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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]
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Campus Bookstore held its first-ever t-shirt design contest this fall semester. Students submitted artwork for the theme “When IAIA Goes Mask Off—what is your hope for the IAIA Community after the COVID-19 Pandemic has passed?”
It is an honor to name Suni Sonqo Vizcarra (Peruvian Quechua Nation) ‘21 as the winner! A panel of IAIA campus artists and professionals chose Vizcarra’s inspirational work out of seven outstanding finalists. A massive round of applause to Suni Sonqo Vizcarra and all finalists, Brannon Selestewa, Jacquelyn Yepa, Karhatiron Perkins, Kobe Cassador, Wiyaka Pomarleau, and Xeneca LeClair, whose work and passion shows that IAIA is looking forward with hope and strength.
Special thanks to the panel, Tatiana Lomahaftewa-Singer, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Sally Wesaw, Arista Slater-Sandoval, and Teklu Hogan, for their effort and dedication in picking a winner out of seven excellent entries.
Please join us in congratulating Vizcarra, whose design will soon release in a limited run of 100 t-shirts.
Image by suni__sonqo_vizcarra_wood
Construction is underway on the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) campus for the new IAIA Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts (RCCNA).
The construction, now simultaneously in phases one and two, has been sectioned into three phases and is looking to be ahead of schedule.
Phase one involves building an extension onto the Academic Building in the back courtyard. The extension will house the Ethnobotany Lab and the Conservation Lab—to make room for the RCNNA in the Barbara and Robert Ells Science and Technology Building—as well as the Digital Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab), and a brand new Cinematic Arts and Technology Film Studio.
For this project, IAIA has teamed with Dyron Murphy Architects and Jaynes Construction. Oscar Tovar from Dyron Murphy Architects has already completed the interior design for the RCNNA space, so once phase one is complete and the Ethnobotany Lab and Conservation Lab are moved to their new homes in the Academic Building, a general contractor can be found to begin phase two—construction of the RCNNA. Phase two, the interior renovation in the Science and Technology Building, involves creating the spaces for the RCNNA, which will include the Archives, the Archives Classroom, and the Collections Classroom.
Once the interior renovation in the Science and Technology Building is complete, the finishing touches will begin in this third phase of relocating the IAIA Archives into its new permanent home in the RCCNA. The RCCNA is funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and has been undergoing development for the past three years. This exciting new space will extend IAIA’s objective to study, preserve, and disseminate traditional and contemporary Native American arts, cultures, literature, and history. By consolidating services that IAIA already provides via the IAIA Archives and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) into one location, the IAIA Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts will provide the opportunity for comprehensive and accelerated research of contemporary Native arts.
Video by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Are you signed up for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) monthly newsletter? Opt in now and be the first to hear about recent news and past, current, and upcoming happenings at IAIA like the Scholarship Awards Luncheon, 2021 Open House, construction for the new IAIA Research Center for Contemporary Native Arts (RCCNA), and so much more! View the October 2021 newsletter and join the mailing list to never miss an update—link in bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)! Of course, every day is #IndigenousPeoplesDay at IAIA. Still, today especially, we celebrate Indigenous cultures everywhere and join the nation in taking the time to acknowledge the importance of Indigenous contributions to our society through culture, language, history, traditions, art, and so much more.
What does Indigenous Peoples’ Day mean to you?
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for an Indigenous Peoples‘ Day Event on Monday, October 11, 12–1 pm (MDT). All members of the IAIA community are welcome to join our Indigenous Peoples‘ Day celebration, and for our off-campus community members, tune in for a livestream broadcast of the event on the IAIA website and Facebook page.
Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to showcase their talents in poetry, spoken word, dance, song, skit, musical instruments, stand-up comedy, painting, drawing, performance arts, or any other talents you'd like to share with your community. All talent acts should be five minutes long. To showcase your talents, sign up with IAIA Activities Coordinator Melissa Peters at [email protected] or at Student Activities.
