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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...
MoCNA Receives Reader’s Choice Award in USA Today 10Best
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA Receives Reader’s Choice Award in USA Today 10Best The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is pleased to share that USA TODAY 10Best named the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA)...
MoCNA’s Reopening Plan
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings MoCNA’s Reopening Plan The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) is open to the public at a limited capacity as per the Governor’s approval. The Museum is open Monday and Wednesdays through...
Memorial for Jeff Kahm
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Memorial for Jeff Kahm A memorial will be held for IAIA Assistant Professor Jeff Kahm (Plains Cree) on Wednesday, March 31, at 11 am (MDT). The event, held in the Gym on the IAIA campus, will be live...
Spring 2021 MoCNA Social Engagement Art Residents Announced
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Spring 2021 MoCNA Social Engagement Art Residents Announced The IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) announces its Spring 2021 Social Engagement Arts Residents Anna Tsouhlarakis...
IAIA’s Spring 2021 Reopening Plan
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA’s Spring 2021 Reopening Plan The COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted almost every facet of our lives, including colleges and universities. Thus, IAIA’s goal is to reopen our campus for students,...
Innastate Band Video Filmed at MoCNA
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Innastate Band Video Filmed at MoCNA Watch “Seeds,” the newest music video by local Indigenous reggae band, Innastate, with Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) alumnus Adrian Wall (Jemez Pueblo) ‘14,...
IAIA Receives Five Million Dollar Donation
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings IAIA Receives Five Million Dollar Donation The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is excited to announce that MacKenzie Scott made an unrestricted donation of five million dollars to IAIA. This past...
Official Launch: MoCNA Mobile App
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings Official Launch: MoCNA Mobile App Experience the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) from your smartphone. Explore contemporary Indigenous art through our current exhibitions, through guided...
2020 MoCNA Social Engagement Art Residents‘ Virtual Studios
IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) Happenings 2020 MoCNA Social Engagement Art Residents‘ Virtual Studios This month, we kicked off IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts‘ (MoCNA) first virtual Social Engagement Artist Residency (SEAR). Two artists,...