The IOF was founded by the muralist and Professor for art Rainer Maria Latzke. It is organized as a nonprofit institution under Title 16, Chapter 6a, of the Utah Code Annotated.

Mission of the IOF: 

• Improvement of public knowledge and interest in the art of mural and fresco painting
• Source of research and information on the conservation of the national heritages of mural art
• Research on history, digital reproduction, printing processes and materials, and restoration techniques of Mural Techniques
• Teach classic and modern mural techniques, restoration techniques, and work in cooperation with higher learning institutions for distance learning
• Participate in Museum and exhibition center
• Archive and storage of murals, tiles, and mosaics.

Partner Institution:
The IOF is in cooperation with the Utah State University, with the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich Germany, the Beijing De Tao Masters Academy, Beijing and the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts of Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Faculty and Staff:

Director:
Prof. Rainer Maria Latzke

Advisory Board:
Frank Prante, Director of SMBD, Utah State University

Steve Eaton, Director of Communications of the John Huntsman Business School, Utah State University

Programming & Media Design
Dipl. Ing. Sebastian Wulf, Maurice A. Latzke

Faculty:

Painting:
Prof. Rainer Maria Latzke
Mark Dornbaum
Paula Hammond

Digital Printing:
Paul Smith

Digital Design Creation:
Sung Yong Kim
Christian Bieler