NEWS RELEASE                      

For Immediate Release

 
Contact: 

Eric Davis, Marketing & Communications Director
505.424.2351, or eric.davis@iaia.edu 
Jonathan Breaker (Blackfoot/Cree), Continuing Education Manager
         505.424.2308, or jbreaker@iaia.edu  
  Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)
Summer 2020
Continuing Education Offerings

Santa Fe: June 18, 2020


IAIA announces the Continuing Education Program for Summer, 2020. 

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic,  IAIA Continuing Education  has been working to move instructional programming online to better accommodate the safety of everyone, including continuing education students, instructors, and the tribal communities that IAIA serves. In recognition of the economic and personal hardship and difficulties many face, all online programming will be offered at no charge this semester. This includes many professional development classes that may equip members of our communities to develop and/or improve important skills and abilities. In addition, there are a number of personal enrichment, and health and wellness classes that will be offered that were previously postponed from last semester. 

Besides those listed on the IAIA website,  classes are currently being developed, and will be announced by email and posted on  IAIA's Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/InstituteofAmericanIndianArts/  when available for registration. Potential students can also consult the IAIA Continuing Education webpage  www.iaia.edu/cecourses  for more information . Alternatively, interested parties may also sign up for Continuing Education email notifications (via Constant Contact) by sending your full name and email address to continuinged@iaia.edu .
 

Photo by Jason S. Ordaz. Courtesy of IAIA.

IAIA Continuing Education students enjoy and benefit from classes. Here's what a few had to say:

" I felt a community start building. The hosts were very friendly and I felt included."

Student from Etsy Class - 5/21/20

"The information was important along with the personal input and knowledge 
from the instructors." 

Student from Facebook Marketing Class - 05/23/20

"It was great to actually have a chance to see other people's photos and have 
feedback, also the discussions to take better photos. It was a great class. 
Taking good photos for my jewelry became less intimidating. I feel that I can 
actually enjoy it instead of being scared."

Student from Photography Class - 6/8/20


Professional Development

Online Classes
  • Business Idea Generation - Instructors Mark Thomas (Choctaw Descendant) and Lynn Wilson (Cherokee)
  • Pathways into Business - Instructors Mark Thomas and Lynn Wilson
 
Webinars
 
  • Best Practices for Participation in an Online Native Art Market - Instructor Roxanne Best (Colville Tribe)
  • Working with Art Galleries - Instructor Melissa Malero-Moose (Northern Paiute), IAIA Alumna
  • Podcasting 101 - Instructor Roman Orona (Apache)
  • Building Your Homemade Recording Studio - Instructor Roman Orona
  • The Business of Performance Art - Instructor Roman Orona
Personal Enrichment

Online Classes
  • Indigenous Fashion: 1940s to Present - Instructor Amber-Dawn Bear Robe (Siksika Blackfoot)
  • Indigenous Languages in Latin America - Instructor Andres Sabogal

Health and Wellness

Online Class
  • Release with Poetry - Instructor Roanna Shebala (Dineh/Zuni)
Webinar
  • Stress Reduction Through Meditation - Roxanne Best

Continue Your Education with IAIA
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Continuing Education 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. IAIA Continuing Ed formally recognizes learning by issuing Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and IAIA Digital Badges to participants that have completed CE courses, workshops, or training sessions. CEUs and Badges are also offered for educational programming presented by external organizations across the country. IAIA CE Badges are also a means to recognize learning and can be utilized in resumes, posted to social media, and shared across online platforms.
Partner with IAIA Continuing Education
If your organization would like to partner with IAIA CE to provide CEUs and Digital Badges at your training events or if you would like to suggest or teach a course, please fill out the online form on the IAIA website www.iaia.edu/ce .
 
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Offering undergraduate degrees in Studio Arts, Creative Writing, Cinematic Arts and Technology, Indigenous Liberal Studies, Museum Studies, and Performing Arts -- an MFA in Creative Writing -- along with certificates in Business and Entrepreneurship, Museum Studies, and Native American Art History -- IAIA is the only college in the nation dedicated to the study of contemporary Native arts. The school serves approximately 500 full time equivalent (FTE) Native and non-Native American college students from across the globe.  IAIA is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission -- and is the only college in New Mexico accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.   
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