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Krasl Art Center is open to the public and is a creative and inclusive place to engage with the arts for free.
Explore sculpture outdoors, experience contemporary exhibitions in The Galleries and The Lab, purchase artist-made items, learn in our studios, and attend dynamic programs and events year-round.
Family Days & Family Nights: Free drop-in artmaking for all ages. Events take place at Benton Harbor Public Library and at Krasl Art Center.
Visit krasl.org for details on exhibition programming and classes.
Image: The exterior of the Krasl Art Center. Photo by Aram Vartian
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Across the exhibition, painting extends past tradition. The artists work across oil, acrylic, textile, and hybrid approaches, allowing representational imagery to come together in different forms. These works speak to painting as an open field and framework that expands beyond the medium.
The artists draw from personal histories and cultural references to shape works that move between intimate scale and broader social context. Figures, patterns, and textures are built up and reference individual experiences and the artists’ specific perspectives.
Across the exhibition, painting becomes more than a surface; it becomes a language for relation. These images offer a portrait of contemporary painting as a living, inclusive practice, one that reflects the complex emotional and cultural landscapes of the present.
Other exhibition related events:
PUBLIC PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, August 14, 2026
6 - 8 PM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
12 - 1 PM
CLASS OFFERINGS: APPROACHES TO CONTEMPORARY PAINTING
Instructors: Meli Bandera, Tami Fauver, and Nathan Margoni
(5) Tuesdays, 6 - 7 PM, September 1 - 29.
For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org.
Evan Mazellan, Embracing Couple, Oil on canvas, 24 in. x 16 in., 2026.
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Kiser is a mixed-race Filipino American artist from Chicago, IL, currently based in Detroit, MI. She is a graduate of Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Combined Degree Program, where she received a BFA in Studio Art and a BS in Environmental Studies. Throughout her practice, she works with wearables, textiles, and immersive environments to construct what she describes as fabritecture, a malleable, ever-changing building system shaped by sensory and emotional experience. Her work engages questions of identity, otherness, comfort, and discomfort, as well as critiques of American productivity culture, while foregrounding the physical conditions of lived experience.
In this exhibition, Kiser also draws from the form of the Balikbayan Box, a package sent by overseas Filipinos to family back in the Philippines, as a conceptual reference point for thinking about container, care, distance, and return. Through soft sculpture and audience interaction, she builds environments that invite bodily experience, informing the interpretation of the work.
Other exhibition related events:
PUBLIC PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, August 14, 2026
6 - 8 PM
ARTIST TALK: BELLA KISER
Saturday, August 15, 2026
12 - 1 PM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
12 - 1 PM
CLASS OFFERINGS: APPROACHES TO CONTEMPORARY PAINTING
Instructors: Meli Bandera, Tami Fauver, and Nathan Margoni
(5) Tuesdays, 6 - 7 PM, September 1 - 29.
For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org.
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\r\n\r\nRichard Hunt, Maquette for Column of the Free Spirit on loan from the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
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\r\nSculpting Community is the design of an inclusive outdoor space—a welcoming area for visitors and community members to relax, reflect and make new memories. The Krasl Art Center grounds will become a destination that encourages engagement and creative expression. The commissioning of a new sculpture created by Richard Hunt will be the focal point, inspiring and inviting guests to connect with each other and with the arts. Visit the artlab for an update on this project.
Opening Party: Friday, January 27, 6-8pm
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\r\nAlbert Paley is an internationally acclaimed artist who has continuously pushed the boundaries of his work, its process and materials through several contexts. Included in this exhibition are several sculptures completed at Steneby, The School of Craft and Design at the Unviersity of Gothenburg, Sweden and other smaller works that exemplify his master of the forged technique. Exquisite drawings completed for finished works show the depth of his process, taking the idea from two to three dimensions.
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\r\nThis exhibition has been organized by the Paley Studios Archive and is circulated through Guest Curator Traveling Exhibitions.
Please note that this program takes place at the Benton Harbor Public Library (213 E Wall St., Benton Harbor, MI 49022)
\r\n\r\nYouth are invited to watch a special spring break screening of the movie Ruby Bridges at the Benton Harbor Public Library (1hr 30 min). Discussion and hands on art making activities led by a KAC faculty artist will follow.