For more information, visit www.iaia.edu/event/2021-indigenous-peoples-day/, or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) welcomed the Ken Mowatt crest pole, “Raven Puts the Light in the Sky,” to the IAIA campus. Traditionally, the raising of a crest pole is a community event, often celebrated with songs, feasts, and performances. In this custom, Geraldine Barney shared an original prayer and musical performance at the event to welcome the pole as it was raised to a place of honor.
The pole, carved from red cedar by master carver Ken Mowatt (Tsimshian/Gitksan) and standing 20 feet tall, depicts how darkness was defeated based on traditional Gitksan stories. “Raven Puts the Light in the Sky” was initially commissioned in 1980 for the Chase Manhattan Plaza in New York City and moved to New York City’s Wagner Park in 1997. JPMorgan Chase has graciously donated it to IAIA as part of the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) permanent collection.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Thank you to all who attended the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2021 Open House yesterday—both in-person and virtually. IAIA is pleased to share our school and our mission, “to empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning, and outreach,” with our community.
If you couldn’t attend, all of our Open House content, including a recording of the event’s live broadcast, is available to view at www.iaia.edu/about/iaia-2021-open-house/ (link in bio).
Photograph by Nicole Lawe, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Udall Legacy Continues with a New Book Donation from Senator Tom Udall and Jill Cooper
Upon his retirement from United States Senator for New Mexico, Tom Udall continued his family's strong connection to the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) with a donation of books to the IAIA Library. The collection consists of around 40 books on tribal law, Native American art history, and art criticism. The new collection is located next to his father, Stewart Udall's donation, and Lloyd Kiva New's donation. Each of these three collections is accompanied by a plaque in honor of the donor.
To celebrate the donation and the Udall legacy, IAIA held a reception on August 19 at which IAIA Board Members, students, faculty, and staff gathered to show their gratitude to the Udall family. Senator Tom Udall's wife, Jill Cooper, was awarded an IAIA Pendleton blanket during the ceremony.
Stop by the IAIA Library to browse or borrow the newest collection. The IAIA Library hours are Monday–Thursday from 8 am–8 pm, Friday from 8 am–5 pm, and Sunday from 12–8 pm.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Over the course of the past 18 months, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) community has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of adversity caused by the Pandemic. The cooperation and respect shown each other has resulted in the safest environment possible in which students can continue to learn, grow, and create.
IAIA students have confronted multiple challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic—in many cases, their communities have been disproportionately impacted by the Pandemic—yet a high percentage of our students have remained focus on their academic goals. In fact, student enrollment has stabilized, and the number of graduates increased in 2020 and 2021. This accomplishment is a tribute to the commitment of our students, faculty, and staff to IAIA’s fine arts mission.
The IAIA community has taken personal responsibility for keeping our campus safe through their compliance with our COVID mitigation protocols. In addition to face coverings, maintaining social distance, and requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students attending in-person classes, we have implemented weekly COVID-19 surveillance testing in a safe and convenient on-campus location.
We also have encouraged vaccinations for faculty and staff. As a result, 98% of students, faculty, and staff are vaccinated. The recent surge in positive cases caused by the delta variant, however, has reinforced the need for increased vigilance, mitigation measures, and communication…
Read the full article, “IAIA Shares Stories of Resiliency During the Pandemic,” by IAIA President Robert Martin, Ed.D. (Cherokee Nation) in the Santa Fe New Mexican at https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/iaia-shares-stories-of-resiliency-from-the-pandemic/article_20850fea-1d5a-11ec-82f9-9b73d66cfa83.html.
Photograph by Andrew Collins
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is pleased to invite you to the 2021 Annual Open House to be held on Wednesday, September 29 from 1–5 pm (MDT). This event will feature exhibitions and demonstrations of all types throughout the campus, with open studios and classrooms.
