The KIA is thrilled to be participating in @expochicago from April 13-16! We hope to see you at booth 463! #expochicago

High Schoolers, we've extended the deadline to submit to the 40th annual High School Area Show! High School artists throughout Kalamazoo and surrounding areas can enter a juried exhibition and have their artwork displayed in the museum.

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😍📸 Remember our bluesy Monday post? If you said "Code Blue" by Helen Frankenthaler's you got it!. Helen is most well-known for her “soak-stain” technique, in which turpentine-thinned paint is poured onto canvas, producing luminous color washes that appeared to merge with th .

🧑‍🎨 KALAMAZOO! We will have a delayed opening today for all staff, students and visitors. The KIA will open at 10am. We WILL have our full schedule of events including the amazing ARTful evening event, Locating Identity in the Abstract. These artists braved the ice storm .

🌧️ Due to inclement weather the KIA will be closing today at 1p.m. All classes and programs are cancelled. Please visit for further notifications or delays.

💙 Blue Monday… Feeling the blues this cool Monday? We are too… Can you name this blue painting or it's artist, found in the lobby at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts? Leave your guess in the comments below!.#KalamazooInstituteofArts #KIA #kzooinstituteofArts #KirkNewmanScho .

🎨Kalamazoo! We have two amazing events this week: An ARTful Evening on Feb 23 and an Art Workshop on Feb 25. For the full experience attend both, or just one. Join the KIA on Feb 23 @ 6pm to meet artists Nanette Carter, Adia Millett, and Mary Anne Rose (widow of late abstr .

⏰ Still time to register for Tour de Force Printmaking and discover the world of printmaking with this six-week “tour” that explores the basic processes available in The Kirk Newman Art School. This class is an excellent way to learn about printmaking!

🎨 Want to work at the coolest museum in Kalamazoo? The KIA has many open positions! Learn more at

🎨❤️Join us at noon this Tuesday for ARTbreak with Alessandra Pye. Pye is the Founder and Director of The Chrysalis Institute, which aims to expand the spectrum of opportunities for emerging BIPOC artists by supporting self-exploration, self-care, & contemplative practices.

🏮OPENING THIS WEEKEND: Expressions in Paper and Clay opens this Saturday, January 28 in the Joy Light Gallery.

Happy 186th Birthday, Michigan!. 📷: Gary Cialdella, Aerial View, Shoreline with Sea Wall and Homes, Near Douglas, Michigan, 1983, gelatin silver print. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Gift of the artist. 2003.4.24. Not on view.

The KIA's High School Portfolio Day was featured in this month's KPS Excelsior! Pictured: Rita Lee from the Stamps School of Art at the University of Michigan watches a video created by Kalamazoo Central senior Aberdeen Jeffries. Read the article here:

🚨🔎 Introducing The Rookie Detectives! Starting February 7 at 10 a.m., join the Rookies for an hour to read clues in a story, investigate the galleries, and create a case through material exploration. Strollers welcome. Wear old clothes. Reservations required.

Happy Lunar New Year! 恭喜发财—wishing you happiness and prosperity. 🖌️: Hung Liu, Lady Lotus, 2016, mixed media on panel. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Joy Light East Asian Art Acquisition and Exhibition Fund purchase. 2017.38. On view.

🎨👩‍🎨OPENS TODAY: Art, Music, & Feminism in the 1950s opens today!. 🖌️: Kathryn Albin Hodgman, Lady with a Quilt, 1951, oil on canvas board. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Oscar Renshaw.

🎨👩‍🎨MEMBER-ONLY OPENING TONIGHT for Art, Music & Feminism in the 1950s! Please join us at 5:15pm for a reception with galleries opening at 6:15pm. 🖌️: Yvonne Thomas, Summer Day, 1952, oil on canvas. The John and Susan Horseman Collection, Courtesy of the Horseman Foundation.

❔🎨Join Jessica Sundstrom, Associate Curator of Youth and Family Programs, for next Tuesday's ARTbreak! Learn how to use three key questions of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and discover new insights while examining works of art with other participants.

Next Thursday Night, enjoy an ARTful Evening with Seth Green: Architectural Influence and Effectual Travel. Green has been making pottery for over 20 years. Travel is a major contributor to his growth and development as an artist and has heavily influenced his ceramic vessels.

This MLK Day, we remember the 1968 black sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee. 📷: Ernest C. Withers, I am a Man, 1968, gelatin silver print. Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Gift of Ronda Stryker. 2002.53. Not on view.