Photo by Jason S. Ordaz
IAIA News:
The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) announced that a groundbreaking ceremony for IAIA’s new Mixed-Use Housing Facility is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 29, on the IAIA campus at 83 Avan Nu Po Road in Santa Fe.
The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. by the Student Union Building, located near the parking entrances on the west side of the IAIA campus. The program will open with a blessing, followed by a welcome from IAIA President Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation). A brief program and reception in the Student Union Building will follow. IAIA representatives and New Mexico officials will provide remarks. Bon Appétit Café will cater light refreshments.
At approximately 18,000 square feet, the Mixed-Use Housing Facility will include flexible student housing spaces, two integrated studios, common areas, and an office space. There will be thirteen new suite-style housing units included in the building, which can accommodate families or traditional dorm residents. The new facility will replace Family Housing structures on the IAIA campus.
“The Mixed-Use Housing Facility was identified as a priority in our 2020 Campus Master Plan,” Dr. Martin said. “During the design charettes, we received input from faculty, staff, students, and other stakeholders; access to additional studio space was identified as a need to provide students with easier and safer access to the studios from their living spaces. Moreover, 16 of the casitas that house our families were experiencing foundation issues that could not ameliorated. This new construction will address both of those issues.”
Construction work on the Mixed-Use Housing Facility commenced in late October. The facility is anticipated to be completed by Aug. 1, 2024. IAIA is using a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) process for this project rather than a Design, Bid, Build model. IAIA Vice President of Operations Larry Mirabal said. “This was done to involve the general contractor much earlier in the process, which improves material lead times, creates better value for our money, and reduces change orders on the project.”
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For more information, contact Director of Communications Jason S. Ordaz at jason.ordaz@iaia.edu or 505.424.2348.
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, Studio Arts, and Cultural Administration; 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).
