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  • Explore & Discover
    • Exhibitions
    • Collection
    • Calendar
    • KIA Arts Fair 2026
    • Museum Tours
  • Educate & Learn
    • Kirk Newman Art School
    • Programs
    • Art Library
    • Docents
    • Educator Resources
    • Student Exhibitions
    • Grandchildren Interactive Gallery
    • KIA Press Room
  • Join & Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Adopt a Work of Art
    • Volunteer
    • Sponsor
    • Donor Wall
    • Annual Gala
  • Connect & Visit
    • Plan Your Visit
    • Calendar
    • Gallery Shop
    • Rentals & Private Events

For the People By the People Events

ArtBreak: Reclaiming Native Narratives in American Art

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

During the 19th century, many American artists embraced the theme of the “Vanishing Indian.” By depicting Native Americans as disappearing, such artists spread the idea that the extinction of Native…

Creativity, Resilience, and Reflection: An Expressive Arts Workshop

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

Inspired 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…

Book Discussion: In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby Jr.

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

Blending 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…

Mindful Making in the Library

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

Take 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…

Artful Evening: My America: A Performance Lecture by Julio César Morales

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

Join 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…

Gallery Gathering: Curator’s Tour of For the People

By KIAAdminJune 25, 2026

For 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…

Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250

By KIAAdminJune 10, 2026

Between 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…

Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250

By KIAAdminJune 10, 2026

Between 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…

Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250

By KIAAdminJune 10, 2026

Between 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…

Sunday Drop-in Conversations — For the People, By the People: America at 250

By KIAAdminJune 10, 2026

Between 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…

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