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SUMMER 2020 KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS
SCHEDULE OF SUMMER ART CLASSES
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE NEWS AND NOTES
Do you recognize anyone in this image? If you said
Christina Klok, our new Gallery Shop Manager at Shop with us!
the KIA you would be right! Christina served as the
Assistant Manager for over 5 years before accepting Why not treat yourself, a friend or
the challenge as our new Shop Manager. After taking loved one with a special gift from our
on this role in February, Christina said “I am very Gallery Shop. We feature many local
excited to embrace the traditions of the gallery shop, artist creations as well as fun art
Well ALMOST… we hope you are just as eager inspired gifts. Check back often for new
to be here as we are to welcome you back! eager to welcome in new and exciting elements, while
honoring the local artists and products featured and products while you support the KIA.
The building is being cleaned to perfection,
new exhibitions will soon be on-view, safe social the brilliance of the KIA overall. Your Gallery Shop Staff
distancing measures are being put in place Christina has a long history in retail, before working
and when we receive the all clear, the doors at the KIA she owned her own curiosities/homewares Shop here!
will be open!
shop in Vicksburg. She also served on the Village
In the meantime, you can enjoy online classes Council for more than 10 years as a Trustee and
or family fun activities, shop with us or President. Her desire to see the best in the
show your support through giving. community led Christina to spearhead a group of local business owners & employees
to create the Vicksburg Area Chamber of Commerce.
Now, enjoying river life in Three Rivers with her husband, Leonard and daughter,
You may know standing history in Kalamazoo, and our KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS
314 S. Park Street Jessica. She enjoys spending time outdoors, canoeing, biking, gardening and
that the KIA was ability to withstand crises is time-tested. It Kalamazoo, MI 49007
bird/butterfly watching!
founded nearly is also a part of why our community leans 269/349-7775
museum@kiarts.org
100 years ago, on us in challenging circumstances. We Please stop in when we re-open to shop the amazing gifts
in 1924. In the strive to be a source of inspiration for all. Executive Director and collectibles we offer.
Belinda A. Tate
time since, we In our current closure, we now offer a Drawing by artist Blake Eason, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2019-2020 Board of Directors
have weathered more robust social media presence with Executive Committee
innumerable daily themes and art activities across
Priscilla Pedraza, President
Jack Michael, First Vice President
challenges multiple channels. In addition, we are Perry Wolfe, Treasurer
and changes Lori Knapp, Secretary
West Michigan
mounting entirely-on line exhibitions, a Ron Kitchens, Past President
in society. In each decade, we have first for us! This honors the hard work and
Docents
responded to a changing environment by creativity demonstrated by area students
Board Members
Danielle Mason Anderson, Susan Bowers,
adapting and improving the KIA. Over the in the annual Young Artists of Kalamazoo Daniel Guyette, Kevin Jawahir, Sarah
years, these rigors have made us a more Parfet Jbara, Ron Kitchens, Lori Knapp,
Gathering
County exhibition, High School Area Show Karen Matson, Jack Michael,
robust, accessible, engaging, and united and others will follow. Also, please enjoy Peggy Napier, Mike Ouding, Lora Painter,
institution. And change, no matter how the reprint from Christie’s magazine,
William U. Parfet, Caroline Pavone,
Priscilla Pedraza, Sabrina Pritchett-Evans,
difficult to manage, offers the opportunity a testament to the national attention Philip Repp, Paula Shelhamer,
for the KIA to rise higher as a place of Robb Smalldon, David M. Thoms, For more than ten years, docents and staff from the
and respect we have earned together Michelle Tombro Tracy, KIA, the Muskegon Museum of Art and the Grand
healing, creativity, respite, beauty and joy for the caliber of the arts programming Dr. L. Marshall Washington,
in hard times. Our collective experience Jamie Williams, and Perry Wolfe Rapids Art Museum meet annually at one of their
supported by our members & sponsors. home museums for a day of learning and camaraderie.
has made us incredibly resilient, and the The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
KIA and the community, together, will I eagerly await seeing you back at the KIA. is accredited by the This past March, the KIA docents hosted this event and
When we reopen, things will be different. American Association of Museums explored the exhibition, David Park: A Retrospective, with
rebound from our current unprecedented
situation with strength. However, rest assured, we are simply on their colleagues. The visiting docents enjoyed a packed day
our way to becoming better than ever! where they participated in gallery activities that focused on
We are learning and adjusting internally inspiration from Park’s painting technique, studying his style
to fulfill the required changes needed to With hope and gratitude,
evolution although grounded in the figure, continued to become
ultimately reopen the KIA safely. As ever, Belinda Publication of Sightlines is supported by:
more abstracted and expressionistic over time. The docents
we will endure these shifts, and change enjoyed writing “word pile” poems inspired by the art and
alongside our community in order to serve creating in our Art Lab program, realistic to abstract works of art
everyone better. We honor our long- led by Park’s style. We completed a great day with lunch and
shopping at the Gallery Shop. We always enjoy gathering with
our museum colleagues and amazing docent volunteers and
look forward to seeing our friends again next year in Muskegon.