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\r\n\r\nReflections visually relays personal stories of community and place through a diverse selection of artworks from the collection of costume designer and arts patron, Myrna Colley-Lee. Featuring 50 works including paintings, works on paper, collages, and fabric works, Reflections presents the lives, traditions, and environments of African Americans from the 20th century to the present. The exhibition focuses largely on figurative and representational artworks, presenting pieces by such noted artists as Romare Bearden, James Van Der Zee, Elizabeth Catlett, Eudora Welty, and Bette Saar, among others. Together, these complementary works present a snapshot of life within the African American community as well as by artists working in close proximity to it.
\r\n\r\nReflections is organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington DC in collaboration with the office of Myrna Colley-Lee.
\r\n\r\nImage: Ernest Crichlow, Window, 1980, oil on canvas. Image courtesy of the artist.
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\r\n\r\nA zine is a hand crafted, self published, small magazine. Part of DIY culture, zines can be subversive, fantastical, autobiographical or purely fiction. This installation features a diverse range of zine authors and subject matter for visitors of all ages to select, cozy up and read within the space.
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\r\nJun 20, 2017 - Aug 15, 2017
\r\nClass Code: C3
\r\nTuition: $ 135.00 / $ 125.00 Members
\r\nAges: 10 yrs. to 13 yrs.
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Students will learn a wide variety of techniques to create forms, including coil, slab, press molds and wheel throwing. Jennifer Zona will teach students to combine these techniques to make representational and non-representational artworks.
\r\n\r\n*No class July 4
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\r\nJun 21, 2017 - Aug 16, 2017
\r\nClass Code: C2
\r\nTuition: $ 135.00 / $ 125.00 Members
\r\nAges: 6 yrs. to 9 yrs.
\r\n
Use pinch, coil and slab techniques to make faces, creatures and abstract art out of clay. Fired clay pieces will be combined with fiber art to create mixed-media sculptures with artist Dani Davis.
\r\n\r\n*No class July 5
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\r\nClass Code: Y1
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\r\nAges: 7 yrs. to 10 yrs.
\r\n
\r\nTry a little bit of everything in this sampler class with Keith Stevens. Drawing, painting, and clay projects will be introduced to give young artists a chance to find their favorite medium.
* No class July 6
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\r\nOpening reception: Friday, July 7, 5-9pm
Featuring Harvey Stein and Carole Feuerman
\r\n\r\nConey Island 40 Years tells the tale of world-renowned photographer Harvey Stein’s 40-year romance with “America’s Playground.” Stein’s timeless black-and-white images, taken from the 1970s through 2010, capture that quintessential weird and wonderful quality central to the mythos of this iconic Brooklyn beachfront. This exhibition is organized by the Traveling Exhibitions department of Sous Les Etoiles Gallery.
\r\n
\r\nCarole Feuerman is one of the foremost hyperrealist sculptors working today. A pioneer in the field, she has produced convincingly lifelike sculptures since the 1970s. Her colorful life-size and monumental figures of bathers hold a captivating serenity and charm.
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\r\nOpening reception: Friday, July 7, 5-9pm
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\r\nCarole Feuerman is one of the foremost hyperrealist sculptors working today. A pioneer in the field, she has produced convincingly lifelike sculptures since the 1970s. Her colorful life-size and monumental figures of bathers hold a captivating serenity and charm.
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\r\n\r\nOpening reception: Friday, September 15, 6-8pm
\r\n\r\nEvery year the Krasl Art Center highlights the creative talents of its membership in this eclectic and inviting exhibition. Artists of all ages, using a wide range of media, participate, including KAC teaching faculty and youth.
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\r\n\r\nOpening reception: November 3, 6-8pm
\r\n\r\nChicago, just 100 miles west and one large lake expanse from the Krasl Art Center, is home to a bevy of contemporary artists who are creating provocative work, exhibiting worldwide and participating in critical dialogues about art and the world as we see it. This exhibition will highlight these artists, bringing their unique works and perspectives to Southwest Michigan.
