Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Hybrid Event
Join interdisciplinary artist and world-builder JooYoung Choi as she shares insights into her studio practice and creative process. Choi is the creator of The Cosmic Womb, a highly structured imaginary world where she develops narratives that blend autobiographical and fantastic elements. Her work explores themes of identity, resilience, transformation, transracial adoption, birth family reunion, immigration,…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Hybrid Event
During this ArtBreak, Elizabeth Start will offer an overview of the history and mission of Kalamazoo’s Connecting Chords Music Festival, including a description of their 2025 collaboration with K-RESA Education for the Arts to bring San Jose Taiko to town for a public performance on March 25, coupled with concerts for youth. Carolyn Koebel will…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Explore the magical world of JooYoung Choi’s immersive installation, An Infinite Constellation of Love, on view in the Joy Light Gallery. Guests of all ages are welcome! Gallery stools will be available.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
by Javier Zamora This poignant memoir recalls Zamora's harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States, making the dangerous trek alone at nine years old. Zamora reflects on the emotional toll of being separated from his family as well as fear of the unknown. Solito is a raw and powerful exploration of the immigrant…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
3/11 UPDATE: This event has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Kalamazoo Art League Presents: Dr. Abbas Daneshvari, Art Historian & Scholar: Postmodernism Across Western and Eastern Arts: Of Language and Truth Explore the cultural transformations anticipated and reflected in the arts of Europe and the United States from the Surrealists to the Postmodernists.…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Drop in on Sundays between 1:30 - 2:30pm and have conversations with docents who can provide information and answer questions about the artwork in the KIA’s collection. Find the docents on the lower level of the museum’s galleries.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
During this fun-filled Community Day, guests of all ages are invited to come to the KIA to move and to play, to imagine and to create. Following a special Art Detectives led by a teaching artist from Wellspring Dance Academy, guests of all ages are invited to gather for games of all sorts -- from…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
March is all about movement! Join us as we engage our hands with a story and a colorful painting project, followed by a fun movement session led by a Wellspring Academy teaching artist. Wellspring Dance Academy provides modern and contemporary dance instruction, while emphasizing organic movement and valuing community, expression, and inclusivity. We will be…
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States
Hybrid Event
In anticipation of Wellspring’s annual RADFest, hear from this year’s RADicle Resident! Puerto Rican movement artist Lourdes del Mar Santiago Lebrón will discuss their new work, Tejer, inspired by the process of weaving. They observe, “Tejido (weaving) relies on pattern making and repetition; the practice, much like dance, requires patience, consistency, and practice. The ephemerality…
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