On the cover:
Remember to like us on Social Media! Twitter@KzooInstArts • Instagram@kalmazooinstituteofarts • Facebook@Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Alfred Jeurgens, In May, 1915, oil on canvas,
Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Gift of
Patricia Davies Pierce, 2016.33
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NEWS AND NOTES NEWS AND NOTES
What I’ve
learned
Belinda Tate, executive director of the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
The director of the Michigan museum There is a term used in the museum focus on a transitional time for young art didn’t seem foreign; it wasn’t someone else’s art. I went off in Clockwise from
on its role in supporting young artists field: ‘glocal’. It means connecting people women when their social, emotional, and search of those lightbulb moments when you see something you far left:
in the community, going ‘glocal’, and her around the world in ways that make those physical maturity have not yet aligned. It have never seen before, when art changes who you are.
Franz Kline,
urgent quest to acquire works by women and people part of your community, because is complex, and we need to look at it more I think many young women working in the field of contemporary Red Crayon, 1959, oil
people of colour. they share your values. At the same time, closely. art right now are widely underrated. Chitra Ganesh is one, an and crayon on canvas,
Belinda Tate studied art history at Yale University and British we are a bricks-and-mortar meeting place, American of Indian descent. Others are Bethany Collins, Adia
We are acquiring works all the time — Director’s Fund
art at the Paul Mellon Centre in London. While researching in a third space (home being the first and Millett, Inka Essenhigh. It is difficult for these artists to break
particularly by women and by people Purchase, 1968.9/93
Yale’s Beinecke Library, she encountered works by members of work the second). We serve our local through, but I hope that we are seeking them out.
of colour. So, for example, we recently
the Harlem Renaissance, sculptures that ‘spoke to my own life community, and we try to demonstrate Helen
purchased a piece by Olga Albizu, a Puerto Artists such as Ginny Ruffner and Todd Gray are capturing the
in an empowering way. It was the first time I experienced the that innovation, intelligence, talent, Frankenthaler,
Rican painter who was the only known spirit of the times. That spirit is hard to verbalise, but we know
transformative power of art.’ beauty, and excellence exist within — and Code Blue, 1980,
Latina artist working in New York at the it when we see it. Ginny Ruffner is a glass artist and her new
emerge from — every walk of life. acrylic on canvas,
She went on to lead the Diggs Gallery in North Carolina, one of height of Abstract Expressionism. Her exhibition, Reforestation of the Imagination, opens for us on 6
The collection is exceptionally strong works are so lyrical, they are like looking Purchase, National
the largest exhibition spaces in America dedicated to the art of June. The works look like stumps, but when you hold an iPad in Endowment for
Africa and the African diaspora, before being appointed director for a museum of this size. It is primarily at music. front of them an imaginary flower appears. Take a screenshot,
American art. There are some amazing the Arts Matching
of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in 2014. She describes it as But we don’t always have the diversity of and there is something on your device that you cannot see in
pieces by Helen Frankenthaler, including Museum Purchase
‘a place of discovery’, where there is ‘an integration between work required to tell the kind of stories the gallery space itself. The show has a kind of post-apocalyptic
one massive painting called Code Blue Grant and donation
seeing and making’. that audiences desire. I would appeal to hopefulness — like when, after a fire, new life emerges.
(above). You will see Richard Diebenkorn, from anonymous
I didn’t visit art museums as a child, but I remember going to collectors to donate works by women and And then, starting on 25 July, there will be a show by Todd
Franz Kline, Alexander Calder. We have donor, 1979/80.82
a history museum and seeing a life-size cardboard cutout of people of colour to museums. There is an Gray, who was official photographer to Michael Jackson. These
one of the best Robert S. Duncanson
Harriet Tubman. There was something powerful about standing urgent need for that. works have nothing to do with pop culture. Todd places framed
Edmonia Lewis,
landscapes I have ever come across, The Marriage of
in her presence, even though it was just a picture of her. She along with artists such as Edmonia My love of art began as an undergraduate photographs one on top of the other to make thought- provoking
Hiawatha, 1872,
became a hero to me from that moment, because of what she Lewis, a little-known 19th-century at Yale, where I came across two works layered collages.
accomplished as a black woman. that changed my life. One was a maquette marble, Acquired
African American sculptor. People are For me, art is the way that — in the future — we will understand
of a sculpture called The Harp, by Augusta through the generosity
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a museum and one of the surprised when they come here. They our current moment. This is an exciting time, because there is a
Savage. It depicts a number of standing of an anonymous
leading community-based art schools in the region. We have always tell us the experience exceeded heightened sense that art is connective, healing, transformative.
figures embraced by a divine hand in such donor, 2010.1
about 5,000 objects and 3,300 students. We run a unique post- their expectations. One of my favourite It seems to me that no major change has occurred in society
baccalaureate residency that targets young artists: ceramicists, works in the collection is a contemporary a way that the composition looks like a without utilizing the power of art. Robert Seldon
sculptors, and others who need equipment to do their work. We painting called Tender Breeze by harp. It is inspired by the African-American Duncanson,
anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing. (NOTE:originally mentioned exhibitions and dates have changed
give them nine months of free tuition, during which time they use Philemona Williamson. It depicts a group Heart of the Andes,
since the museum closed March 14th to protect the public.