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\r\nDates: January 19 - March 18, 2018
\r\nOpening Reception: January 19, 6-8pm, Free and Open to the Public, View and participate in the building of Snyder’s bottle cap lab. Enjoy an overview of his full body of artwork at the Box Factory for the Arts the same evening.
\r\nDescription: This engaging exhibition features more than thirty woodblock prints and engravings by (or after) the German Renaissance master printmaker Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). The artist was an extraordinary innovator who revolutionized the medium of printmaking in the late fifteenth century.
Trained as a goldsmith, the painter, etcher and draftsman was praised for the remarkable compositional complexity and high level of naturalism in his works. Dürer established an international reputation for his remarkable skills in printmaking, which he single-handedly elevated to an independent art form. Examples from his celebrated Small Woodcut Passion (1508-10), Life of the Virgin (1503-10), and the full set of sixteen prints from the Engraved Passion (1507-12) will be featured in the exhibition. The exhibition also includes several works by some of Dürer’s most influential contemporaries, Albrecht Altdorfer and Martin Schongauer, among others.
\r\n\r\nAlbrecht Dürer: Master Prints is organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.
\r\n\r\nSherwood Snyder was born in Sodus, Michigan and has enjoyed a significant career in the arts and theater between Southwest Michigan and Chicago. His artwork varies greatly in form, imagery and medium. However, it shares a common thread in its incredible ingenuity and use of materials.
\r\n\r\nIn 2016, Snyder was the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for the Krasl Art Center’s annual Members’ Show. His brightly hued sculptural sphere covered in layers of plastic bottle caps within more plastic bottle caps with tiny pipe cleaners inside attracted guests of all ages. Looking at the artwork and watching visitors’ responses to it, the KAC began to daydream of Snyder developing a full-scale artlab installation. We extended the invitation, and thankfully, he agreed!
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\r\n\r\nArtist: Emily Stokes
\r\n\r\nEmbracing the beauty, generosity, humor and conflict of her community, Iowa-based artist Emily Stokes creates vibrantly colored and graphically compelling artworks that speak to the work ethic, politics and land values of middle America.
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\r\n\r\nThe success of the wax prints in Africa is driven by many factors, such as the culture, taste, and desires of African consumers. Clothing in Africa serves as an important means of communication, sending secret messages and retelling local proverbs. Clothing also depicts a person’s social status and position, political convictions, ambition, marital status, ethnicity, age, sex, and group affiliations. The names and stories associated with the fabrics differ from country to country and region to region. One fabric may have different names in different countries, depending on the symbolism that the consumer can read in the fabric.
\r\n\r\nThe history of the African wax print is a history paved along colonial trade routes and globalization in the post- colonial era. Though not originally African, these textiles have become ingrained in African culture and society, and loved and identified as their own.
\r\n\r\nWandering Spirit: African Wax Prints is curated by Dr. Gifty Benson and organized by ExhibitsUSA/Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO.
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\r\n\r\nLocation: Territorial Road and 5th street in the Benton Harbor Arts District
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\r\nThis summer the KAC will be in the heart of constructing its newly designed grounds, the focal point of which is a new, stunning sculpture by world-renowned artist Richard Hunt. Before the sculpture is installed in September, experience its monumental scale and dynamic twists and turns in the galleries via a life-size silhouette.
Allison Svoboda uses the patterns and forms found in nature to create intricate, collages of layered pen and ink paintings that are assembled into large scale installations. Meditative, bold and delicate all at once, her work draws viewers in and holds them captivated.
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There is no singular way to address the conversation of race and representation in contemporary art.
\r\n\r\nPersonal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press presents fourteen artists who capture the personal narratives and political discourses of African Americans across the country, reflecting a collective experience expressed in uniquely individual ways. This powerful exhibition of figurative and abstract artworks channels the poetics of human experience from past and present, and boldly presents ideas about history, identity, personal story, and spiritual inspiration.
\r\n\r\n~ Carrie Lederer, Curator's Statement (excerpt)
\r\n\r\nPersonal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press was organized by Carrie Lederer, Curator of Exhibitions, Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.
