LEGACY
For more than 35 years, the International Institute of Photographic Art (IIPA) has put great efforts into establishing color photography as one of the most important forms of visual art expression.
IIPA was established in Guadalajara Mexico in 1970, and has been based in Southern California since 1980. From its initial appearance on the scene, IIPA has been dedicated to highlighting the importance of the technical understanding of color photography. IIPA has and continues to support efforts and orient resources that further the study and development of better methods of making prints, benefitting the art and those who practice it.
Through the establishment of sponsorship programs for several photographers during the year 1980 and the late 1990s IIPA:
- Made it possible for any type of photography project to be presented to the community for a two-month exhibition.
- Published and printed limited edition photography portfolios through a printing method called Dye Transfer.
-Edited and published photography books that helped promote and recognize professional photographers binationally in San Diego and Baja California.
By the late 1990s and early 2000s, digital technology was highly advanced and the new technique had made the entire Photographic process more smooth and efficient making the art of color photography more feasible and attainable.
IIPA in the vanguard, quickly obtained the most advanced technology, and was able to utilize purely digital processes, such as scanning negatives and printing digital images. This resulted in pictures that hold a longer lifespan and are easier to reproduce.
Many years have passed since the first time IIPA opened its doors to the study and promotion of color photography. Through creative new formulas, IIPA continues to promote its mission to “Assure the growth and promotion of visual arts in the community.”
Currently, the Institute of International Photographic Art remains dynamic through its promotional and educational visual arts programs, designed exclusively to promote and support the annual calendar of the permanent and rotational exhibition in the IIPA galleries.
Through our traveling program of exhibitions in class rooms and organizations such as the Mexican consulate in San Diego and the Episcopal Cathedral among others, we are assured that other communities will be reached and the public inspired toward a more complete understanding and appreciation of the visual arts and its educational importance to the community.
Because we recognize the important of supporting both the artists as well as their work, we’ve established and developed extension programs for more than ten years, geared toward providing the space for exhibitions for photography artists who are in the start-up stage.
The commitment that IIPA has maintained for three decades, has been possible thanks to the Diaz family and the current president of IIPA Martha M. Barba, who, dedicated to the arts, is committed to maintaining the legacy of the institution, by immersing artistic and artistic elements in the benefit of a better community.
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