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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Kirk Newman Art School Resident Talks
DESCRIPTION:Get to know the Kirk Newman Art School’s 2024-2025 resident cohort! In this virtual ArtBreak series\, each resident will speak about their work and inspiration\, sharing insights about their residencies and aspirations for the future. Our 2024-2025 residents are: Mariah Donmyer\, Lexington Fate\, Lilly Mattern\, Haley McFall\, Madison McKenzie\, Olivia Stier\, and Michael Trimboli. All resident talks will be released on our YouTube page on April 18. Be sure to check out the Residents’ Show\, opening on May 2. \nThe Kirk Newman Art School Post-Baccalaureate Program is in its ninth year\, and more than 70 artists have completed the program. The nine-month residency is designed for aspiring artists who want to grow and strengthen their art practice in a supportive community\, with access to professional studio facilities and guidance.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-kirk-newman-art-school-resident-talks/
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CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250416T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250416T130000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Sourced from the ‘Zoo: Epic Explorations
DESCRIPTION:During this ArtBreak\, we again venture beyond the campus of the KIA to visit community partners in the Sourced from the ‘Zoo exhibition! This time\, we will be visiting the Black Arts and Cultural Center and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo for gallery walkthroughs! Come explore the Sourced from the ‘Zoo submissions on display in these stunning downtown gallery spaces.  \nThe Black Arts and Cultural Center is located on the first floor of the Epic Center at 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall\, and the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is located on the second floor. Free 90-minute parking is available in the Epic Center ramp\, and street parking is also available nearby.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/sourced-from-the-zoo-epic-explorations/
LOCATION:Black Arts and Cultural Center\, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49007\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250409T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250409T130000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Modern Dance in Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers is proud to be in collaboration with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra for a unique offering of music and movement titled Sound in Motion. Sound in Motion will include new choreographic works by Marisa Bianan\, the recently appointed Artistic Director\, along with a selection from the Wellspring repertoire choreographed by founder Cori Terry. The program will feature exhilarating choreography to Philip Glass\, Lou Harrison\, and Paul Hindemith compositions\, as well as music from Stephan Koncz and Maurice Ravel. Sound in Motion will take place on Sunday\, April 27 at 3 p.m. in the Dalton Recital Hall\, located on the WMU campus at 1300 Theatre Drive.   \nDuring this special offsite ArtBreak event\, Wellspring warmly invites you to the Cori Terry Theatre for an exclusive glimpse into their preparations for this collaboration. Join us for an intimate open rehearsal with the dancers\, followed by a ten-minute Q&A session with both the dancers and the Wellspring/KSO administrative teams. \nThe Cori Terry Theatre\, formerly known as the Wellspring Theatre\, is located on the second floor of the Epic Center at 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall. Free 90-minute parking is available in the Epic Center ramp\, and street parking is also available nearby.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/modern-dance-in-rehearsal/
LOCATION:The Cori Terry Theatre\, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall\, Kalamazoo\, 49007\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250326T130000
DTSTAMP:20250326T154900Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Tiny Dancers: Puppets from Around the World
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual ArtBreak\, explore the art of puppetry with Bradford Clark\, Professor of Theatre at Bowling Green State University. With a strong emphasis in puppetry\, Clark has visited collections\, studied with or interviewed artists\, and attended conferences\, festivals\, and theatrical performances in India\, Vietnam\, Laos\, Indonesia\, Japan\, China\, Taiwan\, the Czech Republic\, Germany\, Austria and France. At Atlanta’s Center for Puppetry Arts\, he served as curator for the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. There he helped conceptualize extensive galleries dedicated to both the Center’s extensive global collection and the largest collection of Jim Henson’s classic puppets in the United States.  \nClark has written\, directed\, and designed several original puppet productions\, including Monkey Storms Heaven\, Pictures at an Exhibition\, Frankenstein\, and The Magnificent Baron Munchausen. He has directed and designed for three productions of The Tempest that were first conceptualized in collaboration with his teachers in Bali\, Indonesia\, maskmaker Ida Bagus Anom and musician Anak Agung Raka Cameng. He co-authored the chapter “Punch and Judy” in the Greenwood Press book Fools in Popular Culture and has published articles and book reviews in The Asian Theatre Journal\, Puppetry International\, Theatre Design & Technology\, Puppetry Yearbook\, and The Puppetry Journal. \nThis virtual talk will include a consideration of the work of Ray Harryhausen. Be sure to stop by the Kalamazoo Valley Museum before April 27 to see the ongoing exhibition Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen! \nClick here to watch this virtual lecture.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/the-art-of-puppetry/
