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In December, we will gather in the Joy Light Gallery to observe a trio of figures representing Bixia Yuanjun and Guanyin. Sometimes conflated with one another, these two Chinese goddesses […]

Rescheduled from September! The exhibition Legendary Voices: Art for the Next Century invites visitors to view much-loved pieces from the KIA’s collection in fresh ways, often drawing unexpected connections between […]

Multi instrumentalist Singer Songwriter ​Originally from Three Rivers, MI, Dylan Tolbert has lived in the Kalamazoo area since 2018. Vocalist, drummer, pianist, and guitarist are just a few words to […]

Shaped by Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzales Join us to learn about potter Maria Martinez. During a guided gallery tour, Art Detectives will […]

Join us for a fun and delicious Holiday cookie decorating class where you'll learn different cookie decorating techniques. This beginner class includes 6 holiday designs that use different flooding techniques. You will take home 6 cookies, a fool proof royal icing recipe and the skills needed to create your own holiday cookies at home. This […]

The remarkable success of the 2024 television series Shogun is only the latest example of popular fascination with Japan’s historical warriors, the samurai. Despite all this attention, the samurai remain puzzling for many people: products of both history and myth who have been repeatedly reinvented and used to explain everything from Japanese business practices to […]

With alternating storylines set in early 1900s Sweden and present-day New York City, this historical fiction book considers the enduring power of Hilma af Klint’s art. Hilma, along with four female friends, collectively known as The Five, gather together on Friday nights to perform seances in the hopes of receiving mystic visions. These visions would […]