our studios to improve their practice. of three girls in an underwater dream The other work was Feral Benga, a 1871, oil on canvas,
Please visit www.kiarts.org for updated schedules.)
state. Williamson paints adolescent sculpture of a male dancer by Richmond Gift of Elizabeth
women, and there are so few artists who Barthé. The sheer beauty of that human Upjohn Mason and
Article courtesy of Christie’s.
figure overwhelmed me. For the first time, March 2020, Photo David Kasnic Lowell B. Mason, Jr.,
2002.9
More here!
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NEWS AND NOTES NEWS AND NOTES
Support
the KIA
Giving to our Annual Fund or becoming a Member means all your
Your Own Art Collection...
Have you always wanted to start or add to your very own art Arts Fair 2020
contributions directly support our upcoming exhibitions, public collection? Regardless of your collecting history here are a few tips
programs, educational opportunities and so much more. from our Chief Curator, Rehema Barber to consider when making
a selection.
Membership Join by June 25th
1. Do you like the work and think you could live with it forever?
When you join between now and June 30th you will receive
2. Does the work speak to you? i.e. can you tell
an extra 3 months membership for free! As both a perk of
a story about the work and why it appeals
our Giving Campaign and Michigan’s Stay Home Stay Safe
to you?
measures, we are offering this extended membership. Simply
join as normal and we will make the necessary notes for your 3. Where will you display the work: in your
record. living room, dining room, kitchen, or
another part of
Become a member your home?
Mask parts
being made Annual Fund 4. Final step... BUY IT!
with our 3-D
Already a member or maybe you are not sure how to help These exclusive and unique
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Annual Fund you are helping support the KIA in every own KNAS faculty and some of
area of need. Help us with emergency funding, providing the local artists we carry in the
PPE for staff and, develop new community programs. KIA gallery shop.
Help us maintain free admission for children under 12
Not only will you be supporting
or for our entire community during
your community of local artists,
“Everyone’s a Members Day”.
but a portion of the proceeds will
Did you know right now our KNAS 3-D printers are being also benefit the KIA.
A beloved fixture in our community
used to make face mask parts for our health care workers
More here! for over 69 years... at this time
in need! Now, that is probably not a way you thought your
the June 5 and 6th dates are
support would matter, but it certainly does!
postponed.
These are just a few ways your kindness contributes to our
To ensure the safety of our artists
community and makes a world of difference.
and visitors we are waiting for a
Learn more little more information around new
safe distancing guidelines for large
events before we release a possible
new date or postponement.
Family Fun
Stay tuned for further updates.
Activities
Need a little inspiration or activities? Check out our website
for fun art projects, scavenger hunts, and top tips for taking
great landscape photos, or painting a still life. Maybe you
want to color with Arty The Art Detective. Make a floral
collage or sculpture. There is a little something for everyone.
Check it out here!
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EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS
Celebrating
Above images, from left:
Audrey Blough, St. Joe Lighthouse Drenched
38 years with High
in Beauty, digital photography
Westin Grinwis, Wired Energy, Charcoal
School Area Artists
Powder and Ink Pen
Anthony Chupp, Untitled, Ink, Graphite
This year’s High School Area Show Thank you to these universities/colleges
featured 101 juried works selected from for their scholarships & support:
over 300 entries submitted by 9th- ● Cleveland Institute of Art
12th graders representing nine West
Michigan Counties. Although the show ● College for Creative Studies (Detroit)
Get Ready!
was closed to the public, we were able ● Indiana University-South Bend
to feature a virtual tour so art lovers
● Kalamazoo Valley Community College
could appreciate these incredible artists’
works online. Each year, the KIA works ● Kendall College of Art and Design
Young Artists of
West Michigan Area Show with regional colleges and universities
to award scholarships to High School
● Kirk Newman Art School
Kalamazoo County
● Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
opening summer 2020 Area Show participants. As a result of
the generosity of these participating ● Olivet College
The virtual presentation of the
annual Young Artists of Kalamazoo
A staple and beloved exhibition every year is schools, our partners awarded $500,000 ● University of Michigan-Stamps School County exhibition opened at the
the West Michigan Area Show. The WMAS in scholarships to deserving high school of Art and Design end of March and has had well
show demonstrates our commitment to artists to help them pursue their artistic
● Wayne State University over 2000 YouTube views! Over
local and regional artists. We delight in this dreams.
