eNewsletter | December 2019/January 2020
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On January 13th, IAIA hosted a
Welcome Lunch
for Faculty and Staff returning to campus from Winter Break. We recognized numerous folks for
Length of Service Awards
, and met lots of new faculty and employees. Presentations included information about
funding and budgeting
, our planned
research center
, campus
renovations
, revisions to the
Campus Master Plan
,
Title IX
information, our new
daycare center
, the
MFA
program, and new
museum exhibitions
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New Student Welcome Ceremony
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New
Artist-in-Residence Line Up
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Artist-in-Residence Welcome Dinner
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Thursday, January 23rd Associate Academic Dean
Dr. Lara Evans
(Cherokee) hosted a Welcome Dinner for our first two Artists-in-Residence this semester:
Margarita Paz-Pedro
(Laguna Pueblo/Mexican-American) and
Topaz Jones
(Shoshone/Kalapuya/Molalla/Lummi) '11 in the
Balzer Contemporary Edge Galley
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photos: Hillary Cagey (Lummi Nation)
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IAIA Signs Transfer Agreement with CCCC
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United States
Poet Laureate
and IAIA Alumna
Joy Harjo
(Mvskoke Nation) '68
To Speak at Harvard
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on
Starkinsider.com
With Terese Mailhot (Seabird Island Band) '17 and Layli Long Soldier
(Oglala Lakota) '09 at
Tulsa LitFest
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Cannupa Lugar (Mandan/Hidasta/Arikara/Lakota) ’11 Winner in
2020 Creative Capital Awards
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Katherine Wall
(Jemez Pueblo) '14,
in
Santa Fe New Mexican
“20 Who Will Make News in 2020”
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IAIA Faculty/Student Exhibition in Lightwell Gallery at OU School of Visual Arts
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Mikayla Patton
(Oglala Lakota Sioux) '19, First People’s Fund 2020 Artist Fellows
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Razelle Benally (Lakota/Diné) '17
recipeint of
Spike Lee
Production Fund Grant
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Frank Buffalo Hyde (
Nez Perce/Onondaga) '95
at Gilcrease Museum
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on
PBS
in Tucson Desert Art Museum Exhibition
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Artist Talk in Germany
With Diego Romero '86
(Cochiti Pueblo)
on CraftInAmerica.org
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Dean Charlene Teters (Spokane) Presents New Installation
Way of Sorrows
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Visual Voices
Exhibition in
Albuquerque Journal
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Opening Reception for Three Spring 2020 Exhibitions on February 13th
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Photo of
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Featured in
Santa Fe TOURISM Campaign.
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Visit the
IAIA Online Store
New items added!
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Dyani White Hawk (Sicunga Rosebud Sioux) '08 named
“Artist of the Year” by
MN Star Tribune
Featured in UNM Exhibition
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Amber-Dawn Bear Robe
(Siksika)
in
Santa Fe Reporter
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IAIA First "15 to Finish" Recipient
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I’m happy to announce we
have our very first “15 to Finish
” recipient:
Jordan Aldean
(San Carlos Apache), Cinematic Arts and Technology major, Summer Bridge Program, Summer 2017.
Jordan took dual credit classes in high school from
Eastern Arizona College
and did our Summer Bridge program which is allowing her to graduate about 1 year in advance. She is using the “15 to Finish” program beginning this Spring 2020 and will graduate Fall 2020.
Nena Martinez Anaya
Chief Admissions & Student Success Officer
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Rose Simpson
(Santa Clara Pueblo) '07 and '18
on
PBS.org
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Students, Alumni, and Mentors of the
IAIA Low Rez MFA Program
continue to make waves throughout the literary world. Click on the
red
headline for the story.
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IAIA MFACW Winter Reading Series
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Current MFA Faculty Mentors
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Marie-Helene Bertino’s
third book
,
Parakeet
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a novel about an uncanny brown bride dealing with the trauma of family on the eve of her wedding, will be published on June 2, 2020, from FSG.
Details here.
Bertino will be the
Kittredge Visiting Writer
at
University of Montana
in Spring 2020.
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The mission of IAIA is “to empower creativity and leadership in Native Arts and cultures through higher education, life-long learning, and outreach.” You can designate your gift by giving to one of the Foundation’s major funds:
Scholarships.
Needed by more than 80% of our students to help pursue their studies at IAIA.
Academic Programs.
IAIA needs support for visiting artists, student interns, artists in residence and innovative equipment to keep IAIA at the forefront of educational offerings.
Student Emergency Fund.
The fund provides crucial assistance when a student has a sudden emergency with no available resources or funds.
General Operating Support.
This helps IAIA take advantage of sudden opportunities to enhance the student experience.
Planned Giving.
Please consider IAIA in your estate planning.
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Et cetera contains information about happenings in the IAIA community - be it on campus, at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), or elsewhere.
Click on the
red
headline for more of the story.
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Charine Pilar Gonzales (San Ildefonso Pueblo) received a Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Fellowship for her script River Bank.
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We recently lost an IAIA alumnus from 1972. Rest in peace, Knokovtee Scott (Cherokee Nation/Muscogee).
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IAIA and MoCNA Happenings
Mon, February 3, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Thu, February 6, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Fri, February 7, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Thu, February 13, 2020, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Sun, February 16, 2020–Mon, February 17, 2020
Thu, February 20, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Tue, February 25, 4:00 pm–4:30 pm
Thu, February 27, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Wed, March 25–Sat, March 28
MoCNA Exhibitions
Tue, January 1, 2019–Thu, October 1, 2020
Thu, May 30, 2019–Sun, February 16, 2020
Fri, November 15, 2019–Sun, March 1, 2020
Mon, July 29, 2019–Sun, July 11, 2021
Mon, August 5, 2019–Tue, June 30, 2020
Fri, February 7–Sun, May 17
Thu, February 13–Sun, July 26
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IAIA's mission is to empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning and outreach.
Visit the IAIA website at
www.iaia.edu for up-to-date information, or for questions and inquiries please contact us at
by email here.
Institute of American Indian Arts
(505) 424-2300
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IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA)
(505) 983-1666
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For over 50 years, the Institute of American Indian Arts has played a key role in the direction and shape of Native expression. With an internationally acclaimed college, museum, and tribal support resource through the IAIA Land Grant Programs, IAIA is dedicated to the study and advancement of Native arts and cultures and is committed to student achievement and the preservation and progress of their communities. IAIA is accredited by both the Higher Learning Commission and the National Association of Schools of Art & Design. Learn more about IAIA and our mission at
www.iaia.edu
.
Newsletter writer, editor, and contributing photographer:
Eric Davis
Contributing photographer: Jason S. Ordaz
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IAIA Radio Show - New Day and Time!
The IAIA Radio Show
Through Our Eyes
airs on alternate Wednesdays from 6:00-6:30 pm, on KSFR, 101.1 FM, Santa Fe Public Radio. It is an IAIA-produced show examining a wide variety of issues relating to the Native American community. Hosted by
IAIA Director of Marketing and Communications Eric Davis
, the show features conversations with Native American Scholars, Artists, Tribal Leaders, and more. You can listen to the show live on the radio or stream it on your computer at KSFR.org. Past shows are podcast on their website, so you can listen any time you'd like at the following link:
www.throughoureyes.libsyn.com
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