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Happenings
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2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures—Panel Discussion
Please join us for the 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures panel discussion led by student co-curator Zoe S. Childs.
2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures—Reception
Join MoCNA for a reception on May 10 from 5–7 pm, for the 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures.
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Latest News
The most recent news, press releases, and updates from the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
Connections—IAIA’s New Quarterly Publication
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Connections—IAIA’s New Quarterly Publication The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Communications Department is pleased to announce the release of Connections, a quarterly print magazine...
Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo Exhibition Featured in Pasatiempo
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo Exhibition Featured in Pasatiempo Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo, currently on view at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA), was prominently featured in...
MoCNA 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures 2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures will be on view from March 1 through June 9, 2024, in...
Vote for MoCNA—USA TODAY’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Museum
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Vote for MoCNA—USA TODAY’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Museum IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) has been nominated in our 2024 USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards. An expert...
Free Fridays at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Free Fridays at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) was selected by the Art Bridges Foundation to receive a $240,000 grant, enabling MoCNA to...
US Representatives Appointed as Ex-Officio Members to IAIA Board
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings US Representatives Appointed as Ex-Officio Members to IAIA Board The Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives Hakim...
IAIA Leadership Travels to Washington, DC
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Leadership Travels to Washington, DC The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Board of Trustees, IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), IAIA Foundation Chair Stockton Colt, and three...
Henry Luce Foundation Awards Grant to MoCNA
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Henry Luce Foundation Awards Grant to MoCNA We are thrilled to announce that the Henry Luce Foundation has awarded the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) a grant for the upcoming exhibition...
2024 MFACW January Evening Reading Series
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings 2024 MFACW January Evening Reading Series Join the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) from Monday, January 8 through Friday, January 12, 2024, as the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFACW)...
August a Whirlwind for IAIA with 25+ Events—From Live Music to Fashion
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings August a Whirlwind for IAIA with 25+ Events—From Live Music to Fashion On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, IAIA’s market events kicked off with the Lensic 360’s Santa Fe Plaza Concert Series event, which IAIA...
Action/Abstraction Redefined opens at the Saint Louis Art Museum
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Action/Abstraction Redefined opens at the Saint Louis Art Museum The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is proud to announce the successful opening of its national traveling exhibition,...
Institute of American Indian Arts—August 2023 Events
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Institute of American Indian Arts—August 2023 Events August is one of the busiest months of the year for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Fall term begins, the IAIA Benefit & Auction...
New IAIA Trustees Appointed by President Biden
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings New IAIA Trustees Appointed by President Biden On July 14, 2023, the White House announced that President Biden would be appointing five individuals to the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Board...
Celebrate in May with the Institute of American Indian Arts
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Celebrate in May with the Institute of American Indian Arts The mission of the Institute of American Indian Arts is “to empower creativity and leadership in Indigenous arts and cultures through higher...
MoCNA Director Patsy Phillips Joins the AAM Board of Directors
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA Director Patsy Phillips Joins the AAM Board of Directors IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Director Patsy Phillips (Cherokee Nation) has been appointed for a three-year term to the...
IAIA Staff and Faculty Express Gratitude in March
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Staff and Faculty Express Gratitude in March As part of the annual Spring Gratitude Challenge, Human Resources Director Todd Spilman encouraged IAIA faculty and staff to submit answers recognizing...
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Selected as No. 3 Museum by USA TODAY
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Selected as No. 3 Museum by USA TODAY The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is pleased to share that USA TODAY 10Best named the IAIA Museum of Contemporary...
IAIA Making History Symposium
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Making History Symposium We’ve been preparing for this for the past 60 years! This coming Monday, October 17, from 8:30 am–5:00 pm (MDT), we will present the IAIA Making History Symposium. Whether...
IAIA—Making History During SWAIA’s Indian Market
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA—Making History During SWAIA’s Indian Market Over the third weekend in August, thousands of Indigenous art and culture appreciators flocked to New Mexico to celebrate the Southwestern Association of...
IAIA Fall 2022 Semester Reopening Plan
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Fall 2022 Semester Reopening Plan The COVID-19 pandemic impacts many facets of life at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). IAIA’s priority is the safety, health, and well-being of our...
Show Up and Show Out at the “Art of Indigenous Fashion” Opening Reception at MoCNA
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Show Up and Show Out at the “Art of Indigenous Fashion” Opening Reception at MoCNA “There is no one way to define Indigenous fashion, but what I can say is Indigenous fashion is the original fashion and...
MoCNA Nominated for Best of Santa Fe
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA Nominated for Best of Santa Fe MoCNA has been nominated as the Best Museum in Santa Fe in the Santa Fe Reporter’s annual Best of Santa Fe reader poll. If you appreciate MoCNA’s continued commitment...
Action/Abstraction Redefined opens at the Cahoon Museum of American Art
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Action/Abstraction Redefined opens at the Cahoon Museum of American Art The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts’ (MoCNA) national traveling exhibition Action/Abstraction Redefined (A/AR) successfully...
Patsy Phillips Featured in Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Patsy Phillips Featured in Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Director, Patsy Phillips (Cherokee), was recently featured in an episode of Osiyo, Voices of...
“Making History” in a Photograph
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings “Making History” in a Photograph To commemorate our anniversaries, Cara Romero (Chemehuevi Indian Tribe) ’05 has created a masterpiece that showcases six decades of esteemed, innovative artists,...
Messages from Dr. Robert Martin
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Messages from Dr. Robert Martin Video Showcase View a Vimeo video showcase that includes IAIA Town Hall Meetings. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Dear IAIA Community, Happy New Year! I hope you had a peaceful,...
Making History: Celebrating 60 Years of IAIA and 50 Years of MoCNA
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Making History: Celebrating 60 Years of IAIA and 50 Years of MoCNA IAIA—One Entity, Two Locations, Making History for 60 Years in the Pasatiempo Did you see our ad in the Pasatiempo, Friday, November 25?...
2021 IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings 2021 IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market Join MoCNA for the annual IAIA Recent Graduate Art Market, held August 21–22 alongside the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) Indian Market, under the...
A Gift to Us, A Gift to You—Free Admission at MoCNA During August
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings A Gift to Us, A Gift to You—Free Admission at MoCNA During August To celebrate the generous donation from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is breaking...
MoCNA Receives Generous Unrestricted Award from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA Receives Generous Unrestricted Award from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is excited to announce that MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett made a $3...