July

July 7
Georgia O’Keeffe, Part 2: New Mexico and the West
Beverly David continues her survey of O’Keeffe’s life and work, focusing on how the artist’s move to New Mexico influenced both her life and art.

July 14
Against the Grain: The Development of Boston Expressionism
While Abstract Expressionism dominated American art, Hyman Bloom, Karl Zerbe, and the Boston Expressionists focused on the human experience. KIA Director of Collections and Exhibitions Vicki Wright discusses this relatively unknown, yet remarkable, group of artists. In conjunction with Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times.

July 21
The Spiritual Vision of Henry Ossawa Tanner
Tanner described his biblical paintings as "subjects of nobility worthy of one's best continued effort." Muskegon Museum of Art Director of Collections and Exhibitions Jane Connell explores the spiritual and psychological qualities of three superb Tanner paintings: The Holy Family (Muskegon Museum of Art), The Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water (Des Moines Art Center), and the KIA’s own Visitation.

July 28
Alfred Stieglitz: The Man and the Mystery
Who was Stieglitz? An artist? A teacher? An iconoclast? A mystic? A guru? A prophet? A profiteer? A womanizer? A charlatan? We know this towering figure only through the pioneering photographs and publications he left behind and the words of those whose lives he changed. Photographer and author David Curl discusses the man who was Georgia O’Keeffe’s husband, and much more. In conjunction with Through the Photographer's Lens: O'Keeffe and Her Circle.

August

August 4
Alfred Stieglitz: the Eloquent Eye (part 1)
Alfred Stieglitz was both a pioneering photographer and proponent of Modern art in America. Many artists in Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times first exhibited in his Gallery 291. This excellent documentary shows Stieglitz’s key role in the development of American Modernism. Included is a rare interview with the photographer’s wife and muse Georgia O’Keeffe.

August 11
Alfred Stieglitz: the Eloquent Eye (part 2)


No ARTbreak on August 18 and 25. Programs resume September 1

This fall, in conjunction with Blur: Recent work by Titus Kaphar, Wardell Milan II, and Demetrius Oliver (dates TBA): Racial Profiling. Discussion with Veta Tucker, Assoc. Prof. of English, Grand Valley State University and Mitch Kachun, Assoc. Prof of History, Western Michigan University Every Picture Tells a Story. Discussion with Diane Seuss, Writer in Residence, Kalamazoo College and Ginger Owen-Murakami, artist Comprehending the Concept: Making Sense of Contemporary Art. Lecture by Karla Niehus, Asst. Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts This project is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.