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The pandemic has brought me much sadness, but also blessings. A couple months ago, my family had lost my aunt to Covid-19. When I first heard the news, I cried so many tears for my aunt. I always hoped she was doing well. It had been many years since I've last seen her. The memories of what she looked like, her voice, and smile echoed in my mind and crumbled my heart. I still really miss her as I am writing this. I deeply wish I can see her and hug her. Just seeing my family has brought me so much comfort, and so is living with my boyfriend. Family has never mattered so much more to me during times like this. All I can believe right now is everything will be okay. #iaiatogetherapart
The following letter is a submission from #IAIATogetherApart, set 50 years from now. To see more submissions or submit your own, visit togetherapart.iaia.edu.
Pandemic Letter—April 9, 2020, 1:42 pm, Anonymous
Dear Reader,
I am writing from a world in which there is no shortage of grotesque heaps of hurt. Assuming that hasn’t gone away, maybe you’re sick of being pat on the head. Maybe you’re sick of being at the receiving end of that hurt. Maybe you’re sick of having to explain why it hurts, or maybe you’re just sick. I take it you’ve heard of COVID-19. Perhaps you’ve been a witness to your grandparent or great-grandparent ranting and reeling about the effect it had on their lives, or maybe told the same stories by your parents. They were stories about how hard they had to work to keep their jobs, or how hard they had to work to educate their children by themselves with countless additional responsibilities. Maybe your elders would say things about how they needed to feel privileged that they had a job at all—from home or at risk. They needed to be grateful that they were slaves to capitalism at the desires of the rich. Maybe your grandparents were children when coronavirus initially began. Maybe your grandparents couldn’t graduate college or high school that initial year. They remember watching their parents struggle to provide, struggle to ration food, some not knowing where their money was coming from after being “guaranteed” their position, but laid off nonetheless. The other side of the coin could be stories of how they remember their parents going out, living as-is, shopping constantly, not wearing masks, or gloves, or caring. Maybe they remember losing someone—a parent, a friend, a child? Maybe they were isolated alone, or without resources. You didn’t live through it, but this is not the depression, 9/11, or the recession of yore. This is different. So much about this disease was unforeseen. It was merciless, fast, suffocating, and unpredictable.
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Working from home has been a major test of patience for me. My son’s attitude reminds me of me more and more every day. Likewise, I am reminding myself of my mother more and more every day. What is going on? This feels like the Twilight Zone.
This kid keeps taking his diaper off and flinging it across the room. Have you ever had to clean human feces from the carpet at 9 am, and then have a zoom meeting at 9:15? If so, I’m right there with you. There is crayon scribbled on every surface of this house. You know, at first I told him to stop, but towards the end of the first week I just looked at him and said “don’t you want to go color on the walls some more?” just to buy myself a few minutes of silence. Don’t most two-year-olds nap? Not this guy! And he’s become obsessed with TikTok. Every five minutes it’s “Make a TikTok, Mama!? Make a TikTok!?” We’ve watched so many TikToks now that every now and then he opens the front door and screams “CORONAVIRUS!” à la Cardi B. He’s running through the living room screaming it as we speak. Somehow we’ve watched Cars two-million times in two weeks. Ka-chow! And I caught him eating an ant the other day—he squished it under his finger, stuck his finger in his mouth, then went in for more—and I didn’t stop him. I just sat there in my exhaustion and let it happen. But, hey, it’s protein, right? I guess we’re both coping by stress-eating—I’m already three string cheeses, a row of Oreos, and several fruit snacks deep today. I seriously can’t stop snacking! But I need to be better at practicing self control, because I already had to venture out to the store once this week to replenish our snack stock and while I’ve definitely feared for my life at a Wal Mart before, it just hit different this time, ya know?
It’s not all bad of course. We’re having fun and goofing around a lot, and most importantly I can tell he’s happy having me home. It’s just hard not really getting a break now and then and a bit isolating.
So check on your friends with kids, guys! We’re not ok!
#IAIATogetherApart
The #IAIATogetherApart website is now live! It was created to give voice to the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Community—a voice to help cope with the 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on a community who largely relies on day-to-day physical interaction for learning, mentoring, and communicating. All IAIA Community members are eligible to submit their stories to the #IAIATogetherApart website, which includes staff, faculty, students, alumni, board members, parents and family members, other Tribal Colleges and Universities, AIHEC, and AICF. See togetherapart.iaia.edu/submit for criteria and guidelines.
