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Press Release: KIA Opens Annual Fundraiser Silent Auction to General Public for First Time The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts UNFRAMED: Soirée Silent Auction fundraiser bidding opens online to the public…
Press Release: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Offers Reduced Admission Fees While Preparing For Two Exciting Exhibitions The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is reducing admission fees from October 7–25! While our…
Press Release: Three Renowned Indigenous Artists Host Discussion of the Future of American Art at the KIA KALAMAZOO—October 1, 2026 Join us on Saturday, October 3, 10am–1pm at the Kalamazoo…
Press Release: The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, a Steam Roller, and World Cyanotype Day All Rolled Into One KALAMAZOO—September 22, 2026 The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ Kirk Newman Art School…
Press Release: Internationally Exhibited Artist from New York City Gives In-Person Lecture on Three of His Own Works in KIA’s Latest Exhibition KALAMAZOO—September 8, 2026 Hank Willis Thomas, Love Over…
KIA Launches Major Creative Commons Transformation KALAMAZOO—August 3, 2026 An investment in the next generation of creativity, learning, and community at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. For additional information visit…
New York photographer Christopher Payne is one of the few artists who has been granted access to the Steinway & Sons piano factory in Astoria, New York. His photographs not only document…
Located in Bloomfield Hills, Stewart & Stewart is one of only a handful of contemporary print publishers in the Midwest. The exhibition highlights at least one work by each of…
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts has announced award winners sharing more than $5,000 in awards – including a $1,000 grand prize – in the 2017 West Michigan Area Show (WMAS). The awards were presented…
The 36th annual High School Area Show features 109 works by 90 artists chosen from a field of 318 entries submitted by artists from 25 schools from Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun,…
A prolific painter of landscapes, towns, and harbors, artist Nina Belle Ward (1885-1944) was also a talented figure painter. As a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)…
Room Capacity 350 standing / 150 seated Description Bathed in natural light, Gallery one/The Lobby is an elegant space that can be used in conjunction with the Auditorium to host…
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts has announced award winners sharing more than $6,000 in awards in the 2019 West Michigan Area Show (WMAS). The awards were presented Friday evening, May 17…
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts has announced award winners sharing more than $6,000 in awards — including a new, $1,000 prize for a Portage-based artist — in the 2018 West Michigan Area…
The 36th annual High School Area Show features 109 works by 90 artists chosen from a field of 318 entries submitted by artists from 25 schools from Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun,…
