Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful and thought-provoking pieces of art. We will have materials available during the library’s public hours.
As part of the KIA's mission to cultivate the creation and appreciation of the visual arts in West Michigan, we are proud to be working with Art Bridges Foundation to increase access to museums and foster engagement with local audiences. Enjoy free general admission at the KIA every fourth Thursday of the month, featuring extended…
The exhibition Legendary: New Perspectives on the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Collection invites visitors to view much-loved pieces from the KIA’s collection in fresh ways, often drawing unexpected connections between very different works of art. In keeping with this concept, educational programming throughout the run of the exhibition will offer guests opportunities to engage with…
Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful and thought-provoking pieces of art. We will have materials available during the library’s public hours.
Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful and thought-provoking pieces of art. We will have materials available during the library’s public hours.
During this Gallery Gathering, immerse yourself in two dramatic American landscapes rendered by Robert Seldon Duncanson and Jerry Kearns. Their respective paintings, Heart of the Andes (1871) and Right of Way, 1875-1922 (1992), are presented together in the exhibition Legendary: New Perspectives on the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Collection. Participants will examine the two paintings…
Dell Darnell (they/them) is the founder of The Dapper Hammer and is a carpenter and woodworking educator. Darnell started The Dapper Hammer, Michigan’s first trans-owned teaching workshop, several years ago to chase a dream of supporting the community with their hands, building beautiful things, and sharing their passion of teaching people who are not traditionally…
by Patrick Bringley Patrick Bringley’s memoir offers an intimate look at his decade-long career as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Through his experiences, Bringley explores themes of art, beauty, loss, and the human connection to creative expression.The memoir provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's…
by P.J. Bracegirdle Learn about Day of the Dead with Arty and our friends from El Concilio! We’ll read The Dead Family Diaz, a story about an unusual friendship, and make sugar skull prints. This Art Detectives book will be read in both English and Spanish. View an ofrenda created in partnership with El Concilio.…
Join us in celebrating Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) with a special screening of Coco for guests of all ages! Celebrated annually on November 1 and 2, Día de Muertos is dedicated to the joyful remembrance of deceased loved ones. In Disney/Pixar’s 2017 film Coco, 12-year-old Miguel dreams of becoming a musician despite…
You’re ready to turn your artistic vision into reality. You’ve connected with others in your field. You’ve found an opportunity that sounds right for you. Now what? Artist Happy Hour: How to Get the Gig is a collaboration between the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) and the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. All are invited…
Led by Rev. Millard Southern, this ArtBreak will feature an interactive, jazz-style conversation on topics such as race, culture, and religion with some of Kalamazoo's most-sought after and in-demand jazz musicians. Together they will discuss and demonstrate many of the core characteristics of jazz music, as well as the genre’s powerful potential for bringing communities…