Stories can be just that, a story, or perhaps a poem, a letter—from one word to 512 words. During this pandemic, the IAIA campus is absent of your voice in its classrooms, hallways, walking paths, dorms, office spaces, buildings, and Café, but don’t let that stop you from vocalizing—share your voice, submit a story to #IAIATogetherApart.
After you submit a story, post a photo or video using your story and the #IAIATogetherApart hashtag here on Instagram for a chance to be featured on IAIA’s social media.
#IAIATogetherApart was conceived and created by IAIA’s offices of Institutional Research (Dr. Bill Sayre, Anita Gavin, Jesse Morris) and Marketing and Communications (Jason S. Ordaz, Nicole Lawe). The website launched on Monday, March 30, 2020. For inquires, please contact [email protected].
Since 1962, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) has led contemporary Indigenous arts nationally and internationally, and for over a decade, IAIA has offered graduate programs operating at the caliber of a university-level institution dedicated to fostering Indigenous creative excellence.
As such, IAIA is pleased to announce the release of a new logo set incorporating its newly adopted tagline, “The University for Indigenous Creative Excellence.” The tagline reflects the essence and aspirations of IAIA.
Learn more at www.iaia.edu/iaia-announces-its-new-tagline-the-university-for-indigenous-creative-excellence, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
On Wednesday, April 3, artists from the AMITIKATXI collective in Brazil came together virtually for a panel discussion. The artists created The Forest is Our Future, which Makes Us Grow in 2021, currently on view in Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
Watch a recording of the panel discussion at www.iaia.edu/online-d-iscussion-with-the-amitikatxi-collective, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
Since releasing her coming-of-age memoir Whiskey Tender in February, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) MFA in Creative Writing (MFACW) program director Deborah Jackson Taffa (Kwatsaán and Laguna Pueblo) has seen her book highlighted in best-of-lists and rave reviews. Asked to describe her book with one word, Taffa calls it a reclamation. “The story reclaims Indigenous values while overturning negative stereotypes and pejoratives,” she says.
Read the full story at www.iaia.edu/mfacw-director-deborah-jackson-taffa-on-her-memoir-whiskey-tender, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
On Wednesday, May 1, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) hosted a virtual artist talk and studio visit with Inuk Silis Høegh (Kalaaleq). Watch a recording of the panel, as Høegh and MoCNA chief curator Manuela Well-Off-Man discuss Høegh’s methods and practices as a filmmaker and his upcoming film project about a massive oil storage depot in Greenland.
Watch the discussion at www.iaia.edu/event/fueling-change-a-greenlandic-perspective-online-conversation-with-inuk-silis-hoegh, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
“I found a home here. I really love being here. I love the people.”—Rose Marie Cutropia ’14
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Assistant Archivist and Alum Rose Marie Cutropia ’14 has been involved at IAIA for over a decade, contributing back to the community through her careful processing of information and files in the Collection and Archives at IAIA.
Read the full spotlight at www.iaia.edu/alumni-spotlight-rose-marie-cutropia, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Blossoming Through the Fence,” the 2024 IAIA Student Anthology, is now published and available to view. The anthology is produced by student editors, with assistance from Anthology Advisor and Creative Writing Chair Kim Parko at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Creative Writing Undergraduate Department.
Learn more at www.iaia.edu/now-available-2024-iaia-student-anthology-blossoming-through-the-fence, link in bio.
Image: The Lighthouse (detail), by Emerald “noquisi” GoingSnake (Giduwa [Cherokee] and Mvskoke [Creek])
“It is astonishing to witness the creative and technical growth of our Cinematic Arts & Technology students—day by day and year after year. The quality of their work reflects not only their personal dedication and craft but also the exceptional guidance of our professors. I eagerly anticipate their future productions, which will surely be remarkable successes.”—Jason Ordaz, IAIA’s Communication Director
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) hosted a sold-out viewing on Wednesday, May 8, during the IAIA Cinematic Arts & Technology’s Twelfth Annual Student Filmmaker Showcase at the Violet Crown Cinema. The showcase featured a selection of the best films produced during the 2023–2024 academic year, including senior projects.��Learn more at www.iaia.edu/sold-out-screening-at-twelfth-annual-student-filmmaker-showcase, link in bio.��
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
On Saturday, May 4, graduating Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Creative Writing majors held the reading event Toward Our Past and Future Wor(l)ds at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA). Gabriel Schneider (Cherokee Nation), Nelson Sofer, Sareya Taylor (White Mountain Apache Tribe and Navajo), and Laverne Whitebear (Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux and Mandan Hidatsa Arikara Nation) read selections from their strongest works in creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, and fiction.