LOCATION:https://www.kiarts.org/event/the-art-of-puppetry/
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250319T120000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Connecting Chords / Engaging Drums
DESCRIPTION:During this ArtBreak\, Elizabeth Start will offer an overview of the history and mission of Kalamazoo’s Connecting Chords Music Festival\, including a description of their 2025 collaboration with K-RESA Education for the Arts to bring San Jose Taiko to town for a public performance on March 25\, coupled with concerts for youth. Carolyn Koebel will join Start to give a short demonstration of taiko drumming. \nA Kalamazoo native\, Start is Executive Director of the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music\, which presents the Connecting Chords Music Festival. She is a cellist with the Kalamazoo and Elgin Symphony Orchestras\, an award-winning composer\, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Kalamazoo Federation of Musicians. She is a member of the Chicago Composers’ Consortium\, the Chicago Musicians Club of Women\, and the International Alliance of Women in Music\, for whom she provides CD reviews.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/connecting-chords-engaging-drums/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250226T130000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Tejer
DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of Wellspring’s annual RADFest\, hear from this year’s RADicle Resident! Puerto Rican movement artist Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón will discuss their new work\, Tejer\, inspired by the process of weaving. They observe\, “Tejido (weaving) relies on pattern making and repetition; the practice\, much like dance\, requires patience\, consistency\, and practice. The ephemerality of dance experiences can be exemplified by tejido\, as loop stitches are never perfect and can be similar but never exactly the same.” Their work explores the ways their ancestors have actively connected them to land through patterns of repetitive\, consistent care\, and how these patterns exist\, merge\, and change within them as a part of an ongoing lineage.  \nLourdes del Mar aims to create artistic explorations that heighten the senses\, provoke inquisition\, and demand attention. As a Queer Latine woman\, they are committed to making art that is unapologetic\, ideally aiding to create a world in which people think longer\, feel harder\, and experience life without hesitation. A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University\, they are currently pursuing their MFA at Washington University in St. Louis. \nThe RADicle Residency is a collaborative nature-based residency between Wellspring/Cori Terry and Dancers’ RADFest program and The Croft of Horton Bay\, MI.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/tejer/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250212T130000
DTSTAMP:20250211T213904Z
CREATED:20241219T131936Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Virtual Artist’s Talk with Leslie Barlow
DESCRIPTION:During this virtual ArtBreak\, learn about visual artist Leslie Barlow\, whose painting Atquezali\, At Indigenous Roots is featured in the ongoing KIA exhibition Legendary Voices: Art for the Next Century. Barlow’s colorful\, life-size oil paintings serve as both monuments to community members and explorations into the ways in which race entangles the intimate spheres of love\, family\, and friendship. For Barlow\, art and art making are both healing and liberatory through the power of representation\, witnessing\, and storytelling.  \nBarlow received her BFA in 2011 from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and her MFA in 2016 from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In 2021\, she was awarded the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship\, and in 2019 she was awarded both the McKnight Visual Artist Fellowship and the 20/20 Springboard Fellowship. Collaboration is integral to Barlow’s studio practice. She leads the Public Functionary Studio Program for emerging artists\, and she worked with other organizers and artists to develop the MidWest Mixed Conference\, which then grew into the organization MidWest Mosaic. In response to the murder of George Floyd\, she helped start the collective Creatives after Curfew. She is also the founder and producer of ConFluence\, providing a space for BIPOC art and science fiction lovers to come together.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/virtual-artists-talk-with-leslie-barlow/
LOCATION:https://www.kiarts.org/event/virtual-artists-talk-with-leslie-barlow/
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250129T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250129T130000
DTSTAMP:20250116T170319Z
CREATED:20241009T195944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T170319Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Black Ash Basketry: A Story of Cultural Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Please note: ArtBreaks are moving to Wednesdays in 2025. \nJoin us for a screening of the film Black Ash Basketry: A Story of Cultural Resilience. A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Lifeways Institute\, Grand Rapids Community College\, and the Goodwillie Environmental School\, this film explores the role that black ash basketry has played in Anishinaabe culture for generations. The film follows basketmaker Steve Pigeon and his extended family\, highlighting the ways in which basketry has served as a powerful connecting force between generations. Black Ash Basketry has a run time of 60 minutes. \nWhile you’re here\, don’t miss Kelly Church’s black ash piece Every Dawn is a New Day\, a recent acquisition by the KIA\, now on view in the Legendary Voices exhibition. Plus stop by and grab some KIA swag as part of Member Appreciation Week!
