The Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) is an interdisciplinary program in the humanities that involves students in the study of culture, identity and diversity through artistic expression. Our mission is to engage artists, students and the local community in a collaborative process to create visual and performing art.

 

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March 08, 2009
IDA Final Performances

 

The Institute for Diversity in the Arts student workshops present their final performances. Each piece is a collaboration between a professional artist and a group of students, and ...  Read more...

Blog

Nov. 13, 2008
So Much!

We are in the plateau of fall quarter--this seems to be a stressful time for everyone, trying to cram work in before Thanksgiving. Just as a reminder, you should fill out ...  Read more...

visiting artists

winter 2009

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IDA is a major course of study within the Center for Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity (CSRE) and African and African American Studies (AAAS). The IDA concentration in CSRE is designed to bring the artistic process of inquiry, discovery, and expression into the study of race, culture and identity. Now students can major in IDA, gain practical production and performance skills, and merge their creative and academic lives.