Our auctions have become our biggest fund raising events and they enable us to, in part, support our scholarship
program, support the park in its endeavors, and to fund other special events; but the main purpose of each auction
is to provide economic assistance to the artists and community.
In the ten years that the Friends group has run the auction,
we have returned
close to $2,000,000 to the local communities through the artists who consign items into the auction.
The FoH auctions are held in May and September. We spend the week before the auction accepting items from
Native American artists including Navajo, Hopi, and other puebloan tribes. Generally we have 400+ items that are sold.
The auction has been called the best kept secret in Arizona but we still attract bidders from both coasts and all over the
Southwest because of the exceptional value and authenticity
of the auction items.
Our next auction is scheduled for:
May 19, 2012
and it will start at 12:00 noon and go until all items are offered to the bidders. Remember that the Navajo Reservation
will be on daylight saving time. Here are some photos of past auctions
--- On Saturday, February 18, 2012, The Friends of Hubbell in cooperation with the Arizona State Museum will host a Native American auction at The University of Arizona campus in Tucson, Arizona. The auction will begin at 1:00 PM and last until 4:00 PM. Preview will be held from 11-12:30 PM. This is the first time that the Friends group has brought their auction to a venue off of the Navajo Reservation! ---
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Many types of Native American art are entered into the auction:
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Hopi katsina dolls - pottery - carvings - fetishes - Navajo& Hopi baskets - Navajo
rugs -
jewelry -
concho belts - sash belts - paintings - cradle boards - and many more
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Native American food vendors will have available many traditional foods and the tent and park grounds will be occupied
with many local traders and Native American vendors offering all types of art and crafts and the Trading Post will be
open throughout the day as well as tours of the J.L. Hubbell homestead.
Driving Directions to Ganado & Hubbell Trading Post
The National Historic Site is located within the Navajo Nation in Ganado, Arizona near the intersection of Highways
264 and 191.
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Here's
a MAP to orient you.
Approximate drive times:
Window Rock -- ½ hour
Gallup -- 1 hour
Flagstaff -- 2½ hours
Albuquerque -- 3 hours
Las Vegas or Phoenix -- allow about 6 hours
Questions?
e-mail us or check the park's info:
928-755-3475
