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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Film Screening: The Cats of Mirikitani
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJimmy Mirikitani (1920-2012) was a Japanese American artist who survived the trauma of WWII incarceration, the loss of family and friends in his ancestral city of Hiroshima, a harsh life on the streets of New York, and the chaos of 9/11—all by making art. Sitting alone on a windy corner in Soho, he drew whimsical…
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KIA Closed to Public 10/17/26
All KIA galleries, Gallery Shop, and Meader Fine Arts Library will be closed to the public on Saturday, October 17, 2026, to support new exhibition installations and help our teams prepare for our UNFRAMED: Soirée event. The Kirk Newman Art School will remain open.
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UNFRAMED: Soirée
UNFRAMED: Soirée has sold out! You can still support the event, and the KIA, by making a gift in honor of Jim & Carol Carter. Please visit our UNFRAMED: Soirée page to learn more about the event.
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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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Explore & Create: Gallery Game Night
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin us for a Gallery Game Night, where we’ll explore the permanent collection through interactive, art-focused games and creative sketching activities. This event is appropriate for all ages.
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ArtBreak: Film Screening: The Eye is the First Circle
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesHelen Frankenthaler's large-scale painting Code Blue has returned from New York, where it was included in the Gagosian exhibition Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance. Celebrate the return of this beloved part of the KIA's permanent collection with a screening of The Eye is the First Circle. Inspired by Mary Gabriel's bestseller Ninth Street…
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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: Intergenerational Impacts of the Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesIn the wake of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ declaration of war on Japan, the U.S. government ordered the removal of more than 120,000 men, women, and children from their homes based on their Japanese ancestry and imprisoned them in remote incarceration camps. Two-thirds were U.S. citizens. In this talk, Dr. Donna Nagata will…
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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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Statement Pieces: A Curatorial Conversation
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesStatement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society brings contemporary fashion objects from the Barrett Barrera Projects collection together with selections from the KIA's permanent collection. Placed in conversation with one another, fashion and visual art present a powerful commentary on identity, self-expression, and social constructions both embraced and contested. During this program, Kelly Peck, exhibition…
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Wonder Walk: Artful Animals
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesAnimals are on the loose at the KIA! Bring your little art lover to the museum for an animal scavenger hunt through Among the Beasts. This program creates a welcoming space where little ones can be themselves while discovering art in a comfortable and supportive environment.