Student Exhibitions

Exhibition dates: February 21–March 22, 2026
Opening weekend: February 21 & 22, 2026

This show is open to K-8 students attending school in Kalamazoo County. Teachers are able to choose works from their students to be displayed at the KIA. The number of works that a teacher is able to submit is determined by the number of students attending their school.

Eligibility

• The entire school district must be located in Kalamazoo County.
• Students must be in Kindergarten-8th grade.
• Due to space limitations, the KIA reserves the right to make decisions regarding eligibility on a case by case basis.

Participating teachers will need to:

• Pick up panels from the KIA or reuse the ones from the previous year.
• Mount artwork and labels to the panels.
• Return the panels to the KIA for the exhibition.
• Pick up the panels at the KIA after the completion of the exhibition.

The opening for this show will take place over the course of a weekend and schools are asked to attend on a particular day.
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High School Area Show

Exhibition dates: April 11–May 10, 2026
Opening reception: April 10, 2026

This juried show is open to 9th-12th grade students residing in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren counties. This is a great way for high school students to experience the submission process for a juried art show. Prizes are given and scholarships will be awarded from colleges at the opening reception.

Students will be required to submit digital photographs of their work to Café, an online application system. The call opens each year in early January.

Original art (no AI generated images) in the following media are eligible for submission:

• 2-D Mixed Media
• 3-D Mixed Media
• Ceramics
• Drawing/Pastels/Prints
• Fiber/Leather
• Glass
• Jewelry
• Metal/Sculpture
• Painting
• Photography
• Printed Digital Art (Video and Audio will not be accepted)
• Wood

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