Love Over Rules: An Evening with Hank Willis Thomas
Join conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas for a public conversation exploring how artists document society and shape what it means to be American. Presented on the 25th anniversary of September…
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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
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Art Detectives: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn September, Art Detectives will read a story about the Statue of Liberty and what she represents. Then they will explore the exhibition For the People, By the People to…
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Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBetween June 27 and October 4, drop in on Sundays between 1:30–2:30pm and have a conversation with a docent who can provide information and answer questions about the For the…
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2026 Annual Meeting
The Board of Directors cordially invites current KIA members to join us for the 2026 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, September 15. The meeting will take place at 6:00PM, preceded by a…
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Book Discussion: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHarlem Rhapsody follows Jessie Redmon Fauset, the literary editor of The Crisis magazine, as she helps ignite the Harlem Renaissance while navigating a secret affair with W.E.B. Du Bois. As…
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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: “I, Too, Sing America”: The Harlem Renaissance in Art, Music, and Theatre
“Art is the inner voice of the people.” —Alain Locke Join us for a discussion of one of the most vibrant and significant movements in American art history – the…
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Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBetween June 27 and October 4, drop in on Sundays between 1:30–2:30pm and have a conversation with a docent who can provide information and answer questions about the For the…
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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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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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John James Audubon: Entrepreneur, Naturalist, Patriot, Fraud
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesDuring this talk, Dr. James Denison will examine John James Audubon’s multinational background, transatlantic audience, and the nationalist ambitions behind his celebrated publication, The Birds of America. While Audubon's book…
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South Street Print Fest
The Kirk Newman Art School will host a day-long outdoor event honoring the disciplines of photography and printmaking from 10am–3pm. Celebrate the 19th-century cameraless photographic printing process of cyanotype in…