Coffee 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 sane...” This program, rescheduled from September 18, is free.
In anticipation of Wellspring’s annual RADFest, hear from this year’s RADicle Resident! Puerto Rican movement artist Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón will discuss their new work, Tejer, inspired by the process of weaving. They observe, “Tejido (weaving) relies on pattern making and repetition; the practice, much like dance, requires patience, consistency, and practice. The ephemerality…
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund.
by 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 by RADFest dancers. We will be using finger paints for the art project, so it could get messy. Stay with us for more art and…
Let 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, to imagine and create. Following a special Art Detectives led by dancers from Wellspring’s RADFest, guests of all ages are invited to gather for games…
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund.
Join us as we wander through the galleries and see how many unique and creative lines we can find in the artworks.
"Make it and take it all in one night" and join us for the School's Hands On event as it returns at Art Hop this spring. This beloved evening features activities and projects reflecting the different media students can experience in Kirk Newman Art School classes. Try your hand at drawing, pottery, wheel throwing, printmaking…
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
Explore the cultural transformations anticipated and reflected in the arts of Europe and the United States from the Surrealists to the Postmodernists. Reception following lecture
by Javier Zamora This poignant memoir recalls Zamora's harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States, making the dangerous trek alone at nine years old. Zamora reflects on the emotional toll of being separated from his family as well as fear of the unknown. Solito is a raw and powerful exploration of the immigrant…
