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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240615T110000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T130000
DTSTAMP:20240603T155630Z
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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
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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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SUMMARY:ArtBridges Access for All
DESCRIPTION:As part of the KIA’s mission to cultivate the creation and appreciation of the visual arts in West Michigan\, we are proud to be working with Art Bridges Foundation to increase access to museums and foster engagement with local audiences. Enjoy free general admission at the KIA every fourth Thursday of the month\, featuring extended hours thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbridges-access-for-all/
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: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
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CREATED:20240418T135406Z
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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:20240511T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240511T113000
DTSTAMP:20240422T153040Z
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SUMMARY:Art Detectives: Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity
DESCRIPTION:by Sarah Suzuki \nJoin Art Detectives to learn about artist Yayoi Kusama and look for patterns in artworks on exhibit. Then make your own artwork inspired by Yayoi Kusama.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/art-detectives-yayoi-kusama-from-here-to-infinity/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Detectives,Family,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240507T130000
DTSTAMP:20240418T151746Z
CREATED:20240418T135103Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240429T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240429T190000
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SUMMARY:Artful Evening: A Conversation with Jessica Silverman
DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of the 2024 West Michigan Area Show’s opening on May 3\, juror Jessica Silverman sits down for a conversation with Rehema Barber\, the KIA’s Director of Curatorial Affairs. Drawing on perspectives honed from many years working in curatorial positions in both the commercial and non-profit art sectors\, Silverman and Barber will discuss the challenges that artists face while forging careers in the field today\, as well as opportunities and strategies for future growth. Attendees are welcome and encouraged to ask questions and share their own perspectives. \nGuest juror Jessica Silverman holds a BFA from Otis College and an MA in Curatorial Practices from the California College of the Arts. Her eponymous San Francisco gallery was founded in 2008 and represents artists who make museum-worthy art at all stages of their careers. Works from the gallery have found homes in prominent museums across the US and abroad. \nThis event is free to attend\, but preregistration is encouraged!
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/conversation-with-jessica-silverman/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artful Evening,Free
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