Celebrate in May with the Institute of American Indian Arts
2023 Commencement
2023 IAIA Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 13, 10 am–12 pm
Performing Arts and Fitness Center, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road
Please join the Institute of American Indian Arts in honoring our graduates. Lunch will be served following the ceremony.
MFACW Hooding Ceremony
IAIA MFA in Creative Writing Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, May 11, 5–6 pm
Performing Arts and Fitness Center, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road
IAIA, the IAIA MFA in Creative Writing (MFACW) Graduating Class of 2023, their Mentors, and the Director request the honor of your presence at the annual MFACW Hooding Ceremony featuring Keynote Speaker Luci Tapahonso (Diné).
Inherent Memory
Inherent Memory and 2022–2023 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Beyond Reflections Reception
Friday, May 12, 5–7 pm
Allan Houser Art Park, IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Inherent Memory, guest curated by Melissa Melero-Moose (Northern Paiute and Modoc), features California and Great Basin Indigenous artists, and the 2022–2023 IAIA BFA Exhibition: Beyond Reflections showcases work by IAIA BFA in Studio Arts students.
ArtWalk Santa Fe
ArtWalk Santa Fe
Saturday, May 20, 11 am–4 pm
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place
Save the date for a pop-up artist market at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts.
2023 Spring Powwow
2023 Spring IAIA Powwow
Saturday, May 13, 1–5 pm
Performing Arts and Fitness Center, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road
This free event is open to the public on the IAIA campus. Grand Entry begins at 1 pm, and food, drink, and art sales will be provided by the IAIA community.
Beyond Mastery
2023 IAIA MFA in Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition: Beyond Mastery
Friday, May 12
4–6 pm at Coe Center, 1590 B, Pacheco St
6–8 pm at Container, 1226 Flagman Way
Join us for the two-part opening of the 2023 Institute of American Indian Arts MFA in Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition, Beyond Mastery, featuring work by the program’s inaugural cohort.
Memoria: Art as Record
2023 Spring IAIA Graduating Senior Exhibition—Memoria: Art as Record
Through Saturday, May 13
Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery, IAIA Campus, 83 Avan Nu Po Road
Last day to see Memoria: Art as Record, representing the culminating achievements of the Spring 2023 graduating BFA in Studio Arts and BFA in Museum Studies students.
Institute of American Indian Arts
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is the only college in the world dedicated to the study of contemporary Native American and Alaska Native arts. IAIA offers undergraduate degrees in Cinematic Arts and Technology, Creative Writing, Indigenous Liberal Studies, Museum Studies, Performing Arts, and Studio Arts; graduate degrees in Creative Writing and Studio Arts; and certificates in Broadcast Journalism, Business and Entrepreneurship, Museum Studies, and Native American Art History. The college serves approximately 500 full-time equivalent (FTE) Native and non-Native American students from around the globe, representing nearly a hundred federally recognized tribes. Named one of the top art institutions by UNESCO and the International Association of Art, IAIA is among the leading art institutes in our nation and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Institute of American Indian Arts
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
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 over 10,000 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.