2024 Annual Meeting
The Board of Directors cordially invites current KIA members to join us for the 2024 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 17. The meeting will take place at 6:00PM, preceded by…
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Book Discussion: Ain’t Burned All the Bright
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin Author Jason Reynolds, in collaboration with artist Jason Griffin, creates a timely and evocative art/text mashup. Centering around the theme of breathing, the creators…
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ArtBreak: An Interartistic Dialogue Between Visual Poetry and Visual Art
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?…
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Creating Blackout Poetry
Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful…
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ArtBridges Access for All
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesAs 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…
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Creating Blackout Poetry
Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful…
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South Street Print Fest: The KIA’s Steamroller Printmaking Event
This first-ever event for the KIA celebrates the art of printmaking and welcomes the community to witness how a large steamroller can be used as a printing press to produce…
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Creating Blackout Poetry
Stop by the Meader Fine Arts Library to create unique and engaging Blackout Poetry designed to celebrate Banned Books Week. We invite participants to transform pages of text into beautiful…
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Gallery Gathering: Robert Seldon Duncanson’s Heart of the Andes and Jerry Kearns’ Right of Way, 1875-1922
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesThe KIA is thrilled to announce Gallery Gatherings, a pilot series for adult audiences! During this short monthly program, participants will engage with ongoing exhibitions, gathering for close observation and…
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ArtBreak: Building Safe Spaces
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…
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Book Discussion: All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby Patrick Bringley Patrick Bringley’s memoir offers an intimate look at his decade-long career as a museum guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Through his…
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Art Detectives: The Dead Family Diaz
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United Statesby P.J. Bracegirdle Learn about Day of the Dead with Arty and our friends from El Concilio! We’ll read The Dead Family Diaz, a story about an unusual friendship, and…