This year includes a mixture of in-person and livestream events, all of which will be broadcasted from the IAIA Campus at 83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508. We’re requesting that on-campus visitors be fully vaccinated and wear face coverings. Virtual “visitors” will be able to take virtual tours of the campus, view a live bronze pour, attend live class sessions, and more—all from the comfort of their homes.
The Open House events will include a bronze pour, a Raku firing, a demonstration in IAIA‘s one-of-a-kind fully articulating Digital Dome, an acting class demonstration, a book sale, readings by both our BFA and MFA in Creative Writing students and alums, art exhibitions, and an overview of our newest graduate offering—the MFA in Studio Arts. You‘ll also have a chance to see what our Land-Grant Program has been up to and meet our newest IAIA community members, our very own pollinators, the “Thunder Bees.”
If you plan to attend in person, bring your appetite for a chance to try an array of menu options made by our on-campus café Bon Appétit. There will be braised short rib empanadas, chicken satay kebabs, salmon bacon with pureed mango salsa, portobello bruschetta, and buffalo and roasted poblano stuffed mini peppers—all made fresh (available while they last).
This event is the perfect opportunity for anyone interested in IAIA to come learn about our mission, programs, and community. If you‘re considering making IAIA a part of your educational journey, want to learn more about this institution that has played such a major role in the development of contemporary Native American arts, or are simply looking for an exciting event to attend, come join us for the IAIA 2021 Annual Open House.
Learn more about the IAIA 2021 Open House at www.iaia.edu/event/iaia-2021-annual-open-house/, or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) for an opening reception for “Indigenous Abstraction: A Legacy for the Next Seven Generations,” on Friday, September 24, 5–7 pm (MDT) in the IAIA Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery. (Please note that IAIA requests that on-campus visitors be fully vaccinated and wear face coverings.)
This juried exhibition features artwork created by IAIA students, staff, faculty, and alumni in honor of IAIA Alumnus and Associate Professor Jeff Kahm (Plains Cree, 1968–2021) and the legacy that he leaves behind. The artwork created for “Indigenous Abstraction” is directly inspired by Kahm‘s warmth, dedication, mentorship, and signature linear abstraction painting style, and the exhibition will run through Friday, October 15, 2021.
If you would like to celebrate Professor Kahm’s dedication to IAIA and our students, you can also make a contribution to the Jeff Kahm Memorial Scholarship at https://iaia.wufoo.com/forms/m1jf6pcs1o1ty8a/ (link in bio). The JeffKahm (Jeffery Lyndon Kahmakoatayo) Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 2021 through a generous gift from Barbara and Robert Ells. The Ells’ generous gift in memory of Jeff Kahm will provide scholarship support for three Studio Arts Major students for four years.
Photograph of Kahm‘s “Converse” by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indians Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is looking to hire driven individuals who believe in and support IAIA’s mission, “To empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning, and outreach.”
IAIA offers competitive salaries and an outstanding benefits package for regular full-time positions, which includes, medical, dental, vision, term life, long term disability, short term disability, a 403B investment plan, and Employee Assistance Program.
To learn more about employment at IAIA and to view available positions, visit www.iaia.edu/about/employment/, or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason. S Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) virtually for a live stream of the Fall 2021 Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Noon. This event, live-streamed on the IAIA website and on the official IAIA Facebook page, will recognize scholarship recipients and feature live student interviews.
Learn more about the IAIA 2021 Scholarship Awards Luncheon and tune in at www.iaia.edu/event/2021-fall-scholarship-awards-luncheon/, or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Continuing Education (CE) Fall 2021 Courses are now available for registration. The course schedule features unique and affordable educational offerings, including Indigenous language and literature classes, business and entrepreneurial courses, and art and gardening workshops. Most courses are being offered virtually, but a handful of courses will be hosted in-person on the IAIA Campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
CE is committed to providing comprehensive training and adult education for the advancement and growth in workforce skills, lifelong learning, and empowerment through community-based learning opportunities.
To learn more about Continuing Education, view the course schedule, or register for a class, visit www.iaia.edu/ce or follow the link in our bio.
