KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is turning 100 years old in July.
The KIA has announced free events for the month thanks to the support of donors Jim and Carol Carter, the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation, PNC Bank, The Santreece Foundation, and Warner, Norcoss + Judd LLP.
The free admission includes exhibitions, scheduled programming, and special events.
The exhibitions are the 2024 West Michigan Area Show; Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass; and The Anniversary Show: Promised Gifts from the Joy and Timothy Light Collection.
Programming for the month is the ArtBreak: West Michigan Area Show Artist Spotlight from noon to 1 p.m. on July 9; the KIA Centennial Community Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 13; the Silent Book Club from 1 to 3 p.m. July 13, 20, and 27; the discussion of the book “Self Portrait with Nothing” by Aimee Pokwatka at 2 p.m. July 17; Artful Evening: Indigenous Art and Activism from 6 to 7 p.m. on July 18; and ArtBreak: Glass Art with Ekin Deniz Aytac and Joshua Davids from noon to 1 p.m. July 23.
The KIA will also be doing a membership drive in July and offering 14 months of membership for the price of 12 months. Current members who renew their membership in July will get the same offer.
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