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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the KIA as we remember Juneteenth\, which is a holiday that commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Free general admission on June 15\, 2024.  \n11:00 am to 5:00 pm: Explore the Museum\nUse a gallery guide to learn more about African American artists in the KIA’s collection. \n11:15 am: Art Detectives\nWatch Faith Ringold read her book “Tar Beach” followed by a self-directed community art activity. (The recording will be played multiple times between 11:15 and 11:30 am.) \n11:30 am to 3:00 pm: Silent Family Book Club\nFamilies can borrow children’s books from the Meader Fine Arts Library about Juneteenth\, Black artists and other figures to read together around the museum. Families must return the books by 3:00 pm\, except for KIA members.  \n11:30 am to 4:00 pm: Community Paper Quilt\nFamilies can create paper quilt squares to be added to the community quilt. Squares created in 2024 will be merged with those created in 2023\, to share the rich history of families in West Michigan.  \n1:00 to 2:00 pm: Screening of PBS’s Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom\nA Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals a resilient hope that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society (rated TV-PG).
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/juneteenth-community-day/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In the Museum,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Art Detectives: Tar Beach
DESCRIPTION:by Faith Ringgold \nAs Art Detectives and their caregivers commemorate Juneteenth at the KIA\, join us at 11:15am for a reading of Tar Beach by multi-disciplinary artist\, writer\, and activist Faith Ringgold. \nNo registration needed.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/art-detectives-tar-beach/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Detectives,Family,Free
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