It's Thunder Bee Thursday, and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Land-Grant program is creating a buzz on campus! As the caretakers and farmers of the IAIA food gardens, greenhouse, orchard, and apiary, the IAIA Land-Grant Department is finding ways to give back and get our IAIA Community involved.
This Spring 2021, Land Grant established multiple honey bee hives on campus. These “Thunder Bees”—so lovingly named after the IAIA Thunderbird—help to pollinate the IAIA gardens, orchard, and surrounding neighborhood, as well as provide fresh honey and beeswax. Throughout the month of September, the Land-Grant Program beekeepers are hosting “Thunder Bee Thursdays,” and will take students, staff, and faculty on a guided tour through the campus beehives. Each session covers basic safety and approach recommendations and gives participants a look inside the beehives. Protective beekeeping gear is provided and participants get a unique up-close and hands-on experience with our campus pollinators.
To learn more about the IAIA Land-Grant Program and their beekeeping journey, visit www.iaia.edu/outreach/land-grant/ or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) students, have you submitted your t-shirt design yet? Time is running out and the deadline—Friday, September 10, 2021—is fast approaching.
The IAIA Campus Bookstore is holding the student design contest for a single production run of 100 t-shirts. One of five finalists’ work will be chosen by an expert panel of artists and professionals from the IAIA Community. The winner will have their work promoted on a unique, limited-edition t-shirt focused on highlighting the artist, their work, and their future.
The t-shirt design will be shared with the IAIA Community, and there will be a social media promotion campaign to help boost the student artist and their work. As part of the requirements to have work submitted to the panel, students must complete an artist's statement about their work and bio telling their story and submit it digitally to [email protected], or in-person at the Campus Bookstore.
The theme for the 2021 t-shirt design contest is “When IAIA Goes Mask Off”—what is your hope for the IAIA Community after the COVID-19 Pandemic has passed? How do you think the IAIA Community should celebrate when we can see each other’s faces, gather, shake hands, hug, and breathe freely together again? What can you achieve at IAIA with this freedom of connection again?
For questions and more information, contact the IAIA Campus Bookstore at [email protected]
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Call for Art: An Honoring and Memory Exhibit for Jeff Kahm
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) invites the IAIA Community to submit artwork in honor of IAIA Alumnus and Associate Professor Jeff Kahm (Plains Cree, 1968–2021).
This semi-juried exhibition is open to all IAIA students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Works submitted will be juried, but at least one piece from every artist will be accepted, and up to three entries are allowed per person. If you are unsure of what to submit and are looking for inspiration, jeffkahm’s expertise was linear abstraction. However, we welcome any work that is in honor of his memory. Submissions will be accepted Wednesday, September 15–Friday, September 17, 10 am–5 pm (MDT) in the IAIA Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery. The exhibition will run from Friday, September 24, to Friday, October 15, 2021.
For more information, contact Museum Studies Chair Dr. Jessie Ryker-Crawford (White Earth Chippewa) at [email protected] or Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery Director Mattie Reynolds (Choctaw) at [email protected]
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indians Arts
Today is #NationalDogDay, did you know the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Library hosts therapy dog events throughout the semester for the IAIA Community? With the return of students to campus, they hope to hold more events in the Library this semester—including more therapy dog sessions with our furry friends.
In addition to events, after nearly a year-and-a-half, the IAIA Library has reopened the book stacks for browsing and will return to regular functioning hours for the Fall 2021 semester. Following the campus closure in March 2020 due to the global health crisis, the library had a modest reopening last summer. This reopening included closing off the book stacks, decreasing hours, offering curbside pick up, delivering books to students in quarantine, and transitioning to offer more services online. During this transition, they provided virtual reference with a librarian via live chat and Zoom, developed a digital document delivery service to supply students and faculty with materials, and expanded the online collections, including new video streaming services and three new e-book platforms. Their reach to students had an unexpected increase, and reference interactions—specifically research help—practically doubled.
