The Chrysalis Institute aims to expand the spectrum of opportunities available to emerging BIPOC artists by supporting self-exploration, self-care, and contemplative practices. As the Founder and Director of the Chrysalis… Calling all Rookie Detectives! This is our first-ever case, and we’re going to gather clues about all the colors Alma loves to paint with. The Rookies will get to take… Following the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre’s production of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, director Anthony J. Hamilton joins us to speak about the play and the playwright’s remarkable legacy.… Arty Mouse and his Art Detectives will learn all about the artist Alma Thomas. We’ll create a masterpiece inspired by Thomas’ vibrant works and explore color in the KIA galleries. This Valentine’s Day, join us for a special ARTbreak celebrating love in all its forms, as we screen The Love Tapes by experimental filmmaker Wendy Clarke. Clarke’s project, which began… In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left by her home’s previous owner, a quintessential 1950s housewife. As she discovers remarkable parallels between… Samantha A. Noël is an Associate Professor of Art History and the Hawkins Ferry Endowed Chair in Modern and Contemporary Art at Wayne State University. Her research centers on the… BIPOC artists from across the country, including Mary Ann Rose and Nanette Carter, will join Kalamazoo-based Maya James for a conversation about the ways in which they use abstraction to… Following the artists’ panel on Joe Overstreet’s Boxes, local artist Maya James will lead an artmaking workshop for college students and young professionals. Participants in the workshop will explore art… In this virtual presentation, art collector Michael T. Ricker provides a closer look at nine female artists whose works, loaned from his personal collection, are on view in the exhibition… For 14 years, Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers has hosted a growing number of cutting-edge dance artists from around the globe for a weekend of performances, classes, and connections at the… There are dots outdoors and dots on floors; dots in the air and dots at a fair. In all actuality, there are lots of dots in the KIA galleries! The…
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ARTbreak: The Chrysalis Institute for Emerging Artists – A Model for BIPOC Creators
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Hybrid Event
Rookie Detectives: Alma’s Art
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Young, Gifted, and Black: The Timelessness of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Hybrid Event
Art Detectives: Ablaze with Color
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Film Screening: “The Love Tapes” by Wendy Clarke
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
“Recipe for a Perfect Wife” by Karma Brown
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Reifying Black Geographies: The Tropical Performances of Maya Angelou and Josephine Baker
Virtual Event
Virtual Event
Locating Identity in the Abstract: A Panel Conversation
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Hybrid Event
Locating Identity in the Abstract: An Artmaking Workshop with Maya James
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
“Women’s Work” in the 1950s: Nine Branches on a Feminist Tree
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Virtual Event
RAD Fest Screendance Preview
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI
Rookie Detectives: Lots of Dots
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI