¡Noche de Familia!
Join the KIA for an evening celebrating family, culture, creativity, and community during Hispanic Heritage Month. Noche de Familia welcomes guests of all ages to gather through art experiences, cultural…
Gallery Gathering: Sheila Pree Bright’s Cotton and Dulce Pinzón’s Catwoman
Photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s series Invisible Empire foregrounds the tension between the pastoral beauty of the American South and the historical exploitation of Black lives and labor that stains the…
John James Audubon: Entrepreneur, Naturalist, Patriot, Fraud
During 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…
ArtBreak: “Kalamazoo…and how it grew!”: A Model American City Tours Europe at Mid-Century
In 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…
Book Discussion: Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Harlem 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…
Art Detectives: Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers
In 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…
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…
ArtBreak: American Legacy: Lange’s Portrait of a Mother
During this ArtBreak, Prof. Ginger Owen-Murakami will discuss one of the most influential documentary photographs ever created. Produced by Dorothea Lange during the Great Depression as part of Roy Stryker’s…
Collage Crew Kzoo
Come to the Meader Fine Arts Library on Saturday to create an artistic collage with Errin Ironside and the Collage Crew Kzoo. Inspired by the exhibition For the People, By…
Collage Crew Kzoo
Come to the Meader Fine Arts Library during Art Hop and create an artistic collage with Errin Ironside and the Collage Crew Kzoo. Inspired by the exhibition For the People,…