From the same production team that developed The Mask You Live In (screened at the KIA in October 2022), Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film draws back a curtain to…
The Rookies will learn about Georgia while looking for images of nature in the galleries. We’ll make some inspired abstract paintings, so wear clothes you can get messy in!
The Kirk Newman Art School Post-Baccalaureate Program is in its seventh year, and more than 50 artists have completed the program.The nine-month residency is designed for aspiring artists who want to grow and strengthen their art practice in a supportive community, with access to professional studio facilities and guidance. At each of these ARTbreaks, KIA…
Arty Mouse wants to learn all about Georgia O’Keeffe, one of America’s most famous female artists. After all, one of her artworks is on display at the KIA! After being inspired by her artwork, Art Detectives will create something magical.
The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Chicago Fourth-generation Chicagoan and historian Sally Sexton Kalmbach has designed and given walking tours of her hometown for decades. She is the author of The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Chicago and Mrs. Thorne’s World of Miniatures. Email artleaguekalamazoo.org to register and receive…
The Kirk Newman Art School Post-Baccalaureate Program is in its seventh year, and more than 50 artists have completed the program.The nine-month residency is designed for aspiring artists who want to grow and strengthen their art practice in a supportive community, with access to professional studio facilities and guidance. At each of these ARTbreaks, KIA…
At the dawn of the 1950s, a promising young painter named Helen Frankenthaler, fresh out of college, moved to New York City. By the decade's end, she had succeeded in establishing herself as an important American artist of the postwar period. In the years in between, she made some of the most daring, head-turning paintings…
What does it take to create an entire film in 48 hours? Find out as we screen films submitted for the Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival and celebrate the local filmmakers who have lent their talents to this project. Participating filmmaking teams are assigned a random genre, prop, location, character, and line of dialogue, and…
In 1950s American culture, teenagers were the focus of sustained media attention. A recently defined social category, “the teenager” ignited hopes and fears about changes in America’s political and economic landscapes. Films about teenagers in this period often portrayed them in extreme terms, either as obedient followers of social systems or as juvenile delinquents who…
Contemporary Stone Sculpture: A Dying Art Somers Randolph has refined a vocabulary of shapes for forty years by carving them from solid rock. Resonating on a subconscious level, his sensuous knots and woven curves intrigue the eye and challenge the mind. Email artleaguekalamazoo.org to register and receive a Zoom link.