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Project Management for Agricultural Programs in Pueblo Communities
Instructors: Charlene Carr (Pueblo of Laguna) and Thelma Antonio (Pueblo of Laguna) Participants will learn how to assess program needs, develop long range plans, and prepare for grant opportunities as well as the necessary steps for completing a successful grant program. This is a wonderful opportunity for ranchers, farmers, natural resource departments, and program administrators who want to gain a better understanding for the technical side of agricultural project management. Earn .6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for attending the workshop.…
Problem, Solution, and Action
Instructor: Ron Martinez Looking Elk (Pueblo of Isleta/Pueblo of Taos) Professionals get lost in diverse and complex issues that surround the challenges that we all face on a daily basis. Within the workshop, participants will learn how to outline a particular organizational challenge or issue by developing a framework for action steps an implementation plans for solutions. Earn .6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) for attending the workshop. (One CEU is equivalent to ten hours of classroom contact time.) Earn .6 Continuing…
IAIA A-i-R: Jason Garcia, Gerry Quotskuyva, and Luke Parnell—Farewell Reception
Please join us for free dinner (served 5–5:45 pm) and farewell reception for our current IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) artists Jason Garcia, Gerry Quotskuyva, and Luke Parnell on Thursday, September 29, from 5–6:30 pm in the Allan Houser Sculpture and Foundry Building and Academic Building for an open studio session. Stop by the artists’s studios to see what they have accomplished in their residence. Free and open to the public—dinner served. Jason Garcia Jason Garcia Jason Garcia…
IAIA MFA Library Readings—Kate O’Neill and Eric Davis
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) presents readings by noted authors at 4 pm in the Library and Technology Center (LTC) on the IAIA campus. For questions regarding the MFA Library Readings, please contact IAIA Library Director Valerie Nye at (505) 424-2397 or vnye@iaia.edu. Kate O’Neill Kate O’Neill (Irish/Scots-Irish/Canadian Metis) is an IAIA Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing student who grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. She is an educator who has been published in numerous journals…
Communications for Tribal Programs, Organizations, and Groups
Instructors: Mary K. Bowannie (Pueblo of Cochiti/Pueblo of Zuni) and Andrea Hanks (Navajo/Objibwe) During this workshop, participants will learn best practices and tips for writing various communications including grant writing narratives and summaries, press releases, as well as the processes for contacting the media. Participants are asked to bring a current writing sample or previous writing sample. By the close of the workshop, participants will have clear definitions for who their target audiences are for their communications and how to…
IAIA MFA Library Readings—Anne Haven McDonnell and Kim Parko
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) presents readings by noted authors at 4 pm in the Library and Technology Center (LTC) on the IAIA campus. For questions regarding the MFA Library Readings, please contact IAIA Library Director Valerie Nye at (505) 424-2397 or vnye@iaia.edu. Anne Haven McDonnell Anne Haven McDonnell is an associate faculty member at IAIA in the Essential Studies department. She holds an interdisciplinary MA degree in Environmental Humanities from Prescott College and she is currently enrolled…
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Interested in Contemporary Native American Art?
Are you interested in contemporary Native American art? Maybe you’re looking for an opportunity to interact with other people, or perhaps you are excited by the idea of learning? Then you may be a perfect fit for the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native...
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IAIA Alumni at 2016 SWAIA Indian Market
If you are attending this year’s SWAIA Indian Market in the Santa Fe plaza, then please see this list of 126 IAIA Alumni and booth numbers. Visit IAIA Alumni at their booths, make a photograph or two of them and their art, and tweet about it on Twitter...
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New Sculptures in MoCNA Allan Houser Art Park
The Allan Houser Foundation recently rotated three new sculptures into the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Allan Houser Art Park—the outdoor area directly behind the museum. During your next visit, please drop by to see Allan Houser’s...
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