In 1963, the arts alliance Spiral was formed by Romare Bearden, Hale Woodruff, Norman Lewis and Charles Alston to investigate their attitudes and commitments during the nationwide fight for civil rights. The group evolved and more artist joined, Emma Amos, Reginald Gammon, Richard Mayhew and Merton D. Simpson. Opening reception for Friend of the Richmond Center,sept 4,5-7 pm. Join at the door! Free parking in the Miller ramp. For more information, see wmich.edu/art/exhibition  

An Exhibition featuring sculptures from the Kalamazoo Institutes of Arts,1995-present,featuring Kalamazoo sculptors Al La Vergne. Enjoy an Art Hop reception September 6.  

The celebration continues at the Epic Center's Jolliffe Theater. Enjoy live music, food, and drinks. Co-hosted by BACC, Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and the KIA.  

To Describe a Life: Notes from the Intersection of Art & Race Terror by Darby English. The author examines the use of art (and love) as a resource amid the wave of shootings by U.S. police of innocent black women and men. Powerful, challenging and timely, the book invites us to rethink what life in ongoing crisis is and can be and discover how art can help. With Stacey Ladbetter & Harvey Myers.  

Watch local artist at work in celebration of Where We Stand: Black Artist in Southwest Michigan at the KIA. The KPL will feature a local artist at each library location,to create a new artwork on-site throughout the week. All of the artwork will be featured at Decembers Art Hop. Patrons will have the opportunity to interact with the artist, create art in the style of the artist, and participate in a special program facilitated by each artist. See kpl.org for…

M,W,TH,F from 3-5pm  Special program Tuesday September 24th at 5pm

T,W,TH,F 3-5 pm Special program Monday Oct. 7th 5 pm

The Kalamazoo artist and cultural historian explores black cowboys, his personal experiences in Mississippi, civil rights heroes, and the African American community in Kalamazoo.

M,T,TH,F from 3-5 pm Special program Wednesday Oct 30 at 5pm

Enjoy Michigan-made quilts that have a story about black culture and history, through the month of November.

Dive into the scholarship behind the evolving discussion around Black arts and artists

T,W,TH,F 3-5 pm special Program Nov 11th at 5pm

Reception and premiere of a documentary focused on art and artists in the KIA exhibition Where We Stand: Black Artists in Southwest Michigan. Reception Organized by The Black Arts and Cultural Center.  

Inram X. Kendi is a New York Times bestselling author of The Campus Movement, Stamped from the beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, and How to Be An Antiracist.

M, T, W, F 3-5 pm Special program Thursday Nov 20th at 5pm