Rural Youth Assembly Logistics
Event Location
The National Rural Youth Assembly will be held at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. IAIA is located in one of the most diverse concentrations of Native peoples in North America, in the heart of the nation’s oldest multicultural community and in one of the largest Native art markets in the country. The IAIA College of Contemporary Native Arts serves Indigenous students from across North America and the world, offering a unique cultural exchange within the student learning environment. In any given year, there may be up to 112 different tribes represented within the student body.
As the nation’s only fine arts college devoted solely to the artistic and cultural traditions of all American Indians, IAIA’s mission, to empower creativity and leadership in Native arts and cultures through higher education, lifelong learning and outreach, is guided by a strong sense of cultural identity, distinguished by a unique approach to arts education and Indian education in general. Two and four-year degrees are available in the areas of Museum Studies, Studio Arts, Creative Writing, New Media Arts, and Indigenous Liberal Studies. Learn more about the Institute at www.iaia.edu.
Costs
All airfare, hotel room costs, and meals for April 22-25, 2010, will be paid for by the National Rural Assembly. Delegates and/or their nominating organizations are responsible for all incidental expenses, hotel miscellaneous expenses, phone, t.v., internet charges, ground travel expenses, and/or miscellaneous meal expenses while traveling.
Important deadlines
February 26: All application packets are due by 5pm Eastern. Please email them with subject line “Youth Assembly Application” to youthassembly@ruralstrategies.org or fax to 865.688.9596
March 15: Selected delegates will be notified. Waiting list delegates will be notified on that date as well.
March 19: Selected delegates must confirm participation. Failure to notify us of your confirmation will result in your slot being forfeited to a delegate on the waiting list.
April 2: All travel arrangements will be completed by this date.
Contact us
Questions? Call 865.688.9546 or email whitney@ruralstrategies.org
