Explore & Create: Gallery Game Night
Join us for a Gallery Game Night, where we’ll explore the permanent collection through interactive, art-focused games and creative sketching activities. This event is appropriate for all ages.
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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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ArtBreak: Film Screening: The Eye is the First Circle
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHelen Frankenthaler's large-scale painting Code Blue has returned from New York, where it was included in the Gagosian exhibition Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance. Celebrate the return of this beloved part of the KIA's permanent collection with a screening of The Eye is the First Circle. Inspired by Mary Gabriel's bestseller Ninth Street…
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Artful Evening: Intergenerational Impacts of the Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn the wake of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ declaration of war on Japan, the U.S. government ordered the removal of more than 120,000 men, women, and children from their homes based on their Japanese ancestry and imprisoned them in remote incarceration camps. Two-thirds were U.S. citizens. In this talk, Dr. Donna Nagata will…
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Statement Pieces: A Curatorial Conversation
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesStatement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society brings contemporary fashion objects from the Barrett Barrera Projects collection together with selections from the KIA's permanent collection. Placed in conversation with one another, fashion and visual art present a powerful commentary on identity, self-expression, and social constructions both embraced and contested. During this program, Kelly Peck, exhibition…
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Wonder Walk: Artful Animals
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesAnimals are on the loose at the KIA! Bring your little art lover to the museum for an animal scavenger hunt through Among the Beasts. This program creates a welcoming space where little ones can be themselves while discovering art in a comfortable and supportive environment.
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ArtBreak: Clothing Clues: Decoding Signals in Fashion
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this ArtBreak, Iris Carney Cooper will discuss concepts of art, history, and fashion that allow designers to manipulate the human form for storytelling purposes. How does clothing define a person? What elements are used in garment construction to tell a larger story? This glimpse into the craft will show how to spot clues in…
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College Night
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin us for College Night at the KIA! This free event for all college students which includes games, food, music, raffles, and interactive activities. Just bring your College ID & connect with students from WMU, K College, KVCC, and more! Come explore the museum, and enjoy a night of fun, creativity, and networking.
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Teacher Appreciation Night
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin us for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration! Educators of all grade levels and subject areas are invited to enjoy a free night at the KIA. Explore museum resources for your students, engage in fun gallery activities, create art, and enjoy food and drinks while connecting with colleagues. The gallery shop will be…
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Art Detectives: Vlad the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesGet ready for some glitz and glamour! In November, Art Detectives will read a book about a stylish vampire and his passion for fashion before exploring Statement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society. We'll discover amazing outfits created by famous designers alongside artworks from the KIA's permanent collection. We'll also create a fashion inspired art…
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Book Discussion: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesFollowing a chance encounter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Daphne Fuller rekindles a tender relationship with her estranged stepfather Eddie Trott. Though many years have passed, their early and profound connection drives the desire to reconnect at this stage in their lives. Intertwined with the story of a horse named Whistler, Daphne and Eddie…
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Artful Evening: Joy Light Lecture: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and the Way of Tea
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesFor over a thousand years, vessels for the preparation and consumption of whisked, powdered tea have ranked among the world's most highly prized ceramics. With roots in China, these objects took on new meanings in Japan through chadō, the Way of Tea, shaped significantly by the Zen Buddhist idea that mundane actions can become paths…
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Library Activity: Bookish Beasts
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBooks, art, and animals come together! We will be giving new life to discarded books to create adorable animals using a series of simple folds on book pages.