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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…
Artful Evening: Intergenerational Impacts of the Japanese American Wartime Incarceration
In the wake of Pearl Harbor and the United States’ declaration of war on Japan, the U.S. government ordered the removal of more than 120,000 men, women, and…
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…
Statement Pieces: A Curatorial Conversation
Statement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society brings contemporary fashion objects from the Barrett Barrera Projects collection together with selections from…
Wonder Walk: Artful Animals
Animals are on the loose at the KIA! Bring your little art lover to the museum for an animal scavenger hunt through Among the Beasts. This program creates a…
ArtBreak: Clothing Clues: Decoding Signals in Fashion
During this ArtBreak, Iris Carney Cooper will discuss concepts of art, history, and fashion that allow designers to manipulate the human form for storytelling…
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…
College Night
Join us for College Night at the KIA! This free event for all college students which includes games, food, music, raffles, and interactive activities. Just…
Teacher Appreciation Night
Join us for an evening of creativity, connection, and inspiration! Educators of all grade levels and subject areas are invited to enjoy a free night at the…
Art Detectives: Vlad the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago
Get ready for some glitz and glamour! In November, Art Detectives will read a book about a stylish vampire and his passion for fashion before exploring…
Book Discussion: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Following a chance encounter at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Daphne Fuller rekindles a tender relationship with her estranged stepfather Eddie Trott. Though…
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…
Artful Evening: Joy Light Lecture: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and the Way of Tea
For over a thousand years, vessels for the preparation and consumption of whisked, powdered tea have ranked among the world’s most highly prized ceramics. With…
Library Activity: Bookish Beasts
Books, art, and animals come together! We will be giving new life to discarded books to create adorable animals using a series of simple folds on book pages.
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…
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…
Holiday Art Sale: Members’ Night
KIA Members can enjoy early shopping at the 53rd annual Holiday Art Sale, featuring artworks from 160+ faculty and students of the Kirk Newman Art School. •…
Wonder Walk: Artful Outfits
Get ready for some fashion fun! In November, our youngest art lovers can explore Statement Pieces: Fashioning the Self & Society. Come and see how works from…
Holiday Art Sale
The 53rd annual Holiday Art Sale at the KIA will feature artworks from 160+ faculty and students of the Kirk Newman Art School. • Thursday, December 3, 4–8pm:…
Holiday Art Sale
The 53rd annual Holiday Art Sale at the KIA will feature artworks from 160+ faculty and students of the Kirk Newman Art School. • Thursday, December 3, 4–8pm:…
Offsite ArtBreak: Exploring Costume Design at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
Venture offsite with us as we visit our neighbors at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre! While the Statement Pieces exhibition encourages us to consider the…
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…
Gallery Gathering: Statement Pieces
How do elements of both fashion and fine art come together to tell a story? How can choices in color, shape, texture, and more serve as commentary on personal,…
Art Detectives: Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color by Julia Denos
It might be gray outside, but the KIA is bursting with color. Join us for Art Detectives as we read about a girl named Swatch who loves color and wants to…