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-black-ash-basketry-a-story-of-cultural-resilience/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250115T130000
DTSTAMP:20241219T200951Z
CREATED:20241009T195827Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Ekphrastic Showdown
DESCRIPTION:Please note: ArtBreaks are moving to Wednesdays in 2025. \nDuring this ArtBreak\, artists Mary Hatch and Elizabeth Kerlikowske will join us to discuss their latest collaboration. Falling Women\, the duo’s third co-authored publication\, features paintings by Hatch and ekphrastic poetry by Kerlikowske. Guests will hear a sampling of Kerlikowske’s poems while viewing images of the paintings that inspired them. Reflections from the artists will follow. \nMary Hatch is a painter and printmaker who works with the human figure. She was educated at Kingswood School Cranbrook\, Skidmore College\, and Western Michigan University. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout the US\, Canada\, and Europe and is included in numerous private and public collections. Elizabeth Kerlikowske received the Community Medal for the Arts in 2017. She’s the author of numerous books and chapbooks and is the past president of Friends of Poetry and the Poetry Society of Michigan. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-ekphrastic-showdown/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241217T130000
DTSTAMP:20241114T204638Z
CREATED:20241009T195701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T204638Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Exploring Common Myths about the Samurai
DESCRIPTION:The remarkable success of the 2024 television series Shogun is only the latest example of popular fascination with Japan’s historical warriors\, the samurai. Despite all this attention\, the samurai remain puzzling for many people: products of both history and myth who have been repeatedly reinvented and used to explain everything from Japanese business practices to the purported uniqueness of Japanese baseball. Who were these warriors? Drawing examples from the complicated history of the samurai\, this talk will answer that question and explore why they have become such an enduring and popular symbol of Japan. \nDr. Dennis J. Frost is the Wen Chao Chen Professor of East Asian Social Sciences at Kalamazoo College\, where he teaches courses on the entire scope of premodern\, modern\, and contemporary East Asian history. He received his Ph.D. in 2007 from Columbia University\, specializing in modern Japanese history. He has written widely on Japanese history\, including his books Seeing Stars: Sports Celebrity\, Identity\, and Body Culture in Modern Japan\, and More Than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sports in Postwar Japan. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-exploring-common-myths-about-the-samurai/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241210T130000
DTSTAMP:20241121T220948Z
CREATED:20241009T195535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T220948Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Legendary Artist’s Talk: James Palmore
DESCRIPTION:Get to know local artist James C. Palmore\, who has long been a pillar of the fine and performing arts communities in Kalamazoo. Palmore’s interest in the arts was first sparked when he was a student in the Kalamazoo Public School system. In the 1970s\, he took art classes at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before going on to teach arts and crafts for the Parks and Recreation Department\, retiring in 2003 as the Youth Program Coordinator. Palmore was a co-founder of the Civic Black Theatre and also worked with Gray & Gray Theatrical Production in Detroit. He co-founded the Black Arts & Cultural Center in 1986 and served in multiple key capacities there for more than 25 years. Over a span of decades\, Palmore has worked extensively with the Farm Research Cooperative; the NAACP’s Afro-Academic\, Cultural\, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) program; Kalamazoo Valley Community College; and the Northside Association for Community Development.  \nOriginally commissioned by the Douglass Community Association\, Palmore’s striking portrait of jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is included in the KIA’s ongoing Legendary Voices exhibition. Join us to learn more about this painting\, Palmore’s larger body of work\, and his life in the arts. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-legendary-artists-talk-james-palmore/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241119T130000
DTSTAMP:20241114T204438Z
CREATED:20241009T195400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T204438Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Curatorial Conversation on Legendary Voices
