| The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) intends to use its Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) grant to equip the new Foundry and Sculpture Center and the New Media Arts Center – both premier facilities of IAIA’s Science and Technology Complex, which is currently under construction on IAIA’s campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With the addition of New Media and 3D arts training facilities equipped with cutting edge sculpture equipment, a state-of-the-art Foundry facility, Digital Dome presentation technology, production studio, and new computer laboratories, IAIA will be able to offer advanced, relevant, and culturally appropriate professional training for Native American students who strive to expand their unique skill-base in the arts. The proposed equipment and enhanced facilities will allow IAIA to better address the needs of its students, and thereby increase its overall enrollment, retention and graduation rates, and further empower and support the artistic, economic, and social expressions of Native America.
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