ArtBreak: The People Could Fly
The People Could Fly is a poetic look into the history of Black gathering spaces in Louisville, KY, from the 1960s to mid-2000s. Intimate video portraits reveal the ritual of…
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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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ArtBreak: The Poetry of Shoes
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesExplore Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks through the medium of poetry! Local poet and Kirk Newman Art School instructor Elizabeth Kerlikowske has led her poetry students in composing…
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ArtBreak: Pysanky Eggs: A Traditional Eastern European Folk Art
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin Jozefa Rogocki for an artist's talk and demonstration of the intricate art of pysanky eggs, a traditional folk art practiced in various regions of Poland, Ukraine, and other Slavic…
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ArtBreak: The Art and Life of Hughie Lee-Smith
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHughie Lee-Smith was a 20th century African American painter and art instructor. Growing up in the Midwest, he created a prolific collection of paintings that predominantly featured figures in urban…
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ArtBreak: Virtual Artist’s Talk with Nick La Marca
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this virtual ArtBreak, learn more about Nick La Marca, the multimedia artist whose Sole Lines installation is on view in the KIA lobby. La Marca is an artist and…
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ArtBreak: Steps through Time: A Retrospective of Shoes
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesAs we celebrate the future of shoes, it can be fascinating to look back to see where we have already been. During this ArtBreak talk, fashion historian and professor Iris…
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ArtBreak: Curating At The End Of The World: An Apocalyptic Manifesto
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesWhat does it mean to curate as we live through apocalyptic times? Join our 2026 West Michigan Area Show juror, Dr. Xuxa Rodríguez, as she shares about her curatorial practice…
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ArtBreak: Reclaiming Native Narratives in American Art
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring the 19th century, many American artists embraced the theme of the "Vanishing Indian." By depicting Native Americans as disappearing, such artists spread the idea that the extinction of Native…
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ArtBreak: Virtual Artist’s Talk with Dulce Pinzón
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this virtual ArtBreak, learn more about Dulce Pinzón, whose archival pigment print Catwoman is included in the exhibition For the People, By the People. A visual artist, curator, manager,…
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ArtBreak: American Legacy: Lange’s Portrait of a Mother
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this ArtBreak, Prof. Ginger Owen-Murakami will discuss one of the most influential documentary photographs ever created. Produced by Dorothea Lange during the Great Depression as part of Roy Stryker’s…
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ArtBreak: “Kalamazoo…and how it grew!”: A Model American City Tours Europe at Mid-Century
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn the late 1950s, Upjohn Pharmaceuticals partnered with the United States Information Agency to develop an exhibition on Kalamazoo that toured several major European cities. "Kalamazoo...and how it grew!" was…
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ArtBreak: Remembering World War II in Japanese Voices
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesSociolinguist Noriko Sugimori has often worked with her students to collect oral histories from Japanese-speaking World War II survivors in Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Their testimonies reveal…