DESCRIPTION:The KIA’s centennial exhibition Legendary Voices: Art for the Next Century features idiomatic and often unexpected pairings and groups of works from our permanent collection. Displayed in conversation with one another\, these works have the potential to spark new interpretations and to reveal new meanings to the viewer. In celebration of the KIA’s centennial\, the exhibition puts particular emphasis on works created by both locally and internationally known artists over the last 100 years. During this ArtBreak talk\, learn more about Legendary Voices with the exhibition’s curatorial team. Director of Curatorial Affairs Rehema Barber\, Associate Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Katherine Ransbottom\, and Postdoctoral Fellow James Denison will discuss the exhibition’s guiding themes as well as select works from the show. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-curatorial-conversation-on-legendary-voices/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241112T130000
DTSTAMP:20241014T183252Z
CREATED:20241009T195258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T183252Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Glass Art
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about glass art with Ekin Deniz Aytac and Joshua Davids! A husband-and-wife team of artists hailing from Edremit\, Turkey\, and Colorado respectively\, Aytac and Davids draw from a unique combination of culture\, heritage\, and experience to develop new works of glass art. They have lived\, traveled\, and created artwork together since 2014.  \nAytac began working with glass in Istanbul\, Turkey\, before studying in the Czech Republic and eventually attending the graduate program at West Texas A&M University. Davids discovered glass at the same university while seeking a master’s degree in the fine arts. Both artists fell in love with the glass due to its physical nature and the team aspect of creating with the material\, as well as its capacity to interact with light and space. In 2015\, the couple moved to Kalamazoo to manage Glass Art Kalamazoo\, a nonprofit public access glass studio. There they taught classes\, created events and demonstrations\, and honed their skills in the hot shop before taking their practice independent in 2020. Their work is exhibited in internationally renowned galleries\, museums\, and private collections around the world.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-glass-art/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,In the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241029T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241029T130000
DTSTAMP:20240822T190117Z
CREATED:20240701T192453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T190117Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: The KIA Centennial: People\, Places\, and Events
DESCRIPTION:The KIA’s history is rich with remarkable men and women who\, through their sheer grit and determination\, guided us from a rented room in the YWCA to the “Best Art Institute between Detroit and Chicago.”  \nJim Carter\, past president of the board of directors and current docent\, will present KIA history in a series of vignettes about the individuals\, often women\, who led this journey\, and the events which defined us. Learn about Blanche Hull\, the first board president\, and her vision for the art center. Meet  our first patron\, Anna Louise Raymond. Hear about the origin of the “Clothesline Art Show.” Revisit some of the blockbuster exhibitions from our past.      \nDr. Carter is a retired physician who had a clinical practice of Internal Medicine in Kalamazoo for 36 years\, also serving as an Associate Professor for MSU-CHM and Program Director of Internal Medicine for MSU-KCMS. He has been involved with the KIA for more than four decades. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-the-kia-centennial-people-places-and-events/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241022T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241022T130000
DTSTAMP:20241018T173955Z
CREATED:20240701T192257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T173955Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Let Freedom Swing: Jazz Music in American Culture
DESCRIPTION:Led by Rev. Millard Southern\, this ArtBreak will feature an interactive\, jazz-style conversation on topics such as race\, culture\, and religion with some of Kalamazoo’s most-sought after and in-demand jazz musicians. Together they will discuss and demonstrate many of the core characteristics of jazz music\, as well as the genre’s powerful potential for bringing communities together. \nRev. Southern is the pastor of Allen Chapel AME Church in Kalamazoo\, and he also teaches courses in the Shared Passages program at Kalamazoo College. A native of Chicago\, he studied theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and earned his Masters in Divinity there in 2010. He is a third-generation pastor\, an avid jazz fan\, and a musician in his own right. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-let-freedom-swing-jazz-music-in-american-culture/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241008T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241008T130000
DTSTAMP:20240822T190407Z
