Homeschool families are invited to learn, create, and explore at the KIA and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum (KVM). This collaborative event offers interactive activities designed to promote interdisciplinary learning, creativity, and an appreciation for art, history, and science. This event highlights the Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks exhibit. Bring your creativity and wear your favorite shoes! This event is included with the cost of KIA admission. View admission prices at kiarts.org/connect-visit/plan-your-visit.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- 10 to 11:30am Kalamazoo Valley Museum
- Noon to 1:30pm Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Register Here
KIA Schedule
Drop-in Art Projects, All Ages, from Noon-1:15:
- My Shoes, My Story
- Paper Shoe Sculpture
- Shoe Charm Shrinky Dinks
Guided Tours of Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks Exhibit, All Ages:
- 12:15pm
- 12:45pm
Storytime in Meader Fine Arts Library, Ages 3-6:
- 12:30pm – What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Choose? by Kat Maconie
Check out a Gallery Go Bag from Meader Fine Arts Library to learn more about all of the art at the KIA!
KVM Schedule
Drop-In Activities, All Ages, from 10 to 11:30am
Guided Learning Opportunities from 10-11:30 a.m:
- Early Learning Table, Ages 3-6
- STEM Project, All Ages
- Innovation Lab, All Ages
Planetarium Show, All Ages:
- 10:15-10:45am
- 11:00-11:30am
Lunch space available at KVM 11:30am-noon.
Quiet sensory space available at KVM 10am-noon
Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, and curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.
