Between June 27 and October 4, drop in on Sundays between 1:30–2:30pm and have a conversation with a docent who can provide information and answer questions about the For the… Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund. Join us in October for an Art Detectives program centered around Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy. This exhibition features the work of eight third-generation Asian American Artists whose work reflects… Join us for a Community Day focused on our special exhibition, Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy. This show highlights artwork by eight Sansei (third-generation Japanese American) artists exploring the lasting… Sociolinguist Noriko Sugimori has often worked with her students to collect oral histories from Japanese-speaking World War II survivors in Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Their testimonies reveal… George Takei recounts his childhood imprisonment in Japanese American internment camps during World War II in this richly illustrated graphic novel. The memoir explores resilience and patriotism while connecting past… Representatives from several Midwest colleges and universities will be available to meet with students to review their portfolios and offer admissions advice. Registration is strongly encouraged. This event is free to… Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund. Jimmy Mirikitani (1920-2012) was a Japanese American artist who survived the trauma of WWII incarceration, the loss of family and friends in his ancestral city of Hiroshima, a harsh life… All KIA galleries will be closed to the public on Saturday, October 17, 2026, to support new exhibition installations and help our teams prepare for our UNFRAMED: Soirée event. The… UNFRAMED: Soirée will return October 17, 2026. Join us for a spectacular evening as we honor Jim and Carol Carter and raise vital funds for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts!… Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund.
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Events
Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Art Detectives: Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Community Day
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Book Discussion: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
High School Portfolio Day
Free Thursdays at the KIA
Film Screening: The Cats of Mirikitani
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
KIA Closed to Public 10/17/26
UNFRAMED: Soirée
Free Thursdays at the KIA