Listen to a recording of the reading, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) congratulates the IAIA Master of Fine Arts programs on their remarkable achievements this year. Each program held individual Hooding Ceremonies during Commencement week, and overall, they graduated a total of 40 students at the 2024 IAIA Commencement Ceremony.
Learn more and watch recordings of the events at www.iaia.edu/iaia-master-of-fine-arts-programs-celebrate-commencement-week, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) congratulates the IAIA Master of Fine Arts programs on their remarkable achievements this year. Each program held individual Hooding Ceremonies during Commencement week, and overall, they graduated a total of 40 students at the 2024 IAIA Commencement Ceremony.
Learn more and watch recordings of the events at www.iaia.edu/iaia-master-of-fine-arts-programs-celebrate-commencement-week, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
“It means the world to me to be a tribal college graduate, I would not trade my time at Haskell or IAIA for any Ivy League institution,” declared keynote speaker Dyani White Hawk (Sičáŋǧu Lakota) ’08 as a room of nearly 600 attendees erupted into applause at the Institute of American Indian Arts’ (IAIA) 2024 Commencement Ceremony. Held on Saturday, May 11, in the IAIA Performing Arts and Fitness Center gym, excitement and pride surged throughout campus from IAIA community members and the families who traveled from afar to join the festivities. The occasion saw 80 graduates honored—half with a Master of Fine Arts, and half with undergraduate degrees or certificates. Of the 40 master’s degrees, there were 24 MFA in Creative Writing (MFACW) degrees, 8 MFA in Studio Arts (MFASA) degrees, and 8 MFA in Cultural Administration (MFACA) degrees. This year’s celebration marks a first for MFACA, as the two-year program graduated its inaugural cohort—a milestone many years in the making. Additionally, the undergraduate degrees included 29 bachelor’s degrees, 4 associate’s degrees, and 8 certificates.
Read the full recap at www.iaia.edu/2024-iaia-commencement-a-day-of-honor-and-celebration, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
Origins, the 2024 Spring Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Graduating Senior Exhibition representing the culminating achievements of the Spring graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies students, opened on Thursday, April 11, in the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery on the IAIA campus. A creative, emotional, and intellectual investigation, Origins featured the work of Jesus Miguel Avena (Mexican-American, Mexica, Mestizo, Chicano), Sara Chama (Pueblo of Laguna), Isabella Cox (Diné), Jaime T. Herrell (Cherokee Nation and European), and Jacob Tyndall (Umóⁿhoⁿ Tribe of Nebraska).
Read the full story and view photos from the opening reception at www.iaia.edu/origins-a-creative-emotional-and-intellectual-investigation, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
Our IAIA community is brimming with talent, and the new Community News section on the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) website captures a monthly glimpse of their noteworthy accomplishments. Our students, alums, staff, faculty, trustees, and other IAIA community members are recipients of awards, scholarships, fellowships, grants, and art residencies. They are highlighted by the press and interviewed on television, radio, and podcasts. They have been published and featured in books, anthologies, magazines, and online publications. Our community participates in art markets, fashion shows, exhibitions, readings, film festivals, and screenings. They create moving artwork, perform, give presentations, organize events, write plays, direct films, curate exhibitions, and act in shows. They regularly win ribbons at art markets. Our community members serve as integral parts of cultural institutions, serving on boards, running administration, and fundraising. From designing airplane graphics to being shown in national museums, our community has done it!
Learn more and see what our community is up to at www.iaia.edu/communications/community-news, link in bio. If you would like to be included in the Community News or share information about an IAIA community member, please submit it using the form found on the Community News page.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
Please join us for family fun during Family Day at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) on June 2 from 12–3 pm. The day will include a panel discussion with curators and the filmmaker of our current exhibition, Womb of the Earth: Cosmovisions of the Rainforest. Curators Anita Ekman and Cristine Takuá (Maxakali), Indigenous leader and filmmaker Carlos Papa (Guarani Mbya), and moderator Manuela Well-Off-Man will discuss the importance of Brazil’s tropical rainforests, such as the Atlantic Forest, for the cultural and physical survival of Indigenous communities. The event will also have live music and various stations for kids to participate in fun family activities.