\r\n\r\nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS
\r\n\r\nEdgar Arceneaux
\r\nRadcliffe Bailey
\r\nLouisiana Bendolph (Gee’s Bend Quilter)
\r\nMary Lee Bendolph (Gee’s Bend Quilter)
\r\nLoretta Bennett (Gee’s Bend Quilter)
\r\nMcArthur Binion
\r\nLonnie Holley
\r\nDavid Huffman
\r\nSamuel Levi Jones
\r\nKerry James Marshall
\r\nLoretta Pettway (Gee’s Bend Quilter)
\r\nMartin Puryear
\r\nGary Simmons
\r\nLava Thomas
Image: David Huffman, Hoop Dreams, 2007, color softground and spitbite aquatint etching; image courtesy of Paulson Fontaine Press, Berkeley, CA
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\r\nSaturday, November 17, 10am. Free & Open to the Public
Join artist Allison Svoboda in the artlab for an informal talk about the process and inspiration behind her artwork. Enjoy a snack and continued dialogue in the KAC lobby after.
\r\n\r\nSUMI-E PAINTING WORKSHOP
\r\nSaturday, November 17, 11am-1pm. Free & Open to the Public
Advance Registration Required – Email curatorial@krasl.org
\r\n\r\nLearn the meditative practice of traditional Asian ink painting. Sumi-e means path of ink, through different brushstrokes we will learn different ways to control the medium. Allison will teach basic brushstrokes and help those who want to experiment with their own original work. This 2 hour workshop is appropriate for all levels. Japanese ‘washi’ paper, ink and brushes are provided.
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Influenced by the cultural richness of his Caribbean heritage and Pan-African studies, Dexter R. Jones unwaveringly removes the veil of self-conscious inhibition by eliminating preconceived notions of beauty. Instead, he masterfully reveals true splendor and regality, even amidst vulnerability. Jones relentlessly pushes the characterization of beauty not often seen. Encompassing a mixture of texture, hues, flesh and heavy contrast in his editorial photography, his expertise in justly capturing women of vast shades is indicative of his strong matriarchal upbringing.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jones works on artistic projects, editorial assignments, and creative collaborations in both photography and film. Storied Portraits is Jones’ first solo show outside of New York and features 20 images produced in large-scale, further enhancing the vibrancy, strength and appeal of his artwork.
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Chicago-based sculptor Barbara Cooper uses wood, books and glue to create elegantly structured artworks. Using nature as her starting point, the artist is inspired by the stresses and obstacles nature confronts. These evolutions in growth and form provide the foundation to her stunning sculptures.
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Image: Andrew Sawyer, C19 Project #1 – Cristina and Shea, 2020. Photograph.
For many, recent shelter-in-place executive orders have significantly affected how and why they create art. As part of an intimate group exhibition, KAC’s artlab gallery showcases select regional artist projects that have been created as a result of the 2020 executive orders for shelter-in-place.
Projects reflect:
Join artists from the Shelter-in-Place exhibition in a virtual Zoom party during the first Third Thursday of the season on September 17! Mix a craft cocktail, hear stories behind the work, gain insights into the artistic process, and celebrate our community’s ability to overcome challenges with creative talent! Advance registration is required for this free virtual event. Participants will receive a link to join the Zoom tour upon registration.
Third Thursdays happen every month! Watch and discuss film clips, hear first-hand accounts from artists, or engage in a conversation about the art on view in KAC’s galleries – check out other Third Thursday events here.
In addition to the artists whose work is on view in the artlab, more regional artists are featured in this special Shelter-in-Place Online Exhibition. If you’re not able to visit the artwork in person, you can enjoy all of the work from afar in this virtual exhibit! Download the gallery guide to print at home, and find additional links, artist chats, and videos on KAC’s Facebook page.
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In the 1960s, glassblowing moved from the factory floor of industry into the artist’s studio via the Studio Glass movement. This evolution shifted perceptions of the medium and birthed generations of artists working and innovating in glass.