60 private, parochial, and public
showcase of quality regional talent and rich In addition to our many scholarship ● Western Michigan University-Gwen schools participated in this year’s
heritage. We are excited to announce our plan winners, Audrey Blough of Lakeshore Frostic School of Art. exhibition which celebrates the
to install the WMAS for everyone to enjoy this High School, winner of the 6th District Thank you to our juror, Barb Whitney, creativity of K-8 students throughout
wonderful exhibition once we reopen. Congressional Art Competition, will have Executive Director of the Lansing the county. Congratulations to all of
Viewers will be asked to vote for their favorite the honor of her photograph, St. Joe Art Gallery for her expertise and her our young artists and thank you to
work during the exhibition for the Annual Lighthouse Drenched in Beauty, hang in continuing advocacy for equitable access all of the teachers and families who
People’s Choice Award sponsored by the Arts the US Capitol building for one year. Our to the arts for young people. To our support and nurture these artists-
Council of Greater Kalamazoo. juror also awarded Honorable Mentions to college and university partners for offering in-training! For another view of the
Images, clockwise from bottom left: Westin Grinwis, Anthony Chupp, Dangelo scholarship awards to these outstanding exhibition and to see the entire list
A thank you to our juror Chicago-based artist
Rostic, and Antwon Johnson. students despite uncertain times. of participating schools, visit the KIA
Gretchen Huggett, Red Maiden, Mother, Crone, woven, dye silk William J. O’Brien, who works in drawing,
painting, sculpture and ceramics. He is Congressman Fred Upton and or event website. We look forward to seeing
Warner Ball, Bird and Cicada, digital photography
assistant professor of Art in the Department of sponsors, AVB and Friendship Village for everyone back in the galleries
Louise Pappageorge, Penumbra, lace, wax, and wire Ceramics at the school of The Art Institute of their continued support of this exhibition. next year!
Chicago. Congratulations to all of our High School
Artists! More here!
For a complete list of winners and to view Presenting Sponsor
the show, click the button below. Tyler Little Family Foundation
More here!
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COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT EXHIBITIONS
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Unveiling American Genius Through the Years
Asian Art from the Permanent Collection
Opening SUMMER 2020
This re-imagining of the KIA’s permanent collection is an Opening SUMMER 2020
Jennifer Bartlett Born and raised in southern California, Jennifer Bartlett briefly attended Mills College exhibition that will illuminate the ingenuity and innovation To coincide with the re-installation of the Kalamazoo Institute
in northern California. However, believing that “serious art” could not be produced that rises from all corners of American society. Unveiling of Arts’ permanent collection, Unveiling American Genius, is
Born 1941, Long Beach, CA
in California she moved to the east coast, earning her MFA from Yale University and American Genius demonstrates our institution’s commitment Through the Years: Asian Art from the Permanent Collection, in
Currently lives in New York City, NY eventually settling in New York City during the late 1960s. A mixture of abstraction to an increasingly more inclusive and diverse representation the Joy Light Gallery of Asian Art. This exhibition will reflect on
and the representational, Bartlett has been creating images of everyday subjects and of American artists within our holdings and programming. the arts of East Asia, China, Japan, and South Korea. Ranging
objects like modest homes for decades. Despite the artist’s surfaces being fully covered This exhibition will use themes surrounding people, place, art in media and subject matter, some of the finest works in the
Houses, 2005 & design, and abstraction to explore key stories that women,
with marks, the influences of minimalism and conceptual art emerge through the lack museum’s collection acquired through the generosity of private
silkscreen of line and details which reveals a structured scene laid out using a grid. Asian, Native American and African Americans, Latinx, and other donors and the Joy Light East Asian Art Acquisition Fund will be
artists have told about our culture, art, and history. Within this on view. Visitors will see works spanning from the 7th century
Permanent Collection For Bartlett, the grid constructs space within the surface of her works and functions as
unique long-term presentation, viewers will see abstract and BCE to 2016. Contemporary artists Arnold Chang and Sunghyun
Fund Purchase, 2005.12 a tool creating order, rather than aesthetic appeal. In Houses, Bartlett uses a series of
contemporary works, and explorations surrounding traditional Moon, as well as celebrated potter Shōji Hamada and Ukiyo-e
small dots to create the simple shapes of rectangles and triangles which in turn create
genres of painting, such as landscapes, still-life and portraiture. printmaker Hiroshige Ando, among other renowned artists, will
a scene of uncomplicated homes. The visual effect of her colorful dots can also be
Overall, this thoughtful selection of painting, sculpture, fine be featured in this exhibition.
linked to the efforts of Pointillist artists who used the optics of thousands of tiny dots to
craft, mixed media works will narrate a story of art that bridges
weave tapestries of colorful landscapes.
Instead of
historical boundaries to demonstrate the diversity and vibrancy
Bartlett has playfully said she uses these shapes because they are “easy to draw.” of a nation where artistic talents communicate the failings, joys,
refining things, However, these straightforward scenes imbue daily life with profound meaning. Many
of the artist’s images, like Houses, recall childhood, loneliness, serenity, isolation, and
and triumphs of the human condition.
I just do
family. Jennifer Bartlett has the ability to reduce her mark making to the most simple,
yet precise components—dots in varying hues—to reveal the essential elements of the Above Left, Olga Albizu Above Right, Satoshi Kino
human experience.
more.