Learn more at www.iaia.edu/event/2024-family-day-celebrate-your-family-at-mocna, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
On Monday, May 6, 2024, Alvin Sandoval (Diné; 1952–2024), a beloved longtime member of our tight-knit Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) community passed on. “People always leave a memory, a lesson, and vice-versa,” said Sandoval in a 2018 IAIA Chronicle article, “IAIA Shuttle Driver Sees Students Flourish Over the Years,” by Kyle Kootswatewa. His words resonate heavily, as he leaves behind a far-reaching legacy of stories, laughter, and lessons for IAIA Community members past and present.
Sandoval, who retired from IAIA this past March, was a staple for more than 30 years, serving as the Mail Clerk, Facilities and Operations Technician, Facilities Coordinator, and Student Life Transportation Driver. Sandoval contributed to IAIA in profoundly personal ways, lending an ear and exchanging stories and knowledge with students as he whisked them away for grocery runs and doctor visits, and often graciously providing the opening prayer at various campus events. He was fiercely loved by students, faculty, and staff alike, and was honored as the 2022 IAIA Staff Person of the Year—a highly coveted and meaningful award, as it is voted on by the students themselves.
Sandoval’s passing has been felt deeply across campus. The IAIA Powwow Club hosted a Blanket Dance at the 2024 “Honoring Our Graduates” IAIA Spring Powwow in honor of him, raising over $500 toward funeral costs—a small token of appreciation honoring the love and care that Sandoval provided to IAIA students. The following Monday, the IAIA community came together to celebrate the life of Alvin Sandoval with a potluck reception on campus to close out his memorial, where heartfelt words, memories, tears, and even a few good full-belly laughs were shared. We extend our deepest gratitude and condolences to his family and would like to thank them for sharing Alvin with our community for the past 30 years.
On Friday, May 10, 2024, guests filled @formandconcept’s 10,000-square-foot exhibition space in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) MFASA program held the opening reception for the 2024 thesis exhibition, “We’ve Been Gathering Places.” Now going into its fourth year, this is the second graduating cohort for the IAIA MFA in Studio Arts (MFASA)—a two-year, low-residency program grounded in Indigenous cultures that reflects the history and challenges of our time, and empowers its students to give voice to the Indigenous experience through their art.
Be sure to visit “We’ve Been Gathering Places,” which will remain on view at form & concept through June 15, and a second and final reception will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, from 5–7 pm. Learn more at www.iaia.edu/experience-weve-been-gathering-places-at-form-concept-by-june-15, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
“The progress of the Mixed-Use Housing Facility is on track as per the established schedule. So far, all foundations have been successfully poured, under-slab utilities have been installed and inspected, and the north wing’s slab has been poured, using a substantial 140 yards of concrete—offering insight into the building’s considerable size.”—Larry Mirabal, IAIA Vice President of Operations
Despite facing winter weather challenges, IAIA’s Mixed-Use Housing Facility project remains on schedule, targeting substantial completion by August 1, 2024. Read the full story at www.iaia.edu/mixed-use-housing-facility-and-collections-hvac-projects-moving-forward-in-tandem, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason. S Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
On April 24, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) came together for the 2024 IAIA Staff and Faculty Years of Service Staff Celebration recognizing the invaluable contributions of IAIA staff and faculty who have been instrumental in achieving our mission of empowering creativity and leadership in Indigenous arts and cultures. Their tireless efforts have advanced higher education and enriched our community engagement initiatives, elevating Indigenous arts and cultures globally. Staff and faculty were respectively recognized for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 years of service. The person who has been at IAIA the longest is Grace Nuvayestewa (Hopi), who has supported students in the library for a remarkable 35 years. Longtime Café Bon Appétit staff received a particularly enthusiastic round of cheers for the countless meals they have provided to the IAIA community.
Join us in thanking our staff and faculty in their efforts to support our students, and watch a recording of the event at www.iaia.edu/event/2024-iaia-staff-and-faculty-years-of-service-staff-celebration, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is looking to hire driven individuals who support IAIA’s mission—to empower creativity and leadership in Indigenous arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning, and community engagement.
