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SUMMARY:2024 KIA Arts Fair
DESCRIPTION:More information on the 2024 Arts Fair can be found here.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/2024-kia-arts-fair/
LOCATION:314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, 49007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240608T170000
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SUMMARY:2024 KIA Arts Fair
DESCRIPTION:More information on the 2024 Arts Fair can be found here.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/2024-kia-arts-fair-2/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T130000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories
DESCRIPTION:Originally published in 1893 and 1901\, Simon Pokagon’s birch bark stories were printed on thinly peeled and elegantly bound birch bark. In Dr. Blaire Morseau’s 2023 book\, As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories in Their Contexts\, these rare booklets are reprinted with new essays that set the stories in cultural\, linguistic\, historical\, and even geological context. Experts in Native literary traditions\, history\, Algonquian languages\, the Michigan landscape\, and materials conservation illuminate the thousands of years of Indigenous knowledge that Pokagon elevated in his stories. \nBlaire Morseau is a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians\, a beadwork artist\, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies as well as affiliate faculty in American Indian and Indigenous Studies at Michigan State University. Before joining MSU\, she was Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts\, Boston\, where she served as Interim Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies. Dr. Morseau also worked as her tribe’s first Archivist\, where she launched the online collections website\, Wiwkwébthëgen. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-simon-pokagons-birch-bark-stories/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240613T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240613T190000
DTSTAMP:20240520T130546Z
CREATED:20240418T142757Z
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SUMMARY:Artful Evening: Blue Landscapes
DESCRIPTION:Michigan photographer Emily J. Gómez will share her work in New Cyanotype\, explaining how and why she uses this handmade blueprint process. Through the series Unearthed\, she investigates places where Native American towns in the Southeast and Midwest once prospered and considers what they have become. Her latest series\, titled Cumberland Island: Land\, Water\, Wind\, and Light\, is a collaboration with artists Christa Bowden and Ernesto R. Gómez. Her focus for the project is on the Georgia barrier island’s Native American\, African American\, and Carnegie family histories\, and the island’s impending loss due to rising sea levels. \nGómez earned a BA in Fine Arts Photography from Loyola University Chicago in 1998\, and an MFA with Distinction in Photography from the University of Georgia in 2006. Her work has been exhibited widely and is in the permanent collection of the Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw\, Georgia. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artful-evening-blue-landscapes/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artful Evening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240615T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240615T170000
DTSTAMP:20240418T150148Z
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the KIA as we remember Juneteenth\, which is a holiday that commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Free general admission on June 15\, 2024.  \n11:00 am to 5:00 pm: Explore the Museum\nUse a gallery guide to learn more about African American artists in the KIA’s collection. \n11:15 am: Art Detectives\nWatch Faith Ringold read her book “Tar Beach” followed by a self-directed community art activity. (The recording will be played multiple times between 11:15 and 11:30 am.) \n11:30 am to 3:00 pm: Silent Family Book Club\nFamilies can borrow children’s books from the Meader Fine Arts Library about Juneteenth\, Black artists and other figures to read together around the museum. Families must return the books by 3:00 pm\, except for KIA members.  \n11:30 am to 4:00 pm: Community Paper Quilt\nFamilies can create paper quilt squares to be added to the community quilt. Squares created in 2024 will be merged with those created in 2023\, to share the rich history of families in West Michigan.  \n1:00 to 2:00 pm: Screening of PBS’s Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom\nA Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals a resilient hope that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society (rated TV-PG).
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/juneteenth-community-day/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In the Museum,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Art Detectives: Tar Beach
DESCRIPTION:by Faith Ringgold \nAs Art Detectives and their caregivers commemorate Juneteenth at the KIA\, join us at 11:15am for a reading of Tar Beach by multi-disciplinary artist\, writer\, and activist Faith Ringgold. \nNo registration needed.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/art-detectives-tar-beach/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Detectives,Family,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240618T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240618T130000
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: West Michigan Area Show Artist Highlight
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an artist’s talk and live demonstration with Jeffrey Bohl\, whose sculpture Ellie is featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show! \nBohl has been creating bronze sculptures for over 16 years\, exhibiting along the way in numerous regional competitions and in several individual shows. He pours most of his bronzes in his own backyard\, using foundry equipment he has designed and built himself. He creates sculptures by assemblage\, first creating various hollow wax forms\, then looking for relationships between those individual shapes and assembling them into compelling larger forms. Bohl tends toward light-hearted figurative work and has been creating animal forms for the last few years. His work is represented by J. Petter Gallery in Saugatuck. \nBe sure to stop by the West Michigan Area Show before June 24 to cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award! The winner of this award\, sponsored by the Arts Council of Great Kalamazoo\, will be announced during Art Hop on Friday\, July 12\, at 6:00 pm. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-west-michigan-area-show-artist-highlight/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240619T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240619T150000
DTSTAMP:20240418T152208Z
CREATED:20240418T132227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T152208Z
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Poet Warrior
DESCRIPTION:by Joy Harjo \nJoy Harjo\, the first native american to be named the United States Poet Laureate\, chronicles a sweeping view of ancestry\, storytelling\, and memory told through her signature lyrical poetry and prose. Harjo cites the teachers that forced her to fight battles throughout her life and surrounds them with compassion and understanding\, sometimes facing horrendous realities but continuing to persevere.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/book-discussion-poet-warrior/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussions,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240625T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240625T190000
DTSTAMP:20240606T152146Z
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SUMMARY:Artful Evening: The Anniversary Show: Exploring Works from the Joy and Timothy Light Collection
DESCRIPTION:Reception: 5:00 – 6:00pm\nLecture: 6:00 – 7:00pm\nLight refreshments will be served at the reception. This event is free and open to the public.\n\n\n\nLearn more about works featured in The Anniversary Show: Promised Gifts from the Joy and Timothy Light Collection with Dr. Mary-Louise Totton. This exhibition delves into the artistic heritage of China and Japan by exploring a variety of media\, including ink paintings\, calligraphy\, and woodblock prints. Presented in collaboration with prominent local collectors Joy and Timothy Light\, the exhibition celebrates the enduring legacy of Chinese and Japanese art and the generosity of the Light family\, whose promised gift enriches our collection and the cultural heritage of the Kalamazoo community. \nMary-Louise Totton is an Associate Professor of Art History at Western Michigan University’s Gwen Frostic School of Art\, where she teaches courses in Asian\, Oceanic\, and African arts. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Wayne State University. Totton is an accomplished curator\, scholar\, author\, and artist\, and she has shared her artistic work and scholarship widely in the US and abroad. \n\n\n\nAll hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well. No registration is necessary in order to join in virtually.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-the-anniversary-show-exploring-works-from-the-joy-and-timothy-light-collection/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artful Evening,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240627T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240627T200000
DTSTAMP:20240516T144705Z
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SUMMARY:ArtBridges Access for All
DESCRIPTION:As 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 increase access to museums and foster engagement with local audiences. Enjoy free general admission at the KIA every fourth Thursday of the month\, featuring extended hours thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbridges-access-for-all-2/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In the Museum,Special Events
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