• Native American art ranges from jewelry to painting to pottery.native american bracelet image by Joy Fera from Fotolia.com
  
  Native American art has a rich and unique cultural history. Native American art includes paintings, beadwork, leather goods and pottery. Native American art is still practiced and sold not only in the United States, but also throughout the world. There are schools that train Native American artists and those interested in studying the art and history behind it.
  
  

Institute of American Indian Arts

• Opened in 1962 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Institute of American Indian Arts was one of the first schools offering four-year degrees in studio arts, visual communication, creative writing and museum studies. The school is singularly qualified to offer students a place where they can create new forms of artistic expression and pieces in the tradition of Native American creativity. The IAIA has over 3,800 students, as of February 2010, representing 90 percent of the Native American tribes in the nation and is recognized internationally for its achievements in Native American art.
  
  Institute of American Indian Arts
  83 Avan Nu Po Road
  Santa Fe, NM 87508
  505-424-2300
  iaia.edu/
  
  

University of Wisconsin-Superior Art Program

• At UW-Superior, an art scholarship exhibition is first set up for Native American students who are trying to get into a college art program. This exhibit began in 1997 and has featured talented Native American high school students primarily from Wisconsin and Minnesota, but is open to applicants from all over the nation. The work in the exhibit ranges from painting to photography to pottery to jewelry, and the best pieces win a scholarship of $1,000 to UW-Superior's Art Program, where they hone their art studies and skills.
  
  University of Wisconsin-Superior Art Program
  Belknap and Catlin
  P.O. Box 2000
  Superior, WI 54880
  715-394-8260
  uwsuper.edu/index.htm
  
  

Harvard University Native American Program

• At the Harvard University Native American Program, all aspects of Native American culture are taught, especially art. The study of Native American art is incorporated into general Native American studies in each semester program, teaching students to understand the history behind the art and what it symbolized to tribes. There isn't as much hands-on artistry in these courses, but with the knowledge of how it was created and what it symbolized, students can have the basis to create unique Native American art on their own.
  
  Harvard University
  14 Story St.
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-1000
  hunap.harvard.edu/community/programs