CREATED:20240701T191554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T190407Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Building Safe Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Dell Darnell (they/them) is the founder of The Dapper Hammer and is a carpenter and woodworking educator. Darnell started The Dapper Hammer\, Michigan’s first trans-owned teaching workshop\, several years ago to chase a dream of supporting the community with their hands\, building beautiful things\, and sharing their passion of teaching people who are not traditionally represented in the trades – including girls\, youth\, women\, trans\, and non-binary folks. Darnell loves the energy and empowerment that comes from a space designed for inclusivity and diversity – especially when it’s a niche that has historically been exclusive of so many.  \nWhen they are not swinging a hammer\, Darnell is the Director of Services for OutFront Kalamazoo and oversees all DEI training\, two housing programs\, and all mental\, physical\, and social health services. \nDarnell holds a master’s degree in International Non-Profit Administration from Western Michigan University and has been the recipient of several awards for their work advancing the movement for justice and equality for the LGBTQ+ community. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-building-safe-spaces/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240924T130000
DTSTAMP:20240911T210214Z
CREATED:20240701T191443Z
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UID:10000696-1727179200-1727182800@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: An Interartistic Dialogue Between Visual Poetry and Visual Art
DESCRIPTION:Hedy Habra is a poet\, artist\, and essayist. During this ArtBreak\, she will discuss and read selections from her recently-published poetry collection\, Or Did You Ever See the Other Side? (Press 53\, 2023). The ekphrastic poems in this volume focus on the feminine and are mainly inspired by contemporary and surrealist women artists from different ethnicities and nationalities. Most of the poems explore women’s voices as well as social and political issues. Or Did You Ever See the Other Side? recently won the 2024 International Poetry Book Award and was a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. \nHabra has authored four collections of poetry. The Taste of the Earth won the Silver Nautilus Book Award\, Tea in Heliopolis won the USA Best Book Award\, and Under Brushstrokes was an International Book Award finalist. Her story collection\, Flying Carpets\, won the Arab American Book Award’s Honorable Mention. Her book of criticism is Mundos alternos y artísticos en Vargas Llosa. A twenty-one-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net\, her multilingual work appears in numerous journals and anthologies. \nOr Did You Ever See the Other Side? is available for purchase now in the KIA’s Gallery Shop! Grab a copy and bring it in to be signed by the author following her talk. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-an-interartistic-dialogue-between-visual-poetry-and-visual-art/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240910T130000
DTSTAMP:20240822T185831Z
CREATED:20240701T191227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T185831Z
UID:10000695-1725969600-1725973200@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: From Deep Time to Body-Oddy-Oddies
DESCRIPTION:Eric Souther (he/him) is an Assistant Professor of Kinetic Imaging in the Gwen Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University. During this ArtBreak lecture\, he will present a short overview of his experimental media art practice\, covering the topics of artificial intelligence\, deep time\, material agency\, and his recent collaborative work with Benjamin Rosenthal: “Body-oddy-oddy: Destabilizing the Surveilling of Queer Bodies\,” which won the Digital Art Category in last year’s ArtPrize In Grand Rapids. Souther shows his work both nationally and internationally in galleries\, museums\, and film festivals. \nGuests are advised that some videos shown in this presentation may include flashing lights and images that could cause discomfort and/or seizures for those with visual sensitivities. \nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-from-deep-time-to-body-oddy-oddies/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240820T130000
DTSTAMP:20240813T174040Z
CREATED:20240701T191048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T174040Z
UID:10000694-1724155200-1724158800@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Gun Lake Tribal Historic Preservation and Curation
