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ARTbreak: Africa, Imagined with Chief Curator Rehema Barber

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

Join Chief Curator, Rehema Barber, for an informative and lively presentation about the artists and works featured in Africa, Imagined: Reflections on Modern and Contemporary Art. Africa, Imagined reveals how the arts of Africa are woven into modernism and extend deeply into contemporary art practice today, while also recognizing a variety of complicated pre and…

An Evening with Conrad Egyir

Virtual Event

Conrad Egyir, Irving’s Class, 2021, oil, acrylic, mounted wood on canvas. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Elisabeth Claire Lahti Fund Purchase. Conrad Egyir will provide insight about his practice, rise within the contemporary arts scene, and one of the KIA’s newest acquisitions by the artist entitled, Irving’s Class, 2021. A Cranbrook Academy of…

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. After we read the book, we will make a collage and the Art Detectives will get to see a work by Romare Bearden in the…

Book Discussion: Things Fall Apart

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

By Chinua Achebe Discussion Leader: Mariam Konate From the publisher: Things Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy…

ARTbreak: Hidden Women of Color with Jerome and Delma Washington

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

Jerome and Delma Washington are the minds behind the art project Hidden Women of Color. This project is a series of portraits of African American women who lived between 1744-1996 who deserve to be seen for their achievements. These women, who include artist Edmonia Lewis and explorer Merze Tate, stepped out of their assigned roles…

Screendances with RAD Fest

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

For 13 years, Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers has hosted a growing number of cutting edge dance artists from around the globe in Kalamazoo for a weekend of performances, classes, and connections at the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival. The festival, curated by Rachel Miller, is quickly rising to the top of contemporary dance festivals in…

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ARTbreak: The Dance of Social Justice

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

“The Dance of Social Justice” is a lecture-demonstration which Wilkins has designed to be an introduction to his background and his journey of art and social justice practices leading to his RADicle project, “The Conversation Series: Stitching the Geopolitical Quilt to Re-Body Belonging.” “The Conversation Series” culminates in a multi-media performance and is tailor-made to…

Hands-On Event at the Kirk Newman Art School

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

Create during an evening of art! The biennial Hands-On event is returning to the Kirk Newman Art School on March 4, from 5-8 p.m. Participants can try their hand at several projects, taking home their own masterpieces at the end of the evening. This event is for all skill levels: current students interested in trying…

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 this extra special Art Detectives, we'll be joined by Marisa Bianan from Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers and she will lead you through a dotty, swirling,…

ARTbreak: Centering Diverse and Authentic Cultural Voices in a Museum Gallery

Virtual Event

Museums are colonial institutions that traditionally prioritized academic knowledge and devalued traditional knowledge and lived experience. They have historically marginalized communities by hoarding their cultural objects while holding themselves up as the arbiters of cultural greatness. Current calls to action to address internal structures of racism in museums have inspired an uptick in hiring BIPOC staff for senior leadership positions,…

Kalamazoo Art League: Artist as Curator-Taking Your Show on the Road

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

Known for her curation of thought-provoking traveling exhibitions, Reni Gower will take us behind the scenes and show us how she brings exhibitions to life. Gower is a visual artist, curator, and educator, whose award-winning work in painting and multimedia has been represented in many prestigious collections both nationally and internationally.   Supported by the…

Book Discussion: The Best We Could Do

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

By Thi Bui Discussion Leader: TBA From the publisher: The Best We Could Do is a 2017 illustrated memoir written by Thi Bui. It chronicles Thi Bui's parents' life before and during the Vietnam War, their escape from Vietnam when Bui was a child, and their eventual migration to the United States as refugees. From…