Calling all Rookies Detectives — let’s follow that line! Where can we see lines in the museum, and what kinds of lines can we find? After finding lines in the galleries, the Rookies will be inspired to create line sculptures.
Tewa Pueblo artist Maria Martinez earned international renown within her lifetime for her black-on-black pottery, a style she developed in the early 20th century, drawing inspiration from fragments of 17th-century black pottery that were discovered in 1908. Creating pottery in this signature style soon became a family pursuit, with Martinez collaborating with her husband, Julian,…
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. During this ARTbreak, KIA guests…
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 attend in person. This program will NOT be available…
What is the difference between a line and a scribble, and how do they both help us make art? This is the question the Art Detectives will explore this month! We’ll be inspired by artworks on display in Lines That… and create our own line-y, scribble-y artworks.
Visiting Tokyo artist Yoshisuke Funasaka and Kalamazoo artist Mary Brodbeck will speak about Cross Currents: East/West, their joint woodblock print exhibition showing at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center from May 12 to July 28. The artists will offer insights into Japanese art, culture, and cross-cultural exchange. Japanese woodblock prints are characteristically spatially flat, graphic, and…
by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in…
The West Michigan Area Show is an annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional work in all media since the 1960s. The exhibition draws hundreds of entries each year from a 14-county region, and an experienced juror selects the works that will be included in this dynamic exhibition of regional artists. The juror for the 2023 West…
This exhibition is one of the KIA’s most relevant annual showcases, highlighting the talents of artists from across West Michigan in this juried forum. Please join us for light refreshments as we celebrate regional artists during the exhibition opening at 5:45pm. The live awards ceremony begins at 6:30pm.
During select ARTbreaks throughout the summer, artists featured in the 2023 West Michigan Area Show will deliver talks on their featured pieces, their larger bodies of work, their artistic processes, and their points of inspiration. With works selected from more than 400 submitted entries, the West Michigan Area Show highlights the work of talented regional…
