September 2019
Kalamazoo Public Library branches Artist in Action
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…
Find out more »October 2019
Kalamazoo Valley Museum Filling in the Gaps: The Art of Murphy Darden
The Kalamazoo artist and cultural historian explores black cowboys, his personal experiences in Mississippi, civil rights heroes, and the African American community in Kalamazoo.
Find out more »Tanisha Pyron Washington Square
M,T,TH,F from 3-5 pm Special program Wednesday Oct 30 at 5pm
Find out more »November 2019
Black Refractions Symposium
Dive into the scholarship behind the evolving discussion around Black arts and artists
Find out more »Kalamazoo Institute of Art 5:30 reception,6:30 film
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.
Find out more »eLLe
eLLe by Shawntai Brown in collaboration with Queer Theatre Kalamazoo Opening Reception in Atrium to follow performance
Find out more »WMU University Center for the Humanities FREEDOM Speaker Series
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.
Find out more »eLLe by Shawntai Brown
eLLe by Shawntai Brown in collaboration with Queer Theatre Kalamazoo
Find out more »eLLe by Shawntai Brown
eLLe by Shawntai Brown in collaboration with Queer Theatre Kalamazoo
Find out more »Audrey Mills Central Library
M, T, W, F 3-5 pm Special program Thursday Nov 20th at 5pm
Find out more »December 2019
Pre-Kwanzaa Bazaar
Enjoy the Pre-Kwanzaa Bazar featuring food, vendors, music, live performances, activities and a screening of the Kwanzaa documentary “The Black Candle” for the entire community.
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