As for the reopening, the library is thrilled to welcome students back and will continue online reference in addition to returning to in-person referencing. They urge students, as well as the community, to utilize the resources offered. With the recent reopening of the IAIA Campus, the library is open to the public as well. Only students can check out materials and access online resources off-campus, but visitors are welcome to access the library databases and materials in person.
IAIA Library hours are Monday–Thursday 8 am–8 pm, Friday 8 am–5 pm, and Sunday 12–8 pm. To learn more about the IAIA Library, visit www.iaia.edu/academics/library/.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) today, Thursday, August 26, for the IAIA 2021 President’s Convocation. This event will begin at 10:30 am (MDT) in the Dance Circle with a four-directions campus blessing with Dr. Jessie Ryker-Crawford (White Earth Chippewa), Alvin Sandoval (Diné), Paul Quintana (Cochiti Pueblo), and Delight Talawepi (Hopi). Following the campus blessing, Convocation will begin in the Performing Arts and Fitness Center (PAFC) Gym at 11 am with a welcome address from IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), and a keynote address from IAIA Alumna Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo) ’14.
The IAIA 2021 President’s Convocation will be live-streamed for our off-campus community members on our Facebook page and on our website at www.iaia.edu/event/2021-presidents-convocation-and-campus-blessing/.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Celebrate the return to campus and start the Fall 2021 semester by creating art at “Art Rush”—Institute of American Indian Arts’ (IAIA) annual community event hosted in the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery. IAIA students, faculty, and staff (on-campus community members only) are invited to join in on Art Rush anytime between 1–8 pm on Thursday, August 26, to create a work of art for the Art Rush Exhibition. Canvas, paint, brushes, and easels will be provided, plus there will be raffles and art supply giveaways throughout the event.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so why not eat it twice? Breakfast-for-Dinner served 5–6:30 pm.
For questions, please contact [email protected] or at (505) 428-5813. For more information, visit www.iaia.edu/event/2021-art-rush/.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Are you in downtown Santa Fe for the annual SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market? Join the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for the annual Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Recent Graduate Art Market, held August 21–22 under the iaiamocna portal, from 7 am–5 pm daily. IAIA recent graduates are showing work in this year’s Art Market, and proceeds from booth fees will go to the Academy for Technology and the Classics’ (ATC) Native American Club.
Participating artists include Anangookwe Wolf (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, Fort Peck Assiniboine) ’19, Beau Tsa-Toke (Kiowa) ’20, Brenda Hill (Tuscarora) ’20, Carmen Selam (14 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation) ’17, Chad Yellowjohn (Shoshone-Bannock, Spokane) ’19, Charine Gonzales (San Ildefonso Pueblo) ’21, Charletta Yazzie (Navajo) ’17, Donna Martinez (Acoma Pueblo, Taos Pueblo) ’17, Emily Peck ’19, Faithlyn Seawright (Chickasaw, Choctaw) ’20, Frank Andrews (Colville Confederated Tribes, Diné) ’18, Golga Oscar (Yupik, Inuit) ’20, Jacob Frye (Tesuque Pueblo) ‘19, Jacob Olascoaga (Tlingit) ’20, Leandra Chimal (Mescalero Apache) ’21, Nicole Lawe (Karuk) ’16, Nicole Mitchell Lefthand (Navajo) ’20, Nika Feldman ’21, Terran Last Gun (Piikani) ’16, and Tina Sparks ’19.
To learn more about this event, visit www.iaia.edu/2021-iaia-recent-graduate-art-market/, or follow the link in our bio.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Have you picked up your copy of the official Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) 2021 SantaFeIndianMarket booth guide yet? Check out “Where Native Artists Emerge—IAIA’s Art Market,” in the booth guide to learn more about the Institute of American Indian Arts’ (IAIA) long history with SWAIA and the IAIA 2021 Recent Graduate Art Market.