Untitled, ca. 1965, oil on canvas Oroshi (Wind blowing down From Mountain), 2016, porcelain
Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Purchased in memory of Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Joy Light East Asian Art
David and Muriel Gregg through the generosity of their estate. 2018.23 Acquisition and Exhibition Fund. 2018.45
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KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL ONLINE SUMMER ADULT CLASSES
CER AMIC S Writing Memoir (615) Soft Pastels/Oil Pastel (955) Paint and Pour 21+ (969) Paint Parties (972)
Joseph Gross, Online through Zoom Pro Mary Kenney, Online with Zoom Pro Hannah Mabie, Online with Zoom Pro Max 8 people
These One-on-One Critique in Ceramics Wednesdays, June 24 - August 12 Tuesdays, June 9 - July 28 Thursdays, July 9- July 30 For birthdays, special events, or just for fun!
Join Brian Hirt in a fifteen or thirty minute 6:30 - 9 pm/8 weeks 6:30- 9 pm/8 weeks 6-8 pm/4 weeks You can work with an artist for step-by-
discussion and critique of your work. Please $170/Members: $150 $170/Members: $150 $140/Members: $120 step instruction over Zoom Pro to create a
Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing/equivalent Have a night out while staying in. Pick up a new masterpiece of your groups choosing. Pick
courses
have a few pieces ready to show and discuss. Explore the process of creating literary memoir
A critical look at your work is important for from real memories and experiences with Experience the versatile and vibrant medium skill and learn how to make beautiful acrylic up painting kits from the KIA and set up your
growth as an artist. Take a look at what works this online class using Zoom Pro. Through the of soft pastels. Explore oil pastels, a a distinct paintings from the comfort of your own home. painting studio in your own home. Connect
and what does not work during a nurturing and examination of work by great contemporary medium that is not quite soft pastel, not quite Each week we will create a new painting and with friends while still staying safe and create a
oil paint, and not quite crayon. Experiment with un-wine with step-by-step instruction and a beautiful piece of art.
are all
supportive discussion.Taking a close look at your artists and direct feedback from fellow writers,
work is always helpful for moving forward as is we will consider form, tone, strategies, and both: your choice. Suitable for both beginners “quarantini” of your choosing. No painting If you would like to schedule a private Zoom Pro
articulating your intent. other tools to enrich our attempts at personal and advanced students, this course will cover experience necessary! Click Here to see the Paint and Pour with your friends email:Barbs@
(300) 15 minutes - $15 writing. Participants should be ready to share technique, color, value, composition and paintings we will be doing. The instructor will kiarts.org.
more. Supply lists are on instructor’s website: email you with a supply list.
offered
(301) 30 minutes - $30 their work with others and respond in kind
with thoughtful preparation. The instructor will marykenney.com If you would like to schedule a private Zoom Pro FIBER
email reading materials. Paint and Pour with your friends
Get Creative with Hand-built Vases (360) PAIN T ING email:Barbs@kiarts.org. Spinning Wool Study II: Virtual Edition
online
Susan McHenry, Online with Zoom Pro DR AW ING (592)
Wednesdays, July 8 – August 5 Beginning Watercolor (961) Watercolor Postcards (968) Emily Wohlscheid, Online with Zoom Pro
6 - 8:30pm/ 5 weeks One-on-One Critique in Susan Badger, Online with Zoom Pro Hannah Mabie, Online with Zoom Pro Wednesdays, July 8 - July 29
$115/Members: $95 Drawing and Painting Thursdays, June 11 – July 30 Thursdays, July 9- July 30 10 - 11:30am/4 Weeks
with
Prerequisite: Beginning Ceramics Experience a one-on-one critique of your 6:30 – 9 pm/8 weeks 3-5pm /4 weeks $90/Members: $70
Even though we can’t gather in person for class, drawings, pastels or paintings with Denise $170/Members: $150 $140/Members: $120 Prerequisite: Beginning Spinning or equivalent
we can still learn from the comfort of our own Lisiecki, Director of the Kirk Newman Art In this unique online class, students will have Create your own hand-painted postcards to In this virtual class we will explore a variety of
homes as we maintain social distancing. You School and Chair of the 2-D Department. the opportunity to learn the basics of painting send to love ones. While we can’t be there breeds varying from the Winter 2020 session.
Zoom Pro
will be walked through how to set up a small Denise will share her knowledge and watercolor while interacting in real time with the for each other in person, we can still show we Looking at preparations, spinning styles, breed
workspace at home for hand-building with only a expertise along with constructive criticism instructor and fellow students! In a supportive & care. Class will meet weekly to learn watercolor history, and traditional uses for several breeds,
few necessary tools. Through conversation and and suggestions. Time may be available to encouraging atmosphere, students will receive fundamentals and go over some creative and fun students will examine commercially prepared
demonstration, we’ll explore various approaches ask technical questions. Denise’s website is lessons and projects, participate in discussions, card ideas. The instructor will email you with a fibers vs. raw locks with virtual demonstrations.
