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 new ground in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with an unprecedented new community-based gift. Taking a cue from MacKenzie Scott in her June 15 blog post, “Generosity is generative, sharing makes more,” MoCNA is paying it forward by offering free admission during August, a month when Santa Fe celebrates Native American art and culture. Museum visitors will be able to explore new exhibitions, like Exposure: Native Art and Political Ecology, and participate in engaging public programming—all free of charge.
Admission tickets can be reserved online, ahead of entry at www.iaia.edu/store, or in-person at the Museum Store. To speak with Museum Store staff, call (505) 428-5912.
As MoCNA was identified as one of “286 Teams Empowering Voices the World Needs to Hear,” Scott and Jewett want “to de-emphasize privileged voices and cede focus to others.” They acknowledge that “People struggling against inequities deserve center stage in stories about the change they are creating. Arts and cultural institutions can strengthen communities by transforming spaces, fostering empathy, reflecting community identity, advancing economic mobility, improving academic outcomes, lowering crime rates, and improving mental health.” The Scott team evaluated smaller arts organizations creating these benefits with artists and audiences from culturally rich regions and identity groups that donors often overlook. They recognize communities that are “agents of change.”
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About
The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is the country’s only museum for exhibiting, collecting, and interpreting the most progressive work of contemporary Native artists. MoCNA is dedicated solely to advancing the scholarship, discourse, and interpretation of contemporary Native art for regional, national, and international audiences—as such, it stewards 9,000 Contemporary Indigenous artworks (created 1962 to present). MoCNA is at the forefront of contemporary Native art presentation and strives to be flexible, foresighted, and risk-taking in its exhibitions and programs. MoCNA is located in the heart of downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Current and Upcoming MoCNA Exhibitions
A listing of current and upcoming exhibitions at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA).
List of Events
The Stories We Carry
The Stories We Carry features contemporary jewelry created by more than 100 Indigenous artists across decades stewarded by the MoCNA permanent collection.
Our Stories
Our Stories is a companion to The Stories We Carry exhibition, located adjacent to the Kieve Family Gallery.
Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo
Inuk Silis Høegh: Arctic Vertigo analyzes the Inuit artist’s experimental and interdisciplinary art practices, while challenging stereotypes and addressing environmental issues.
Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest
Womb of the Earth: Cosmovision of the Rainforest gives Brazilian Indigenous female artists an opportunity to share their art with a wider audience and to voice their concern about challenges their communities face.
2023–2024 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures
Indigenous Presence, Indigenous Futures aims to show how IAIA’s BFA seniors honor the future as much as the past.