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Art Detectives: Catch That Cookie

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

The gingerbread people are on the run! Join Arty Mouse as he tries to catch that cookie! We will read the book, make a project, and look at David Small’s…

Art Detectives: Sandy’s Circus

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Have you ever looked up at the Calder mobile in the KIA lobby and wondered about the artist who created it? Join us to learn about Alexander Calder as we read…

Art Detectives: I Feel Teal

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Have you ever felt blue or seen red? What about feeling teal or seeing crimson? Arty Mouse will explore new colors in the book and in the KIA galleries, and…

Art Detectives: Me and Uncle Romie

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Let’s meet James and his Uncle Romie! Arty Mouse will read Me and Uncle Romie, a book about a boy who goes to visit his uncle, the artist Romare Bearden.…

Art Detectives: The Dot

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Let creativity swirl around you! Join the Art Detectives as we read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, and look at the vibrant art of Linling Lu: Musical Meditations. At…

Art Detectives: Opposites Abstract

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Arty Mouse is learning about abstract art with a new book by beloved children's author Mo Willems. Join us as we ask questions while reading the book and then use…

Art Detectives: They All Saw a Cat

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Art Detectives will read They All Saw a Cat and see how one cat can be seen in different ways using a variety of colors, shapes, and patterns. Let’s see…

Art Detectives: Ugly Doodles

Bronson Park 200 S Rose Street, Kalamazoo

Join us for a special live book reading of The Ugly Doodles from the Arts Fair stage. Stop by the PNC kids tend from 10 am - 4 pm for Arty Mouse…

Art Detectives: Out of this World

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Let’s create fantastic creatures after reading about the Surrealist artist Leonara Carrington. Art Detectives will use a combination game to design an out-of-this-world animal and then create a 3-D version…

Art Detectives at the Library

Local Libraries MI, United States

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is bringing the Art Detectives to your local library. Best for ages 4-8, Arty Mouse will read Blob by Anne Appert. Arty will also share…

Art Detectives: Shaped by her Hands – Potter Maria Martinez

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Art Detectives will read Shaped by her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzalez, before making a craft with Arty Mouse. The most renowned Native American Indian…

Art Detectives: A Very Big Fall with Author Emmy Kastner

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States

Have you ever been afraid of something familiar changing into something new? Arty Mouse and the Art Detectives will explore this idea with special guest author Emmy Kastner. Kastner, author…