Available openings include Academics Game and Virtual Environments Assistant Professor, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Collection Registrar, MFA in Cultural Administration Director, various positions in the Advancement and Student Services departments, and more. Learn more about careers at IAIA and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) and apply at www.iaia.edu/about/employment, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason. S Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
“Academia was not a safe space. It was always like, there’s a reason why they call it discipline. I very much felt that way throughout school. But here, there was a different kind of approach where the faculty, my peers, other people—it wasn’t just like we were talking about the things that we were putting on the page. I felt like we were also, in a lot of ways, opening up our hearts to one another.”—Joelle Estelle Mendoza (Chicana, of Diné and Mescalero Apache descent) ’23 and ’24
For IAIA MFA in Creative Writing (MFACW) Alum Joelle Estelle Mendoza (Chicana, of Diné and Mescalero Apache descent) ’23 and ’24, the MFACW program has been a place where deep, critical questions can be asked, identity can be explored, and cultures can be shared, all grounded by Indigenous-centered perspectives in immersive connection with others, where fundamental experiences as Indigenous people do not have to be explained.
Read the full Alumni Spotlight at www.iaia.edu/alumni-spotlight-joelle-estelle-mendoza, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
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Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Art enthusiasts and locals alike are in for a treat as the upcoming ArtWalk Santa Fe will take place at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) on Saturday, May 18, from 11 am–4 pm in the Allan Houser Art Park. The second ArtWalk of the year will feature 25 talented local and Indigenous artists and creators, along with live music by DJ Garronteed (Diné and Walatowa). MoCNA will provide visitors with an opportunity to experience the current exhibitions The Stories We Carry, Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo, and Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest free of charge.
Learn more at www.iaia.edu/event/2024-artwalk-santa-fe-at-mocna, link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) congratulates the class of 2024! Join us this Saturday, May 11, as we honor our graduates at the 2024 IAIA Commencement Ceremony at 10 am (MDT) in the Performing Arts and Fitness Center on the IAIA campus, followed by the 2024 “Honoring Our Graduates” IAIA Spring Powwow at 1 pm in the Dance Circle at the center of campus.
This year’s Commencement program will feature keynote speaker Dyani White Hawk (Sičangu Lakota) ’08, who has been selected to give the commencement address and will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree during the ceremony. The 2024 Commencement Ceremony will also include speeches from the class Valedictorian DeMar C. Galloway (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes), IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), and IAIA Board of Trustees Chair Beverly Wright Morris (Aleut), among other speakers.
Both events are free and open to the public, and the Commencement Ceremony will be livestreamed on our website and official Facebook page. Learn more and tune into the livestream at www.iaia.edu/event/2024-iaia-commencement-ceremony, link in bio.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
Drop into the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) on Tuesday, May 7, 3–5 pm for IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) studio visits, where you will discover more about the artists’ processes, techniques, tools, ideas, and cultural influences. Jerry Brown (Diné) ’95 and Golga Oscar (Yup’ik) ’20 will be in the A-i-R Studio in the Academic Building. Free and open to the public.
Learn more at www.iaia.edu/spring-2024-iaia-artist-in-residence-program, link in bio.
Celebrate in May with the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)! As the 2023–2024 academic year comes to a close, the IAIA Community honors art and education with an exciting lineup of events.
May Events:
• 2024 IAIA Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 11, 10 am–12 pm | IAIA Campus
• 2024 “Honoring Our Graduates” IAIA Spring Powwow
Saturday, May 11, 1–5 pm | IAIA Campus
• Virtual Artist Talk & Studio Visit with Inuk Silis Høegh
Wednesday, May 1, 1 pm | Virtual Event
• IAIA Large Puppet Lantern Procession
Thursday, May 2, 8:15–9 pm | IAIA Campus
• Toward Our Past and Future Wor(l)ds—Readings by Graduating Creative Writing Majors
Saturday, May 4, 2–4 pm | IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
• IAIA A-i-R: Brown and Oscar—Open Studios
Tuesday, May 7, 3–5 pm | IAIA Campus
• IAIA Twelfth Annual Student Filmmaker Showcase
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30–8:30 pm | Violet Crown Cinema
• 2024 IAIA MFACW Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, May 9, 5:30–6:30 pm | IAIA Campus
• 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures—Reception
Friday, May 10, 5–7 pm | IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
• 2024 IAIA MFA in Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition: We’ve Been Gathering Places—Opening Reception
Friday, May 10, 5–7 pm | form & concept
• ArtWalk Santa Fe
Saturday, May 18, 11 am–4 pm | IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Visit www.iaia.edu/celebrate2024 (link in bio) for more information about each event.
Photograph by Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Institute of American Indian Arts
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