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SUMMARY:Museum Explorers: Homeschool Family Program at the KIA and Kalamazoo Valley Museum
DESCRIPTION:Homeschool families are invited to learn\, create\, and explore at the KIA and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum (KVM). This collaborative event offers interactive activities designed to promote interdisciplinary learning\, creativity\, and an appreciation for art\, history\, and science. This event highlights the Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks exhibit. Bring your creativity and wear your favorite shoes! This event is included with the cost of KIA admission. View admission prices at kiarts.org/connect-visit/plan-your-visit. \nWednesday\, April 15\, 2026  \n\n10 to 11:30am Kalamazoo Valley Museum\nNoon to 1:30pm Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\n\n \nRegister Here\n \nKIA Schedule\nDrop-in Art Projects\, All Ages\, from Noon-1:15: \n\nMy Shoes\, My Story\nPaper Shoe Sculpture\nShoe Charm Shrinky Dinks\n\nGuided Tours of Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks Exhibit\, All Ages: \n\n12:15pm \n12:45pm\n\nStorytime in Meader Fine Arts Library\, Ages 3-6: \n\n12:30pm – What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Choose? by Kat Maconie\n\nCheck out a Gallery Go Bag from Meader Fine Arts Library to learn more about all of the art at the KIA! \n  \nKVM Schedule  \nDrop-In Activities\, All Ages\, from 10 to 11:30am  \nGuided Learning Opportunities from 10-11:30 a.m: \n\nEarly Learning Table\, Ages 3-6\nSTEM Project\, All Ages\nInnovation Lab\, All Ages\n\nPlanetarium Show\, All Ages: \n\n10:15-10:45am\n11:00-11:30am\n\nLunch space available at KVM 11:30am-noon.\nQuiet sensory space available at KVM 10am-noon \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/museum-explorers-homeschool-family-program-at-the-kalamazoo-institute-of-arts-and-kalamazoo-valley-museum-2/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Future Now
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
DESCRIPTION:When ten year old Mona experiences a sudden\, brief loss of sight\, her grandfather Henry decides to give her a gallery of artworks to visit in her mind as she faces potential permanent blindness. Through fifty-two weekly trips to museums in Paris\, Mona receives an emotional art history education. Art lessons become tied to life lessons on love\, fear\, and beauty. Their relationship strengthens as Henry gives Mona more than a deep appreciation of art.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/book-discussion-monas-eyes-by-thomas-schlesser/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussions
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Member Tour with Wilson W. Smith III
DESCRIPTION:** Please note: Registration for this event has filled. You can still hear from Wilson at Thursday’s Artful Evening! ** \nKIA members are invited to join legendary Nike designer Wilson W. Smith III for an intimate discussion of all things shoe design and a private viewing of Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks! \nThis event has limited availability; pre-registration is required. Limit 2 attendees per registration. \nThe first Black designer for Nike\, Smith has created shoes for Michael Jordan\, Andre Agassi\, Serena Williams\, and many more. After a 41-year career with the company\, Smith retired as the Manager of Design Education with Nike’s Blue-Ribbon Studio in 2025. His work has been recognized with a number of prestigious awards\, including Nike’s inaugural Design Achievement Award in 2019. In 2024\, Detroit’s Pensole Lewis College\, the nation’s only design-focused HBCU\, dedicated the Wilson W. Smith III Footwear Design Studio. \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/member-tour-with-wilson-w-smith-iii/
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