Students enrolled in the class will to making vases using slabs and coils. Special deniselisiecki.com watch instructor demonstrations, and be guided supply list. Email and video chat support, lectures, and
attention will be given to handles and feet to add (900) 15 minutes - $15 through practicing their new skills in watercolor! sharing of our resulting yarns along with
be emailed the Zoom link: just The class will be held via Zoom Pro. E-mail online handouts, resources will enhance your
more personality and expression to your pieces. (901) 30 minutes- $30 Children’s Book Illustration (970)
click the link provided to access questions and request materials list to Susan at Hannay Mabie, Online with Zoom Pro experience. All materials will be shipped.
the interactive Online class. No Students will be able to interact with each other
and me via Zoom Pro in this virtual classroom. Basic Drawing (951) Badgerburrow@aol.com. Thursdays July 9- July 30
App or program is necessary, only Students will need to have a webcam and the Deborah Mattson, Online with Zoom Pro 12-2 pm/4 weeks JE W ELRY/ME TAL S
access to a device with an Internet ability to download Zoom on their computer, Wednesdays, June 24 - July 29 The Creative Language $140/Members: $120
connection. phone or tablet. Please provide your own clay 6:30-8 pm/ 6 weeks of Watercolor (963) Do you have a great idea for a children’s picture Beads In Metalsmithing (757)
and tools or contact brianh@kiarts.org to $90/Members: $70 Susan Badger, Online with Zoom Pro book, but you’re not sure how to get started? In Emily Wohlscheid, Online with Zoom Pro
purchase. The KIA can only fire and process your This online, interactive class will be conducted Tuesdays, June 23 – July 28 (Two classes will be this class you will learn how to create whimsical Tuesdays, July 7 - July 21
work if you also sign up for any ceramic in-house over Zoom Pro. You will learn basic drawing schedule for an alternative time) children’s book illustrations that help tell your 1 - 2pm/3 weeks
6:30 – 9pm/8 weeks story and push the narrative to the next level. $45/Members: $25
Check out fall class. Kiln Units will be charged.
CRE AT I V E W RI T ING
techniques, including observational line
drawing, perspective, and rendering light
and texture. We will have feedback on our
Wednesdays, June 24 - July 29 (Two classes will
be schedule for an alternative time)
Some drawing/sketching experience is helpful,
but not required! The instructor will email you
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent
Many jewelry makers started out creating work
our new Writing Poetry (613)
Scott Bade, Online with Webex
work, including at-home assignments, and
discussions on draughtsmanship, style, and
visual literacy. Have ready newsprint or drawing
1 - 3:30 pm/8 sessions
$170/Members: $150
Learn to develop and express your creativity with
with a supply list.
Poured Painting (971)
with beads from a stash around the house. In
this online class, you will learn how to use those
beads to enhance your jewelry designs with
one-on-one Tuesdays, June 9 - July 14
6:30 - 9 pm/6 weeks
paper pad and a selection of drawing pencils
and black markers.
watercolor techniques, including wet into wet,
color mingling, and layered transparent washes.
Composition, simplification of shape, color and
Hannah Mabie, Online with Zoom Pro
Saturday, June 20
12-3pm/ One-day
metalsmithing techniques and minimal tools
at home! Learn how to “set” a bead in negative
space, use wire or sheet metal as a frame for
critiques
$150/Members: $130
Explore how language and imagination come value will also be explored. Email questions to $45/Members: $25 a special focal bead, and several ways to use
together to make the literary arts we are Susan at badgerburrow@aol.com The class will Ready to get messy? In this workshop we will be headpins to showcase beads. Suggested supply
highlighted in passionate about. Read, write, and discuss be held via Zoom Pro. Students enrolled in the creating beautiful abstract paintings using fun lists with resources and virtual handouts will be
contemporary poetry and probably a little class will be emailed the Zoom link, just click poured paint techniques. Learn how to create provided.
prose, too, in a range of styles. Classes will be the link provided to access the online class. these paintings from the comfort of your own
conducted in a workshop fashion. The primary No App or program is necessary, only access home! The instructor will email you with a
GOLD focus will be the discussion of one another’s to a device with an Internet connection. E-mail supply list.
writing. Webex is a download that will be free to questions and request materials list to Susan at
all students. You will receive instructions from Badgerburrow@aol.com.
