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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Gallery Gathering: Curator’s Tour of For the People
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesFor the People, By the People brings works of historic significance into conversation with bold contemporary voices in an exploration of the symbols, struggles, and aspirations that have shaped and continue to inform American life. During this special extended Gallery Gathering, learn more with exhibition curator Rehema Barber, the KIA’s Director of Curatorial Affairs. Together…
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Wonder Walk: Outdoor Art
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesWe all know there are artworks inside the KIA, but did you know there’s art outside too? Bring your little art lover to the museum in August when we’ll take a walk around the building and explore a few outdoor sculptures. Then we’ll check out some works inside the galleries by the same artists.
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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 People, By the People: America at 250 exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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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: My America: A Performance Lecture by Julio César Morales
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesJoin San Francisco-based artist Julio César Morales for a performance lecture exploring the intersections of music, migration, identity, and cultural resistance. Drawing from his multidisciplinary artistic practice, Morales will examine the influence of music, underground subcultures, and hybrid cultural forms throughout the Americas. Beginning with the histories of Mambo and Cumbia and their impact on…
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Mindful Making in the Library
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesTake some time out to express yourself in the library. We will have supplies available to encourage meditative expression through art, including a collaborative canvas set up for community members to add their personal mark to the larger piece. Additionally, we will have a display of self-care and art therapy books available for members 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 People, By the People: America at 250 exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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Book Discussion: In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesBlending memoir, cultural criticism, and history, author Irvin Weathersby Jr. challenges readers to examine American history and imagine more inclusive ways of honoring the past. The author intertwines the threads of his life and ancestry into the larger conversation about the stories told in these public spaces. Whose voices are uplifted and whose voices are…
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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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Creativity, Resilience, and Reflection: An Expressive Arts Workshop
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United StatesInspired by For the People, By the People, join expressive arts facilitator Kim Shaw for a restorative arts-based workshop exploring creativity as a pathway to resilience, reflection, and self-expression. Participants will engage in mindful art viewing, guided visual art-making, journaling, poetry, and breathwork while reflecting on themes of identity, change, loss, hope, and belonging. No…
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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 People, By the People: America at 250 exhibition. Free with gallery admission. Registration is encouraged but not required.