Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
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.
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
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.
KIA members are invited to join us for the Members' Preview for our newest exhibition Ink Rhapsody: The Art of Lingnan Masters in Hong Kong before it opens to the public. The reception will take place in the lobby with light refreshments. There will be brief remarks at 5:15pm with the exhibit open to preview…
Step into a unique digital world created by artist Leo Villareal during this Gallery Gathering. Using technology to explore the realms of both the cosmic and the human, Villareal invites guests to wonder and reflect on our places in the universe and the journeys we share. Together we will explore this innovative exhibition where light…
Join us on a journey through the KIA’s permanent collection, discovering pieces that reflect real life and others that stretch the boundaries of imagination.
Join us at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for the announcement of the the West Michigan Area Shows 2025 People's Choice Award! The People's Choice Award is sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Kalamazoo. Visit the galleries by Sunday, July 6 to vote for the People's Choice Award. The work of West Michigan’s talented…
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
by Nell Painter Celebrated historian Dr. Nell Painter shares her story of returning to art school at the age of 64. Painter illustrates her unique perspective by offering insights on the intersection of art and sexism, ageism, and racism throughout her personal journey to earning a BFA and MFA. This memoir will appeal to anyone…
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 for a screening of local filmmaker Davis Henderson’s newly-released film, BODEWADMI NDAW. This documentary is focused on the efforts of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to revitalize their rapidly disappearing language, Bodéwadmimwen. Following the screening and a Q&A with Henderson, Holden Day will lead a beginner's…