Scott before the first class. If you have questions
about the class you can email Scott at smbade@
yahoo.com
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KIRK NEWMAN ART SCHOOL ONLINE SUMMER ADULT CLASSES
Piercing Perfection (740) Fundamentals of Photography Intro to Lightroom (807) Kitchen Lithography (792)
Lauren Tripp, Online with Zoom Pro Corinne Satterlee/ Online with Zoom Pro Mary Whalen, Online w/Zoom Pro Deborah Mattson, Online with Zoom Pro
Thursday, June 11th - July 16th Tuesday, July 7 – 28 (812) Mondays, June 8 – 29 Thursdays, July 16 - July 30
10:30am - 12pm / 6 weeks 7 - 8 pm/4 weeks 10 am – 11:30 am /4 weeks 2- 4 pm/3 weeks
Tuesdays 6-8 pm – July 7 at KIA studio & July Wednesday, July 8 – 29 (812b) $70/Members: $50 $70/Members: $50
$90/ Members $70 10 – 11 am/ 4 weeks Prerequisite: Lightroom software installed on Learn the basics of lithography with materials
Prerequisite: All levels of experience welcome. $55/Members: $35 your computer. found around the house. After learning the
Have you always loved that nice pierced detailed Take control of your photography! Kalamazoo In this course you will learn to; import images basic technique you will be able to print on
jewelry? This is your chance to hone your sawing Institute of Arts staff photographer Corinne from a memory card, camera or folder into the different surfaces, including fabric and wood.
skills! We will look at new ways to apply piercing Satterlee will help you go beyond your camera’s Lightroom catalog, create keywords, ratings and Multi-color and large format prints will also be
to your jewelry and more importantly, we will Auto mode and master the fundamentals of use the basic photo adjustment tools to enhance demonstrated. The instructor will email you a
practice this detail enhancing metal-smithing photography. Basic photographic concepts on your images. Leave this class knowing a logical supply list when you register.
skills. Piercing can be fun and exciting! Materials exposure control and composition are explored, workflow from import into Lightroom to export for
list will be emailed upon registration. helping you to communicate your unique voice the web, email or print. Printing on Fabric (793)
with images. As photographers it’s helpful to Deborah Mattson, Online with Zoom Pro
Keum-Boo (741) master the technical functions of the camera to Lightroom / Bookmaking (808) Mondays, July 13 - July 27
Lauren Tripp, Online with Zoom Pro make better photos. Keeping in mind one class Mary Whalen, Online w/Zoom Pro 6 - 8pm/3 weeks
Saturday, July 18th (Sign up cutoff July 10th) in understanding camera controls can change Mondays, July 6 – 27 $70/Members: $50
10– 11:30am/1 day everything in your picture making. 10 am – 11:30 am /4 weeks Learn to make simple stamps from a variety of
$80/Members: $60 $70/Members: $50 materials that can be used to print fabric. You
Keum-Boo is an ancient Korean gilding Photoshop/Adding Punch to your Photos Prerequisite: Knowledge of Lightroom and will learn different repeat patterns and how to
technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to (802) Lightroom software installed on your computer. print multiple color patterns. The instructor will
silver. During this workshop, students will learn Kelly Walkotten, Online with Zoom Pro Students should come prepared with a book email you a supply list when you register.
how to apply Keum-Boo foil to a fine silver sheet Tuesdays, July 7 - 28 project in mind. You could compile your favorite
using easily accessible household items. A 10am - 12 pm/4 weeks recipes with photos, edit your travel photos to SCULP T URE
tool list will be emailed and all supplies will be $85/Members: $65 the “best of” or dig into your family photo album
shipped. Prerequisite: A basic knowledge of Photoshop to create a book to share with family and friends. One-on-One Critique in Sculpture
or Lightroom and have the programs installed We will work on making adjustments to the Our interactive online sessions offer an
Art Camp in a Box
Virtual Finishing School (751) on your computer. Learn how to retouch and images, sequencing, and editing for your book. opportunity to work with professional artist,
Amelia Falk Wagner, Online with Zoom Pro enhance a portrait, when and how much to You will be able to upload your finished book to Brent Harris who will help you with your creative
Thursday, July 9 – August 6 sharpen your images, and content aware, color Blurb for printing. needs. Whether it’s seeking creative input to get
7 - 8 pm/5 weeks correction, and understanding the use of layers out of a rut, analyze your work and improving Let’s look beyond our homes and find Every kit will include
$80/Members: $60 and more. PRIN T M AK ING technique, or decide how to move your sculpture inspiration in the Kalamazoo Institute of
•Supplies necessary to create the specific
Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent to the next level, these critiques can offer new Arts’ extensive art collection.
Art Projects
Is your box full of projects that you just can’t Introduction to Photographic Lighting Block Printing (786) insight and help you grow as an artist.
seem to get to a finished state? This workshop (806) Trevor Grabill, Online with Zoom Pro During the sessions photos of your work or actual Experience the fun of Art Camp
•Art Camp Sketch Book for creative ideas
will cover all of the tools needed to get that final Amelia Falk Wagner, Online with Zoom Pro Thursdays, June 11 – July 30 work can be viewed to engage discussion in conveniently in your home with these
polished look to your pieces. We will cover all of Wednesdays, July 8 -29 6:30 – 9pm/8 weeks topics such as troubleshooting technical skills great Art Camp kits in a box! •Additional instructions provided for more
the different types and uses for the flex shaft or 6 – 8pm/4 weeks $170/Members: $150 (welding technique, finishing), design ideas, 2D or 3D projects with the materials!
