During this ArtBreak, meet local artists Vicki Nelson and Michael Pfleghaar, whose paintings are featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show! Vicki Nelson’s painting The Howards was selected for…
Be sure to stop by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts during Art Hop on Friday, July 12. Discover which artist from the 2024 West Michigan Area Show was elected as the People’s…
by Emmy Kastner Join us at 10:30am to kick off KIA Centennial Community Day with a special Art Detectives! Beloved local children’s book author Emmy Kastner will read her new…
The KIA turns 100 years old on July 2! Join us as we continue to celebrate the KIA’s centennial year. Free general admission throughout July is made possible with the…
Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out…
by Aimee Pokwatka Pepper Rafferty has a very straightforward life. She’s a forensic anthropologist, who is married to her historian husband, Ike and helps out at her moms’ veterinary clinic.…
Seth Thomas Sutton is an Emmy-nominated Métis artist, scholar, author, and activist. He holds Masters degrees in Visual and Critical Studies from Kendall College of Art and Design and is…
Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out…
Learn more about glass art with Ekin Deniz Aytac and Joshua Davids! A husband-and-wife team of artists hailing from Edremit, Turkey, and Colorado respectively, Aytac and Davids draw from a…
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…
Bring a friend and participate in a guided gallery tour of Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass on Thursday, July 25 from 5:30 - 6:15pm. Join our Associate Curator…
Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out…
