programs
ARTbreak
Tuesdays at noon. Free admission Brown bag lunches welcome! Find the full program descriptions at kiarts.org/events Sponsor:
July 30: Jon Schueler: A Life in Painting This documentary film draws from Schueler’s remarkable autobiography, The Sound of Sleat, which Atlantic Monthly noted, “may be the best thing ever written about the workings of a painter’s mind and eye.”
September 24 & October 1: William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
This documentary film is a rare look at the life and work of William Kentridge, a South African artist who gained an international reputation for his work that combines traditional drawing techniques with animation, video and stage production.
October 8: Meet the KIA Faculty: Randy Walker Drawing instructor Randy Walker is both an accomplished painter and sculptor. Randy will discuss the different aspects of his work as well as his drawing classes at the KIA.
October 15: The Search for The Scream
This stranger-than-fiction documentary film recounts the 2004 theft of Edvard Munch’s masterpiece, The Scream, and its eventual recovery two years later. Discover how the thieves were not even interested in the painting as a work of art.
October 22: Meet the KIA Faculty: Lauren Tripp August 6: Tanaka Kyokusho - A Bamboo Artist This engaging documentary film is about Tanaka Kyokusho, a bamboo artist who mixes traditional techniques with a contemporary sensibility to create a unique style of his own. A guided tour (free with gallery admission) of Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art will follow the program.
Jewelry instructor Lauren Tripp uses traditional metals and gemstones in imaginative ways. Join Lauren as she discusses her work and classes at the KIA.
Alexa Karabin, Doubles/Gemini, lithograph.
August 13: American Visions: A Wave from the Atlantic Robert Hughes’ excellent American Visions documentary film explores the influence of European Modernism on American art. A guided tour (free with gallery admission) of For and Against Modern Art: the Armory Show + 100 will follow the program.
No ARTbreak on August 20 and 27 September 3 & 10: A Weaverly Path
This visually stunning documentary film is a portrait of Swissborn tapestry weaver Silvia Heyden. The film follows the 83-year old artist over the course of a year as she creates works inspired by the Eno River, in Durham, North Carolina.
October 29: Meet the KIA Faculty: Alexa Karabin
Printmaking instructor Alexa Karabin incorporates traditional techniques of drawing, painting and printmaking with the new Kalamazoo artist David Jay Spyker’s highly realistic paintings are possibilities offered by digital media. Alexa will discuss her work often an expression of his personal memories and experiences. His and the KIA’s printmaking program. goal is “to capture a feeling of strange wonder that there may be something deeper and mysterious going on in a painting.” Join David as he discusses the evolution of his work and some of the personal meanings behind his images.
September 17: David Spyker: Strange Wonder
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