Dremel tool attachments as well learning about $85/Members: $65 Printing carved blocks is one of the simplest build a portfolio, market yourself as an artist, The Kits are customized, highlighting
different surface treatments for textural effects. Prerequisite: A camera capable of manual and most versatile tools for reproducing art. create a home workspace and work from home works from our permanent collection and •Enough materials available for a shared
Abrasives and polishing supply kit provided exposure and familiarity with the camera Develop your relief printing skills as a brand-new with limited resources and still be creative? will include; artist fact sheets with family family experience technology free.
(pickup at KIA main desk prior to first session). controls. beginner or advanced practicing printmaker. (420) 15 minutes - $15 fun questions, supplies and step-by-step To make the experience even more
The basics of studio lighting will be covered Learn the ins and outs of carving and printing (421) 30 minutes - $30
P HO T OGR APH Y/DIGI TAL MEDI A without a lot of technical jargon that’s hard linoleum and wood blocks and discuss your work directions to making your own projects at authentic, we will even include an Art
to understand. You’ll learn how direction and in a community of like-minded makers via Zoom home. Art terms and other educational Camp T-shirt to those who purchase the
One-on-One critique in Photography quality of light can hide flaws, emphasize Pro. Students will purchase their own materials. components will make this a complete Art box first. (limited qty.)
Mary Whalen is offering a portfolio/project details, how controlling the lighting can lead After registering, students will receive a detailed Camp experience in a box.
critique with a creative direction. You will submit the viewer through your images. You will be materials list (with purchasing links) to set up a We hope you enjoy Art Camp From Home!
your portfolio of 10-24 images for review prior taught how to work with a radio slave system full home block printing studio for approximately
to the session. These can be certain images, a and discuss the ins and outs of different types of $65. Purchase here!
project idea, or a series for a variety of criteria. lighting equipment. Each week, students will be
The photographic technique, printing technique, able to watch a demonstration video, be given Monoprint Gel Plates (791)
content overview, subject matter, series assignment sheets and share the work with the Deborah Mattson, Online with Zoom Pro
continuity, and concept clarity are topics we can instructor for a critique session. Thursdays, June 25 - July 9 You don’t need any experience, technical Cyanotype chemistry will turn watercolor
discuss together and way to answer questions 2- 4 pm/3 weeks devices or even a camera. The kit paper into photographic paper, sensitive
you may have about your work. $70/Members: $50 contains everything you need and can be to UV-light (sunlight). A reaction will take
(810) 15 minutes - $15 Learn to make your own gel plate for monoprints fun for the whole family! place between the treated paper and the
(811) 30 minutes - $30 that will allow you to choose your plate’s size
and shape. Use your plate to explore a variety sun: where the sun hits the treated paper
We have assembled this kit so that you
of techniques and projects such as making it turns blue, unreached areas will remain
can make cyanotypes at home!
decorative paper, greeting cards, collages and white.
landscapes. The instructor will email you a Whatever your creative taste is, you can
supply list when you register. Check out this instructional video:
make a blueprint of it: use photos, objects
DIY Cyanotypes or drawings. Watch it here!
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314 South Park Street Kalamazoo MI 49007 Kalamazoo, MI
Permit No. 313
Kirk Newman Art Experience the unique opportunity of an Time slots available:
School Faculty online one-on-on critique and discussion
with professional artists from the Kirk
10am Monday, Wednesday or Thursday or
offering online Newman Art School faculty on the Zoom 2pm Monday, Wednesday or Thursday
one-on-one Call App. You will be able to register for a
15 or 30 minute time, giving you access
15 minutes - $20
30 Minutes - $35
critiques to the knowledge and experience of our
faculty.
One-on-One Critique in Drawing and Painting One-on-One Critique in Ceramics
Experience a one-on-one critique of your drawings, pastels or Join Brian Hirt in a fifteen or thirty minute discussion and
paintings with Denise Lisiecki, Director of the Kirk Newman Art critique of your work. Please have a few pieces ready to show
School and Chair of the 2-D Department. Denise will share her and discuss. A critical look at your work is important for growth
knowledge and expertise along with constructive criticism and as an artist. Take a look at what works and what doesn’t work in
suggestions. Time may be available to ask technical questions. a nurturing and supportive discussion. Taking a close look at
Denise’s instagram page is @deniselisieckiart. your work is always helpful for moving forward as is articulating
your intent.
One-on-One Critique in Photography One-on-One Critique in Sculpture
Mary Whalen is offering a portfolio/project critique with creative An opportunity to work with professional artist, Brent Harris. If
direction. You will submit your portfolio of 10-24 images for you are seeking new insight and creative input to move your work
review prior to the session. These can be certain images, a forward and improve your technique, then this is for you. During
project idea or a series for a variety of criterion. Photographic the session, photos of your work or actual work can be viewed to
technique, printing technique, content overview, subject matter, help troubleshoot technical skills; welding technique and finishing,
series continuity, and concept clarity are topics we can discuss design ideas, building a portfolio, market yourself as an artist, or
together and way to answer questions you may have about your how to create a home workspace with limited resources and still
work. Mary’s Instagram page is @m_b_whalen. be creative. Brent’s instagram page is @krampuscowboy.
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