Rikki L. Quintana, founder and CEO of HoonArts Fair Trade, a local business selling Central Asian handicrafts.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 – 4:00 p.m.
Botts Hall, Albuquerque Special Collections Library,
423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM.
AIA’s May lecture will feature Rikki Quintana with HoonArts Fair Trade who will take us on a captivating journey into the hidden world of master artists from the modern Silk Road countries of Central Asia. Her presentation will unveil some of the mesmerizing stories, culture, and history behind several of the region’s most important traditional arts and will immerse us in the beauty of handcrafted cultural treasures like Uzbekistan ikat weaving, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Suzani embroidery, Kyrgyzstan’s felting, and Tajikistan’s wood carving up close. Ms. Quintana will provide us with a behind-the-scenes look at the traditional arts of the Silk Road, through the lens of master artists in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstanwith whom she has partnered for many years.
Rikki Quintana is the founder and CEO of HoonArts Fair Trade, a local business selling Central Asian handicrafts. She began the company in a leap of faith in 2014, after retiring from her law career. Starting from zero, HoonArts was the first to build a US market for Tajikistani handicrafts and is now a verified fair trade business. HoonArts works with over 100 artisans, mostly women in rural areas, in three Central Asian countries. It seeks to empower its artisan partners, span the cultural divide, and build a shared future together by opening the doorways to Central Asia for consumers.
Preregistration is required.
$15 for AIA Members; $20 for Non-Members; Students under 30 with ID – Free.
Pay online or mail check made out to AIA by May 20th to: AIA, PO Box 92921, Albuquerque, NM 87199.
