Join us for Outdoor Art Hop on April 2! Bates Alley and the Kalamazoo Mall, 6 pm – 8 pm The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is excited to announce the return of in-person Art Hop in downtown Kalamazoo! Join us in Bates Alley and the Kalamazoo Mall to celebrate sustainability during outdoor Art Hop on Friday, April 2 from 6-8 pm. Art Hop is free to attend. This event will follow all COVID-19 guidelines in compliance with the state of Michigan.
After a year of virtual Art Hops, we look forward to bringing the community together in a safe, socially-distanced outdoor space. Artwork and activities from a variety of local artists and businesses will be featured in tents placed spaciously along the alley. While hopping from booth to booth, you can grab a drink from one of the bars or restaurants located within the Downtown Social District and enjoy live music by DJ Todd Brown.
For a full list of our April Art Hop stops and locations, click here . If you can’t make it downtown for Art Hop, there are still ways to get involved. A self-guided virtual art gallery and artist spotlight interviews with Alexa Karabin, Linda Rzoska, and Pam Kirkham are available below.
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SELF-GUIDED VIRTUAL ART GALLERY
Bravo! 2021 is featuring the best musical talent of local students through grade 12. This is a free online recital in conjunction with April Art Hop.
Bravo! is presented by the Stulberg International String Competition with partner organizations: Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Black Arts & Cultural Center, Crescendo Academy of Music, Fontanta, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Public Media Network, and WMUK 102.1 FM.
Catch up with artist Linda Rzoska in this virtual Artist Spotlight Interview with Arts Council programs director Bianca Washington-Ciungan.
Linda Rzoska is an artist, teacher, and the owner/director of Ninth Wave Studio. Linda was educated as a fine artist using traditional media for painting and drawing, later working as a graphic designer and illustrator, she became involved in digital media.
She joined the faculty at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in 2000 as a founding member of KVCC's academic unit, the Center for New Media, teaching design and illustration classes. She will speak about curating Ninth Wave Studio's virtual group exhibitions, a new venture born of these pandemic times.
Marilyn Bean is the owner and designer behind Olive Tree Silver. She currently works with sterling silver, 14K gold fill, and solid bronze. Every piece of jewelry is handcrafted from scratch using recycled metals.
Her business seeks to symbolize neurodiverse ways of viewing the world. Converging asymmetry with simplicity, celebrating the abstract, and rooting in a continually evolving aesthetic.
Marilyn holds a double Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Gender + Women’s Studies. She studied metalsmithing at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. She is a single mother to a little boy named Oliver. They live in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Website: https://www.olivetreesilver.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olivetreesilver
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/olivetreesilver/o-l-i-v-e-t-r-e-e/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivetreesilver/
Catch up with artist Pam Kirkham in this Artist Spotlight Interview with Arts Council programs director Bianca Washington-Ciungan.
Pamela Kirkham is a professional artist and the owner of Kirkham Fine Arts. Her work is inspired by nature and has been displayed in galleries worldwide.
Pam’s technique of transitioning bold colors from transparent to opaque and her deep understanding of art principles such as composition, texture, and light, bring you to a new emotional world of beauty and peace.