DESCRIPTION:Rebecca Rupe is the Archives/Collections Coordinator for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe). She began her career with the Gun Lake Tribe in the spring of 2021. In addition to assisting in establishing tribal archives and collections\, Rupe has also worked with the Tribe in the areas of programming\, digital archive website development\, community collaboration and outreach\, and exhibitions\, including the Kalamazoo Nature Center’s Roots of Wisdom exhibition. She has a BS in Travel/Tourism and Anthropology from Western Michigan University\, and she is currently completing her Graduate Certificate in Cultural and Environmental Heritage Management and her MA in Public History through her undergraduate institution.  \nDuring this talk\, Rupe will discuss her work with the Tribal Historic Preservation Office for the Gun Lake Tribe\, with a specific focus on the Archives/Collection program and on how her office is working towards collaborative curation with outside institutions.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-gun-lake-tribal-historic-preservation-and-curation/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240806T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240806T130000
DTSTAMP:20240724T131025Z
CREATED:20240701T190853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240724T131025Z
UID:10000693-1722945600-1722949200@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: West Michigan Area Show Artist Highlight
DESCRIPTION:During this ArtBreak\, meet local artists Richard Aardsma and Olivia Stier\, whose works are featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show! \nRichard Aardsma finds inspiration for his photomontages in the evolution of the photographic still life in modern and postmodern art. Thought-provoking compositions such as Still Life with Camera convey narrative meaning through the juxtaposition of elements. Aardsma seeks to create images that combine traditional aesthetics and conceptual art. \nOlivia Stier is a multimedia artist whose work explores grief\, memory\, and the spaces where the two intersect. Her work in portraiture offers an intimate look into the feelings of isolation\, loneliness\, and detachment that come from grieving. Stier’s print An Offering was selected for this year’s Southwest Michigan Printmakers’ Excellence in Printmaking Award.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/west-michigan-area-show-artist-highlight/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240723T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240723T130000
DTSTAMP:20240722T133712Z
CREATED:20240418T142014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T133712Z
UID:10000673-1721736000-1721739600@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Preston Singletary: Echoes\, Fire\, and Shadows
DESCRIPTION:For nearly two decades\, Preston Singletary has straddled two unique cultures\, melding his Tlingit ancestry with the dynamism of the Studio Glass Movement. In the process\, he has created an extraordinarily distinctive and powerful body of work that depicts cultural and historical images in richly detailed\, beautifully hued glass. Singletary has translated the visual vocabulary of patterns\, narratives\, and systems of Native woodcarving and painted art into glass\, a material historically associated with Native peoples through an extensive network of trading routes. \nSave the date for the KIA’s collaboration with Glass Art Kalamazoo on August 10\, as we celebrate Clearly Indigenous with an artists’ exchange\, live demonstrations\, and a family-friendly hands-on exploration of creating glass art! \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/preston-singletary-echoes-fire-and-shadows/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240709T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240709T130000
DTSTAMP:20240522T170943Z
CREATED:20240418T141448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T170943Z
UID:10000672-1720526400-1720530000@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: West Michigan Area Show Artist Highlight
DESCRIPTION:During this ArtBreak\, meet local artists Vicki Nelson and Michael Pfleghaar\, whose paintings are featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show! \nVicki Nelson’s painting The Howards was selected for this year’s Art League Award. As an artist\, Nelson is interested in how humans interact with their environments. In her work\, she seeks to examine and reveal her subjects’ interior experiences. \nMichael Pfleghaar also explores human experience in his work\, but he does so through a focus on non-human objects as revelatory artifacts. Works such as Indoor Outdoor seek a delicate balance between realism and abstraction by flattening space\, utilizing mixed media\, and masking. \nStop by our galleries during July Art Hop for the announcement of the People’s Choice Award winner! This award\, sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Kalamazoo\, will be presented during Art Hop on Friday\, July 12\, at 6:00 pm. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-west-michigan-area-show-artist-highlight-2/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240618T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240618T130000
DTSTAMP:20240522T170625Z
CREATED:20240418T141052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240522T170625Z
UID:10000670-1718712000-1718715600@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: West Michigan Area Show Artist Highlight
