The sprawling buildings of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is home to about 500 students who are immersed in contemporary Native American arts and culture.
One-of-a-Kind School in US Immerses Students in Native Arts
- By Julie Taboh
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Dolores Scarlett Cortez hopes to eventually use her talents in printmaking and photography as an art therapist to help members of her indigenous community, Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 9, 2019. Julie Taboh/VOA
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Renee Chavez, from the Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, paints horses, Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 9, 2019. Julie Taboh/VOA
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International student Erika Knecht poses with one of her favorite pieces of art, Mollyanna Sabori’s digital painting “Black Feathers,” on display at the Balzer Contemporary Edge Gallery on the IAIA campus, Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 9, 2019. Julie Taboh/VOA
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A digital dome allows viewers to see images on a spherical rather than a flat surface. IAIA is home to the only articulating digital dome (meaning it’s capable of movement) in the world, Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 9, 2019. Julie Taboh/VOA