Author Nicholas Smith examines the history, innovation, and societal impact of sneakers in American life through marketing, economic, and cultural trends. Smith weaves together a story of how the sneaker…
Company members from Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers will lead this engaging lecture-demonstration that invites participants to explore improvisational movement and discover the power of following their own physical impulses. Blending…
Explore 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…
The KIA invites the community to Nuestro Futuro, a free evening celebrating Latinx art, culture, and visions of the future. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Future Now: Virtual Sneakers…
Members are invited to join the KIA at Wax Wings Brewing Company to celebrate the debut of Exhibit Ale, brewed in collaboration with Wax Wings. $1 from each beer sold…
Learn about an exciting footwear design exhibit and create your own unique sneaker with the KIA and Kalamazoo Public Library. This teen event will take place at the Kalamazoo Public…
Join us for a closer look at some of the shoes featured in Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks! This provocative exhibition considers how cutting-edge technologies, unexpected materials, and…
Lace up and let’s explore Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting Edge Kicks! We’ll check out shoes from the past, super-cool styles of today, and shoes that exist only in…
Thinking of taking a class at the KIA? Want to make, take, and experience a range of creative projects all in the same night? Join us on Friday, March 6,…
Clue: This KIA Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow and Kalamazoo College Visiting Professor of Art History makes his Jeopardy! debut on Friday, March 6 at 7:30pm. Correct response: Who is James Denison?…
Join RADFest, hosted by Wellspring, for a Community Dance & Drumming Jam! This movement and music celebration welcomes everyone—whether you consider yourself a dancer or not—to explore movement through open…
Join 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…