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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Art is for Everyone
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
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    • Kirk Newman Art School
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  • Explore & Discover
    • Exhibitions
    • Collection
    • Calendar
    • KIA Arts Fair 2025
    • Museum Tours
  • Educate & Learn
    • Kirk Newman Art School
    • Programs
    • Docent Resources
    • Art Library
    • Educator Resources
    • Student Exhibitions
    • Grandchildren Interactive Gallery
    • KIA Press Room
  • Join & Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Sponsor
    • Donor Wall
    • Annual Gala
  • Connect & Visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Calendar
    • Gallery Shop
    • Rentals & Private Events

Educate & Learn


KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL

The KIA organizes classes offer students a wide array of skills, including drawing, creative writing, ceramics, wellness and printmaking. Scholarship programs and member discounts allow everyone an opportunity to participate.

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PROGRAMS

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts offers learning opportunities for all ages, and welcomes more than 50,000 visitors to the museum and art school each year. A robust calendar of exhibitions, programs, receptions, and art-making opportunities can be found each month.

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FINE ART LIBRARY

The Meader Fine Arts Library features works of literature and non-fiction about art, cinema, and more. Hosting book discussions to explore works throughout the month, our library is the premier destination for bibliophiles, art enthusiasts, and casual readers in the Kalamazoo area.

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EDUCATOR RESOURCES

We love educators and engage with teachers at all levels. We welcome inquiries from home schooling parents to college professors, and offer field trips, curriculum support, exhibition learning guides, and college assignments.

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DOCENT RESOURCES

Docents are among our most dedicated and hard-working volunteers, helping us complete our mission to bring art to everyone.

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TEAM BUILDING

We will customize a rewarding opportunity for your team to work together in a relaxed, studio atmosphere with an experienced artist/instructor on either individual art pieces or a group work of art.

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MUSEUM AND GALLERY SHOP HOURS
Wednesday: 11am – 5pm
Thursday: 11am – 8pm
Friday-Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Sunday: Noon – 4pm
Museum closed Mondays & Tuesdays.

Free Thursdays
Enjoy free general admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays. Generous support provided by the Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund.

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Generous support to the KIA provided by:

Irving S. Gilmore Foundation

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National Endowment for the Humanities logo

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Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Michigan Arts and Culture Council logo  

Alice Walton Foundation

Tyler Little Family Foundation

The Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation
Suzanne U.D. Parish Foundation

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