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SUMMARY:Wonder Walk: Art of the Shoe
DESCRIPTION:Lace up and let’s explore Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting Edge Kicks! We’ll check out shoes from the past\, super-cool styles of today\, and shoes that exist only in the virtual world. \nFuture Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum\, and curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack\, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/wonder-walk-art-of-the-shoe/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Future Now,Wonder Walks
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SUMMARY:Kirk Newman Art School Hands On Event
DESCRIPTION:Thinking of taking a class at the KIA? Want to make\, take\, and experience a range of creative projects all in the same night? Join us on Friday\, March 6\, from 6 to 9pm for Hands On\, a fun\, fast-paced art making evening! \nBring friends and create a ceramic cup or raku fired vessel\, hand print a tea towel\, weld metal garden art piece\, produce a postcard\, and more. More than 15 different projects will be available to enjoy. Admission to the event and some projects are free while others require nominal tickets to cover the costs of materials. Tickets for projects can be purchased at the door (1 ticket = $1). Projects range from $2-$30. \nRegistration is not required\, but it does help us in planning for our exciting projects. \nProjects include: \n\nIndigo dyed shoelaces\, tote bags\, and bandanas\nCameraless photographs on postcard paper\nPainting with light photographic portraits in our digital lab\nWelded metal garden stakes and Air Jordan-inspired metal art\nGlaze a raku fired ceramic vessel\nHandpaint a ceramic floral or shoe-inspired tile\nMetal keychains\, magnets\, and jewelry wrap rings\n15 minute wheel throwing mini lesson in clay\n15 minute mini 5” x 7” abstract painting on canvas\n15 minute drawing lesson in your own mini sketchbook\nPrintmaking on fabric tea towels\nHandprinted linoleum block greeting cards\nChildren’s Shrinky Dink shoe keychains and shoe charms\nBullet journaling demos and take-home worksheets\nPrintmaking and fiber demos\n\n…and more!
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/kirk-newman-art-school-hands-on-2026/
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SUMMARY:KIA's James Denison on Jeopardy!
DESCRIPTION:Clue: This KIA Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow and Kalamazoo College Visiting Professor of Art History makes his Jeopardy! debut on Friday\, March 6 at 7:30pm. \nCorrect response: Who is James Denison? A native of the DC area and a graduate of Bowdoin College\, James Denison completed his PhD in Art History at the University of Michigan and during the summer of 2023\, he joined the KIA and Kalamazoo College as the Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow\, where his duties combine teaching at the College with contributing to curatorial projects at the KIA. \nJames’s first Jeopardy! episode will air Friday\, March 6\, during the Hands On event at the KIA. We’ll air the episode in the KIA auditorium\, so you can stop by and cheer for James during your evening of making & trying creative projects!
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/kias-james-denison-on-jeopardy/
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