SFCC & IAIA Open Houses Fall 2025

Name: SFCC & IAIA Open Houses Fall 2025
Start: 2025-09-18T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-09-18T17:00:00-06:00
Location: 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87508

Schedule

Thu Sep 18 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87508 | Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Community College, in partnership with The Institute for American Indian Arts, will jointly be conducting Open Houses on Thursday, September 18 at their respective campuses.
Santa Fe Community College Open House
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-428-1000
https://www.sfcc.edu/iaia-sfcc-open-house-25/
Institute of American Indian Arts Open House
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
83 Avan Nu Po Road, Santa Fe, N.M. 87508
505-424-2300
https://iaia.edu/about/2025-iaia-open-house/
Come on out to the Southside Education Corridor and visit both schools, which are only 7 minutes apart.

IAIA Event Info: IAIA’s Open House takes place from 1 to 5 pm. First, stop by the Dance Circle to hear opening remarks by IAIA President Dr. Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) at 1 pm. Attendees can also visit the welcome table to sign up for guided tours of the IAIA campus and check out numerous demonstrations in the Academic Building’s studios and open studios by artists in our Artist-in-Residence Program. See IAIA’s one-of-a-kind, fully articulating Digital Dome in the Ells Science and Technology Building. Head over to the Performing Arts and Fitness Center to tour IAIA’s gym, fitness center, classrooms, and performance spaces. Connect with nature through IAIA’s Land-Grant Garden and around campus. Enjoy free appetizers and refreshments in the Dance Circle—vegetarian options are available.
SFCC Event Info: SFCC’s Open House runs from 10 am to 2 pm. Tour art studios and watch demonstrations of jewelry making and raku firing in the Fine Arts Center. See a steamroller printmaking demonstration in the Courtyard. Shop at the “Garage Sale” offered by Friends of the Arts. Check out demonstrations at the Science on Sphere® Theater and visit with representatives from the Health and Science programs. Sign up for tours of the Greenhouse and get free produce grown at SFCC and visit the film studio. Enjoy the music by DJ Manny Godsey while eating a free Frito pie. Visit information tables for the various college programs. Stop by the Automotive Technology Center and check out the new electrical vehicle trainer. The William C. Witter Fitness Education Center will have free day-passes and class demonstrations from 10 am to 2 pm and again from 5 to 7 pm.