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist’s talk and live demonstration with Jeffrey Bohl\, whose sculpture Ellie is featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show! \nBohl has been creating bronze sculptures for over 16 years\, exhibiting along the way in numerous regional competitions and in several individual shows. He pours most of his bronzes in his own backyard\, using foundry equipment he has designed and built himself. He creates sculptures by assemblage\, first creating various hollow wax forms\, then looking for relationships between those individual shapes and assembling them into compelling larger forms. Bohl tends toward light-hearted figurative work and has been creating animal forms for the last few years. His work is represented by J. Petter Gallery in Saugatuck. \nBe sure to stop by the West Michigan Area Show before June 24 to cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award! The winner of this award\, sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Kalamazoo\, will be announced during Art Hop on Friday\, July 12\, at 6:00 pm. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-west-michigan-area-show-artist-highlight/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T130000
DTSTAMP:20240603T155630Z
CREATED:20240418T140912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T155630Z
UID:10000669-1718107200-1718110800@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories
DESCRIPTION:Originally published in 1893 and 1901\, Simon Pokagon’s birch bark stories were printed on thinly peeled and elegantly bound birch bark. In Dr. Blaire Morseau’s 2023 book\, As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories in Their Contexts\, these rare booklets are reprinted with new essays that set the stories in cultural\, linguistic\, historical\, and even geological context. Experts in Native literary traditions\, history\, Algonquian languages\, the Michigan landscape\, and materials conservation illuminate the thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge that Pokagon elevated in his stories. \nBlaire Morseau is a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians\, a beadwork artist\, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies as well as affiliate faculty in American Indian and Indigenous Studies at Michigan State University. Before joining MSU\, she was Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts\, Boston\, where she served as Interim Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies. Dr. Morseau also worked as her tribe’s first Archivist\, where she launched the online collections website\, Wiwkwébthëgen. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-simon-pokagons-birch-bark-stories/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240528T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240528T133000
DTSTAMP:20241205T205832Z
CREATED:20240418T135839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T205832Z
UID:10000668-1716897600-1716903000@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Maya Lin: A Strong\, Clear Vision
DESCRIPTION:Join us in observing Memorial Day with a screening of the 1994 film Maya Lin: A Strong\, Clear Vision.This Academy Award-winning documentary tells the story of architect-sculptor Maya Lin\, whose design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was selected from over a thousand submissions when she was a 21-year-old student at Yale University. The film explores the controversy that arose surrounding the design of the monument as well as its creator herself\, a young\, Chinese-American woman who stood her ground in the face of widespread criticism. Dedicated on Veteran’s Day in 1982\, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become one of the world’s most-visited memorials.  \nMaya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision was written and directed by Frieda Lee Mock and produced by Frieda Lee Mock and Terry Sanders. The runtime of this film is 83 minutes. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-maya-lin-a-strong-clear-vision/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240521T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240521T130000
DTSTAMP:20240520T130800Z
CREATED:20240418T135621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T130800Z
UID:10000667-1716292800-1716296400@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Upjohn’s Building 88
DESCRIPTION:In 1961\, construction was completed on two remarkable structures in Kalamazoo\, both designed by the architectural firm Skidmore\, Owings & Merrill. One was the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, based on a design by architect Mies van der Rohe and expanded in 1994 to become the structure we occupy today. The other was the Upjohn Company’s Building 88\, designed by Bruce Graham and razed in 2007. \nDuring this ArtBreak talk\, learn more about the innovative design elements that made Building 88 unique with Dr. Christine Hahn\, Professor of Art History at Kalamazoo College. Dr. Hahn argues that Building 88 represents one of the country’s earliest examples of the open office movement. In both its interior and exterior design\, Building 88 blurred the lines between work and home\, marrying together notions of modern domesticity with the new executive workplace. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-upjohns-building-88/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240514T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240514T130000
