From the same production team that developed The Mask You Live In (screened at the KIA in October 2022), Miss Representation exposes how mainstream media and culture contribute to the…
The Rookies will learn about Georgia while looking for images of nature in the galleries. We’ll make some inspired abstract paintings, so wear clothes you can get messy in!
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…
Arty Mouse wants to learn all about Georgia O’Keeffe, one of America’s most famous female artists. After all, one of her artworks is on display at the KIA! After being…
The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Chicago Fourth-generation Chicagoan and historian Sally Sexton Kalmbach has designed and given walking tours of her hometown for decades. She is…
Have you ever gotten excited about a particular artist or topic, only to do an online search for more information and come up empty-handed? Join us for a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon…
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…
At the dawn of the 1950s, a promising young painter named Helen Frankenthaler, fresh out of college, moved to New York City. By the decade's end, she had succeeded in…
What does it take to create an entire film in 48 hours? Find out as we screen films submitted for the Kazoo 48 Hour Film Festival and celebrate the local…
In 1950s American culture, teenagers were the focus of sustained media attention. A recently defined social category, “the teenager” ignited hopes and fears about changes in America’s political and economic…