Free Thursdays at the KIA
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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Love Over Rules: An Evening with Hank Willis Thomas
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas for a public conversation exploring how artists document society and shape what it means to be American. Presented on the 25th anniversary of September 11th, Thomas will also reflect on love, language, and unity as tools for collective healing — drawing on his own practice, including his neon work,…
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Art Detectives: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn September, Art Detectives will read a story about the Statue of Liberty and what she represents. Then they will explore the exhibition For the People, By the People to see how artists share the stories of the American people. Special guest Katie Platte from the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center will join us and show…
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Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBetween 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 People, By the People: America at 250 exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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2026 Annual Meeting
The Board of Directors cordially invites current KIA members to join us for the 2026 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 15. The meeting will take place at 6:00PM, preceded by a reception at 5:30PM at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts – 314 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. Hear how you have helped shape the work…
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Book Discussion: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHarlem Rhapsody follows Jessie Redmon Fauset, the literary editor of The Crisis magazine, as she helps ignite the Harlem Renaissance while navigating a secret affair with W.E.B. Du Bois. As the first Black woman to hold this editorial position, Jessie wastes no time uplifting those who will become some of the greatest voices of this…
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Free Thursdays at the KIA
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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Artful Evening: “I, Too, Sing America”: The Harlem Renaissance in Art, Music, and Theatre
“Art is the inner voice of the people.” —Alain Locke Join us for a discussion of one of the most vibrant and significant movements in American art history – the Harlem Renaissance. Three scholars will reflect on the period’s rich legacy in the fields of visual art, music, and theatre. Moderated by Bianca Washington, the…
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Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBetween 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 People, By the People: America at 250 exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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ArtBreak: “Kalamazoo…and how it grew!”: A Model American City Tours Europe at Mid-Century
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn the late 1950s, Upjohn Pharmaceuticals partnered with the United States Information Agency to develop an exhibition on Kalamazoo that toured several major European cities. "Kalamazoo...and how it grew!" was designed by Will Burtin in conjunction with Jack Masey of the United States Information Agency, with the bill for the exhibition footed by Upjohn Pharmaceuticals.…
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Free Thursdays at the KIA
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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John James Audubon: Entrepreneur, Naturalist, Patriot, Fraud
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this talk, Dr. James Denison will examine John James Audubon’s multinational background, transatlantic audience, and the nationalist ambitions behind his celebrated publication, The Birds of America. While Audubon's book is now synonymous with naturalism in America, it was made with the intention of constructing particular ideas about place, identity, and nationhood in order to…