Artists as Influencers: Pathways in Glass features a personally selected roster of 12 artists by guest curator and founder of Water Street Glassworks, Jerry Catania. Catania’s impact on education and the arts in this region was immense. It was his desire to demonstrate the value of mentorship within the glass community, and its significance to the evolution of contemporary glass art through this exhibit. In honor of Jerry, a selection of his sculptural glass will also be displayed.
Featured Artists:
Herb Babcock, Brianna Barron, Tim Belliveau, Raghvi Bhatia, Percy Echols, Mundy Hepburn, Justin Hunting, Wes Hunting, David King, Charles Manion, Theresa Pierzchala, Kait Rhoads, Cassandra Straubing, Edgar Valentine, Eli Zilke; plus an honorary selection of artworks by curator Jerry Catania.
Krasl Art Center’s galleries are free and open to the public. Find the most up-to-date hours, admission information, and safety policies under the Visit tab.
Learn more about the work on view during special tours, artist talks, and parties – both in person and online. All events require advance registration. To register, explore Adult/Teen Classes, Tours, & Kitsunder the Education tab.
If you’re not able to visit the exhibition in person, you can enjoy the artwork from afar in this close-up slideshow of the work on view! Download the gallery guide to print at home, and find additional links, artist chats, and videos on KAC’s Facebook page.
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KAC member artists are invited to display one artwork created within the past two years that addresses the theme of inspiration. All media are accepted and artists of every skill set are encouraged to submit in this annual celebration and showcase of KAC’s community of artists.
Registration: Onsite During Drop Off
Artwork Drop Off: November 27 – 30, 2020
Exhibition Opening: December 4, 2020
GUIDELINES:
1 artwork per member or collaborating artist group
Artists must share their source of inspiration for the artwork
Artworks must fit through the front door and be display ready.
Suggested size limit: 36” x 36” x 36” or smaller.
Not a KAC Member? Join now at krasl.org or when you bring in your artwork.
Note: Due to COVID-19, exhibition-related details are subject to modification as required to ensure the health and safety of our creative community.
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Boom Bloom features sculptures by Nikki Renee Anderson and paintings by Renee Robbins that explode, reconfigure, and blossom. Biomorphic compositions multiply, shift, and drip inside a candy-colored otherworld. Themes of growth connect the works in rhythmic blooms at either the beginning or the end of natural cycles. While drawing from the familiar, invention and a whimsical sense of play characterize the work.
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Each summer KAC introduces a new, artist made outdoor art installation in its East Garden. This year, an artist will be tasked with creating an outdoor summer studio for students and visitors alike to explore.
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The American Society of Marine Artists is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to recognize, encourage and promote marine art and maritime history. Their National Exhibition travels to KAC’s galleries this fall to highlight the beauty in and around water.
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2021 KAC Members’ Show
(all galleries, including artlab)
One of the most popular exhibitions of the year! KAC’s 900+ members are invited to submit one new artwork of their making addressing the current year’s exhibition theme. In addition to showcasing their work in KAC’s professional galleries, the artists have the opportunity to sell their artwork during the exhibition.
Visit krasl.org for details on programs, classes, events and virtual resources.
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Imagine a production studio: You walk past the set of an attached garage – a car, workbench, and sofa inside. You can see up the steps and through the open door that the rest of the house is missing. In the background, someone is working on the battery-powered lights to some street lamps. Around the corner is a nature scene with a giant fake tree in the middle. An otherworldly creature – a cross between a bird and a bear – is resting near the tree. Beyond that, you see painted mountains. Now, imagine all of this inside someone’s home.
These miniature worlds form the basis of artist Joe Baughman’s stop-motion animations, the likes of which you might have seen in music videos for Wilco, The Roots, and Julien Baker as well as his own band, Joe Baughman and the Righteous Few. Born in the Midwest and currently living in Mishawaka, Baughman is a cinematographer, director, stop-motion animator, and musician. He is also a sculptor, painter, and collage artist – working with all manner of media from clay to found objects to make his creations come to life.
In a rare opportunity to see the inner workings of this stop-motion process, a selection of Baughman’s work is coming to the galleries at KAC. Sets, props, and characters will be displayed alongside the completed music videos for a true behind-the-curtain experience.