Twenty IAIA Alumni will be set up under the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) portal, and all booth fees will be donated to the Academy for Technology and the Classics’ (ATC) Native American Club. So if you are in Santa Fe this weekend, be sure to visit the IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market because you never know—the IAIA artist you support today may be the future of Contemporary Native Arts.
Learn more about the IAIA 2021 Recent Graduate Art Market at www.iaia.edu/event/2021-iaia-recent-graduate-art-market/, or follow the link in our bio. The official SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market 2021 Artist Directory and Booth Locator is available to view in PDF format at www.swaia.org/directory/.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2021 Virtual Scholarship Event and Auction is today, Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Join us virtually at 5:30 pm (MDT) for this live special event featuring an online auction of art pieces donated by some of IAIA’s award-winning artists, a live paddle call for direct scholarship support, and special appearances by IAIA students, alumni, and supporters. Bidding is currently open, and will end at 7:30 pm (MDT) during the event.
Bid on items like this stainless steel “Metamorphosis Buffalo” by IAIA alumnus George Rivera (Pojoaque Pueblo) ’84. A man of many talents, georgeriverastudio was recently Governor of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, but is as well known for his monumental stone and bronze sculptures. The driving force behind all his creations is the Native American Pueblo culture. Rivera’s artwork reflects the symbolism and realism of both the past and present-day life of the pueblo people, and many of his subjects focus on pueblo dancers.
Rivera’s sculpture is just one of over 70 pieces of exquisite art generously donated to raise funds for IAIA student scholarships. Visit www.iaia.edu/bid (link in bio) to register for tonight’s event, bid on items, or make a direct donation, and together we can help our students by providing much needed scholarship support.
Photographs by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
Are you ready for the annual Santa Fe Indian Market? Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) for special and exclusive events during the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market weekend.
Happenings at IAIAMoCNA:
• MoCNA Opening Reception: “Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology”
Friday, August 20, 5–7 pm
Allan Houser Art Park
• MoCNA Store Opening Reception: Rebecca Lee Kunz “Story Paintings”
Friday, August 20, 5–7 pm
Lloyd Kiva New Gallery in the Museum Store
• IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market
Saturday, August 21–Sunday, August 22, 7 am–5 pm
Museum Portal
• Artist Conversations with “Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology” Artists
Saturday, August 21, 9–9:45 am
Allan Houser Art Park
• Duhon James Pop-Up Shop
Saturday, August 21–Sunday, August 22, 9 am–5 pm
Museum Store
• Gallery Session: One-on-One with “Exposure” Artists
Saturday, August 21, 10–11 am
MoCNA Galleries
• Rebecca Lee Kunz: Story Paintings—Demonstration
Saturday, August 21, 10 am–5 pm
Lloyd Kiva New Gallery in the Museum Store
• Curator’s Circle: A Panel Discussion with the Curators of “Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology”
Saturday, August 21, 1–2 pm
Allan Houser Art Park
For more information, visit www.iaia.edu/happenings.
Photograph by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2021 Virtual Scholarship Event and Auction is this Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 5:30 pm (MDT). These 2D paintings and prints are just a glimpse of over 70 artworks generously donated for this event, and all funds raised from this event will go directly to the IAIA student scholarship fund.
Artwork from left to right:
• Michael Namingha (Tewa, Hopi)
• Kevin Red Star (Crow) ‘65
• Neal Ambrose-Smith (Confederated Salish, Kootenai Nation of Montana)
• Gregory Lomayesva (Spanish, Hopi)
• Crystal Worl (Tlingit, Athabascan) ‘13
• Del Curfman (Crow Nation of Montana) ’17
• Avis Charley (Spirit Lake Dakota, Diné) ’18
• April Holder (Sac and Fox) ’08
• Jerry Brown (Navajo) ’95
• Marla Allison (Laguna Pueblo) ’00
To register for the auction and event, bid on artwork, or to donate directly to the scholarship fund, visit www.iaia.edu/bid (link in bio) and together we can help our students by providing much needed scholarship support.
Photographs by Jason S. Ordaz, Institute of American Indian Arts
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