Free Thursdays at the KIA
Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund.
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Artful Evening: Future Now
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin us for a special Artful Evening with Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto! Semmelhack is the curator of Future Now: Virtual Sneakers…
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Library Activity: Mini Origami Shoes
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesInspired by the innovation and history of sneakers, we will provide origami paper to fold your own mini shoe! A variety of styles and difficulty levels will be provided. Check…
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Book Discussion: Sneaker Marauders: Poems by Ran Walker and Van G. Garrett
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesThis short collaboration celebrates sneaker culture through poetry. Consisting of two parts, part one is a micro saga-in verse about a quest to find sneakers but yields an even great…
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Best of the 48-Hour Film Festival
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesEach year, a growing number of talented Kalamazoo filmmakers, both amateur and professional, take on the challenge of participating in the Kazoo 48-Hour Film Festival. Assigned a genre, prop, character…
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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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2026 West Michigan Area Show Awards Night and Members’ Preview
The work of West Michigan’s talented artistic community is on view during the annual West Michigan Area Show. Opening to the public on Friday, May 29, this crowd-pleasing annual juried exhibition…
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2026 West Michigan Area Show Opening Day
The work of West Michigan’s talented artistic community is on view during the annual West Michigan Area Show. This crowd-pleasing annual juried exhibition was carefully curated from more than 300 submitted entries,…
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2026 KIA Arts Fair
Summer begins with the 75th Annual Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair in historic Bronson Park in beautiful downtown Kalamazoo, June 5–6, 2026. Please click here for more info about the…
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2026 KIA Arts Fair
Bronson ParkSummer begins with the 75th Annual Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair in historic Bronson Park in beautiful downtown Kalamazoo, June 5–6, 2026. Please click here for more info about the…
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Library Activity: Gelli Plate Printing: Sneakers
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesStop in to the KIA during Arts Fair for a hands on art activity! We will provide the supplies to create your own Gelli Plate printed sneaker. Experiment with colorways…
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Gallery Gathering: Manierre Dawson’s Mother and Child and Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Visitation
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this Gallery Gathering, we will take a closer look at Manierre Dawson's Mother and Child and Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Visitation. While both early 20th century paintings depict religious…