “artful” tours. Every tour combines art, culture , great shopping and great food . We travel in a small group of 10-18 fellow travelers, so that you have the opportunity to take part in cooking classes, visit artists homes and studios, see private collections, and can experience a level of attention, not possible in a large group..
	Go Mexico Way Your gateway to paradise at Mexico’s best kept secret. Get to know sunny Ajijic with a Lake Chapala tour and discover a place of natural Beauty in Jalisco, Mexico.
	Focus on Mexico Transform Your Life in One Extraordinary Week An Unforgettable Experience in Ajijic, Lake Chapala, Mexico In The Land of Eternal Spring!!!


Where to Buy Mexican Folk Art
	Cocuchas Cocuchas.com sells only the highly sought after museum-quality cocucha pottery vessels from Cocucho, Michoacan, Mexico.
	Fair Winds Trading Since 2005, Fairwinds Trading has opened U.S. markets to thousands of artisans and entrepreneurs in Africa and Indonesia while introducing high-value, culturally expressive products to millions of Americans.
Boutique Fessecoco	Fessecoco Boutique Distribute around the world the most unknown artforms that fit with our beat, our swag, our groove.
	Gallery Atotonilco The gallery is located five miles north of San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico on eight acres with ancient mesquite trees and frontage on the Rio Laja.
	Global Fund for Women Handmade gifts that support women.
	IRE Art Gallery IRE Art gallery features fine art galleries of huge masterpiece paintings.
The Collector's Guide	Marc Navarro Santa Fe Gallery Marc Navarro offers the work of artists: William Spratling, Hector Aguilar, Frederick Davis, Antonio Pineda, Los Castillo, Margot de Taxco and Sergio Gomez.
	MEXICO BY HAND Features fine folk art by award-winning crafts people in the state of Michoacán, and tours to artisan workshops.
	SERRV A non-profit organization with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide.
	The Art of Mexico The Art of Mexico is the gallery of galleries for the discriminating collector of Mexican folk art, showcasing a distillation of the best traditional and contemporary Mexican folk art for sale at near wholesale pricing with express shipping direct from Mexico included - arte popular, arte plástico, and more - created by some of great masters of traditional Mexican folkart.
	Tradiciones Galeria This gallery located in Tlaquepaque has some of the finest folk art in all of Mexico. Located at Av. Independencia 248 Int. J, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. They can be reached at (01152) 33 3838 0276.
	Viva la Frida Your outlet in England for Mexican folk art.
	Wildwood Art Cafe Our Oaxacan artists are guides into a universe of magic, humor and delight.
	Zihrena Gallery Connecting Michoacán artists and buyers.
	Zsombrak Art Gallery Although Zsombrak Contemporary Art Gallery brings you the best of fine art from internationally known Central and Eastern European artists such as oil paintings, glass art, drawings, artwork, sculpture, they also promote world-wide folk art.

	"Great Masters of Mexican Folkart" Published Fomento Cultural Banamex, this book is a "must" for any Mexican folk art collector. The book can be purchased at the Feria or through contacting Marianne Carlson at mariannecarlson@gmail.com
	Lake Chapala Review The best known local magazine bringing to local residents news, personal insights, events, restaurant critiques and much more.
	"Insider's Guide to Lake Chapala & Ajijic" Wonderful insights - the best book written about living in "Paradise".
	Hand Eye Online Magazine A magazine about connecting cultures and inspiring action.
	Pottery of Mexico Videos Videos produced by Lisa Orr and Troy Lanier graphically show the art of making Mexican pottery.
	Guadalajara Reporter Newspaper covering Guadalajara and Lakeside.
	Seminario Pagina de la Ribera de Chapala A weekly newspaper in Spanish covering the Chapala area - see this wonderful write-up they did for the 2007 Feria.
	Mexico Connect Online magazine with all kinds of great information on Lakeside, places to visit in Mexico, and much more.

	ChapalaClub.com A great website for information on the Lake Chapala area.
	Ajijic News Guide to Ajijic and a fun guide.
	Ajijic Real Estate Jaime Niembro, owner of Ajijic Realty Estate, was recipient of the "Best of the Best" award as the best real estate company Lakeside!
	Ajijic Village Homes Trudie Nelson invites you to experience the enchantment of the Lakeside paradise that is Lake Chapala. Retire and begin your most challenging career - enjoying your life!
	City of Chapala City of Chapala's website is very comprehensive.
	Eager & Associates Realty - Eager & Associates is proud to serve the Lake Chapala area of Mexico, as the premium Real Estate service for citizens of Canada, the U.S.A. and México.
	Lakeside.com.mx Where you can find Information from Lakeside's Best Restaurants, Businesses and Shops.
	Multiva Multiva has been serving clients for over 30 years in the Mexican investment market.

Visit our Lake Chapala/Ajijic Information page for our recommendations on hotels and restaurants.

Places to Stay/Things to Do - Guadalajara Area
	La Villa del Ensueño Vicente Magaña welcomes you to his charming and intimate B&B in Tlaquepaque built in the traditional Mexican style. Twenty minutes from the Guadalajara Airport. Ask about special rates while attending Feria Maestros del Arte.
	Casa de las Flores B&B A place to relax and feel at home, while staying in a typical Mexican neighborhood — savor Mexico's wonderful people, customs and culture. Personalized tours are offered that you are unlikely to find anywhere else.
	Tequila Arette Arette’s name comes proudly from a famous horse named Arete, a champion in the 1948 Olympic Games in England. Their Tequila is one of the best produced in Mexico.
	explore-guadalajara.com Come and explore the beautiful colonial city of Guadalajara, Mexico. A couple shares their adventures and experiences traveling through Guadalajara.
	All About Guadalajara Complete city guide to Mexico's 2nd largest city - Guadalajara.

Other Mexico Websites/Information
TRAVELS WITH TRAVIS	Travels with Travis Travels with Travis Whitehead - Exploring Michoacán and other parts of Mexico. Stories and travel information for tourists.
	Solutions Abroad The expatriate on-line community.
	Mexico, Food, Drinks & More! A blog with Mexican recipes and other interesting information about drinks, restaurants, and information on Mexico
	Mexico Adventure Online portal about the beauty of Mexico, lifestyle and culture.
Simply Puerto Vallarta	Simply Puerto Vallarta Internet Guide Your Puerto Vallarta travel guide about all that there is to see in Puerto Vallarta.
	Inside Mexico Everything you need to know about Living in or Moving to Mexico.
	Mexweb.com Everything you need to know about Guadalajara, Mexico.
	Mexperience Create your perfect experience in Mexico.
	Let's Go2Mexico Premier Mexico Travel Guide.
	Mexico Travel and Vacations Guide Everything you need to know for an enjoyable vacation in Mexico.

Art Websites
ArtFlute.com	Art Flute An endeavor to build Indian contemporary art community to share the ideas, buy/sell contemporary art works of Indian leading artists.
	Arts-Directory.org Crafts Web Directory
	FASA (Folk Art Society of America) A non-profit organization which advocates the discovery, study, documentation, preservation and exhibition of folk art, folk artists and folk art environments.

Travel Websites
TRAVEL DIRECTORY	Travel Directory - Popular travel destinations in Spain.