Wonder Walk: I spy…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesThere are so many things to find in the art on the walls. Let’s take a walk through the galleries and see what we can spy with our little eyes.
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In the Museum
Art Detectives: The First Blade of Sweetgrass
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby Suzanne Greenlaw and Gabriel Frey Let’s learn about landscapes! We’ll begin with a book to see how the illustrator expresses them, visit the galleries to observe how artists portray…
Richard Phillips: Strokes of Freedom
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesCoffee preceding 10:30 lecture Hear Richard Phillips’ compelling story. Mr. Phillips started painting while wrongfully incarcerated for 46 years, creating over 400 paintings. “Art is what I did to stay…
Art Detectives: Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance!
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby Hervé Tullet March is all about movement! Join us as we engage our hands with a story and a colorful painting project, followed by a fun movement session led…
Community Day: Movement and Play
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesLet loose and get in touch with your inner child! During this fun-filled Community Day, guests of all ages are invited to come to the KIA to move and play,…
Wonder Walk: Lines
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin us as we wander through the galleries and see how many unique and creative lines we can find in the artworks.
Dr. Abbas Daneshvari: American and European Art in the Crucible of Postmodernism
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesExplore the cultural transformations anticipated and reflected in the arts of Europe and the United States from the Surrealists to the Postmodernists. Reception following lecture
The Garden of Courage and Love Workshop
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesThe Garden of Courage and Love is an ongoing artist project by JooYoung Choi where participants create flowers representing people who have shown them unconditional love. These flowers will be…
Wonder Walk: Young Artists
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesThe galleries are brimming with amazing artwork made by kids! Let’s take a stroll and see what they’ve created.
Mary Brodbeck: Woodblock Printmaker- Influences and Evolution
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesLearn why Mary Brodbeck left the corporate environment to pursue an art career and what influenced her to specialize in the Japanese woodblock printmaking techniques. Her nature-inspired work is found…
Sustainable Reading: The Great KIA Book Swap
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesAs part of our community collaboration around the Sourced from the ‘Zoo exhibition, the KIA is hosting several Thursday evening events around selected exhibition themes. On April 24, join us…
Art Detectives: Meet Me at the Art Museum
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby David Goldin This month, Art Detectives will join Stub, the museum ticket, as he guides us through the art museum, uncovering the secrets behind what happens inside. Afterward, we’ll…