IAIA News

KRQE News Channel 13′s helicopter reporter Bob Martin landed on IAIA’s campus recently to feature the freshmen student success course that incorporates flying lessons within the curriculum. If students can learn to fly, they can learn to face all types of challenges throughout college. Below is the beginning of the story and the link to the [...]

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) has received a $215,000 grant from the USDA Rural Development, funding that will help develop a new welcome center for the 12-year-old campus. “We don’t have a front door to the campus and this will be a big help,” IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin said. The grant will [...]

Celebrating a milestone this year, the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) will honor three distinguished American Indian artists and authors, and three valedictorians at its 2012 commencement. The Institute, which is celebrating its 50th year, will bestow honorary doctorates to author N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa), and artist James Luna (Lusieño).  The campus’ graduating class [...]

Whiting Award winning poet Joan Kane will read at the Institute of American Indian Arts at 7 pm, Thursday, April 26, in the CLE Common Room. Anchorage How rapidly the tide turned, turns. Still, turning now, gray wash and silt Pivots on a finger of foam. One could count time in its long Trough, or [...]

You are invited to attend the IAIA 2012 Senior Thesis Exhibition which opens with a reception from 5pm to 7pm on April 18th, 2012. The reception begins at the south end of the IAIA’s Administration/Academic building.