DTSTAMP:20240418T151759Z
CREATED:20240418T135406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T151759Z
UID:10000666-1715688000-1715691600@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Dale Chihuly and a few art school friends in 1971\, the Pilchuck Glass School has long been pushing the limits of a medium that can last for centuries or shatter in an instant. Through the story of this small and highly influential school in the Pacific Northwest\, Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire identifies the remarkable convergence of visionary individuals\, regional cultures\, and fortunate timing to explain how and why Pilchuck and the studio glass movement has blossomed. The story of the people and events that mark the past 43 years of Pilchuck history is told through firsthand accounts of the individuals who shaped the school and helped create its remarkable evolution from a makeshift summer workshop to a vital international center for artists working in glass. Narrated by Jeff Bridges\, the film includes interviews with Pilchuck founder Dale Chihuly and Preston Singletary\, whose glass works are included in Clearly Indigenous.  \nPilchuck: A Dance with Fire was written by Gary Gibson and directed and produced by John Forsen\, and it is shared with many thanks to Fidget Films. The film has a runtime of 59 minutes.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-pilchuck-a-dance-with-fire/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T130000
DTSTAMP:20240418T151746Z
CREATED:20240418T135103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T151746Z
UID:10000665-1715083200-1715086800@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Not Your GRAAMA’s Museum
DESCRIPTION:George A. Bayard III\, Executive Director of the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives (GRAAMA)\, shares the museum’s origin story\, a selection of unique local stories he’s encountered\, and his vision for the futures of both GRAAMA and West Michigan itself. \nBayard holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education from the University of Delaware and is a professional picture framer\, conservator\, appraiser\, historian\, Black culture expert\, and arts advocate. He became regional manager of Philadelphia’s largest picture frame chain before moving to Grand Rapids\, where he owned the Bayard Gallery of Fine African American Art for thirty years before founding GRAAMA in 2016. Bayard received the 2019 Albert Baxter Award for Local History\, the 2020 Carol and David Van Andel Leadership Award\, the 2019-2023 Grand Rapid Business Journal 200 Most Powerful People Award\, and the 2024 Ethel Coe Humanities Award. Bayard serves on the boards of the Grand Rapids Historical Commission\, GVSU’s Kutsche Office of Local History\, the Michigan Museum Association\, and the Grand Rapids Arts Advisory Commission.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-not-your-graamas-museum/
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CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240430T130000
DTSTAMP:20240418T142445Z
CREATED:20231228T161157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T142445Z
UID:10000635-1714478400-1714482000@www.kiarts.org
SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Wonder of China: Blue and White Porcelain
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of “Blue and White Porcelain\,” an episode from the documentary series Wonder of China. Learn more about the history of the iconic blue-on-white ceramic style that has been admired\, collected\, and copied for centuries. Follow artists Lu Lyujun\, Ye Jianxin\, and Liao Zhidan as they demonstrate their own approaches to this art form\, drawing from both centuries-old traditional methods and contemporary innovations. The episode concludes with a consideration of the classic art form in unconventional artistic settings\, such as architectural design and fashion. \nThe Wonder of China series was produced by the China Broad View Cultural Communication Center in Beijing. This episode runs for 30 minutes and is captioned in English. Following the screening\, stop by the Joy Light Gallery to view the blue and white porcelain pieces featured in the exhibition Kyungmi Shin: A Story to Finding Us. Selected by Shin\, these works from the KIA’s permanent collection are thoughtfully displayed in conversation with her own collaged paintings and ceramics.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/wonder-of-china-blue-and-white-porcelain/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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