Learn more about the work on view during special tours, artist talks, and virtual events. See all exhibition programs by clicking here.
Artwork: Set and stills from Vacant Spaces by Joe Baughman.
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Mariana Noreña holds dual bachelor degrees in Design and Fine Arts with an emphasis in Painting and Drawing from La Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) and a Master of Fine Arts in the Fiber and Material Studies department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). She is a recipient of the Colfuturo Grant as well as the Second Year International Graduate Scholarship at SAIC. Noreña has participated in group exhibitions in Colombia at La Feria del Millon Art Fair, Contemporary Museum of Art of Bogota, and SGR Gallery. In the United States, she has exhibited at venues including the LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, New York City, and Gallery 1922 at SAIC, Chicago. Her work is in the collection of the Museo Bolivariano of Contemporary Art.
Artwork: Mariana Noreña. The House That Lives Within Me/ La Casa Que Habita Dentro De Mi (detailed in top banner), 2023. Steel, water from Lake Michigan, wood, soil from Bogotá, soil from Chicago, corn husks, rosemary, recycled paper, basket reed, bent wood, sound, frame.
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In 1989, at the age of 19, Shepard Fairey created a sticker campaign featuring Andre the Giant for his “clique of art school and skateboard friends” at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).2The image of the 7’4” World Wrestling Federation (WWF) star caught the attention of more than just Fairey’s peers and grew to become a worldwide street art phenomenon.
Fairey saw the potential of a simple image to provoke, subvert, and delight; and he began a career in graphic design and guerilla marketing that has since made him one of the most recognizable street artists living today. Shepard Fairey, Facing the Giant: 3 Decades of Dissent presents 30 silkscreen and mixed collage works that feature not only those early depictions of Andre the Giant but also subsequent work from the last 30 years that highlight Fairey’s use of art to push back against dominant systems of power.
This exhibition was organized by the Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA in association with OBEY GIANT ART.
Artwork: Shepard Fairey, Defend Dignity (detail), 2019. Silkscreen & mixed media collage on paper, HPM, edition 1/19.
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Let’s talk about: Red Dead Redemption 2. KAC’s new Culture Club Happy Hour kicks off with Lab Artist Joe Matty and Red Dead Redemption 2, a video game related to his exhibition, A World Apart. As part of this monthly club, artists will share enriching media connected to the art on view in The Lab: a book they studied, a movie that inspired them, a playlist that got them through the project – anything goes! Each month, we’ll meet to discuss. Drinks and lite bites provided.
While Lab exhibitions are always free and open to all ages, the media and related discussion as part of Culture Club is intended for an adult audience. Ages 18+ recommended.
Artwork: Portrait of artist Joe Matty by Willie Osterman.
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Traditional Echo is curated by Jennifer Marcussen, an enrolled citizen from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi, where she works as an archivist and curator for her tribe. Jennifer is pursuing a masters degree in Human-Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Michigan- Dearborn, focusing on user experience design, and a masters of Library Information Science at Wayne State University, focusing on archival studies. Jennifer earned her first BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2015, with a focus on Sculpture and Functional Art. She returned to Kendall and earned her second BFA with a focus on Graphic Design in 2017. She is honored to care for the work of her ancestors in hopes that their stories are carried on through their work and the work of Anishinaabe artists today.
Featured Artists:
Skyler Alsup
Kathy Getz-Fodness
Mary Getz
Justin Johnson
TJ Martin
Christina Rapp
Artwork by Justin Johnson.
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The annual event predates Krasl Art Center (KAC) and is where our benefactress, Olga Krasl, developed a love for the artist community in Southwest Michigan. What started as a clothesline art fair in a local park has grown to be one of the top fairs in the U.S., drawing talented artists from across the country to our beautiful community.
Additional event information, including our pet policy, is available on the Plan Your Visit page.
Schedule
July 12 10-6
July 13 10-5
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The Hull-House Art School, established by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, with Enella Benedict as its first director, provided classes and studio space for youngsters and adults alike from 1893 onward to the 1960s. It was an important, but underappreciated, cultural phenomenon in Chicago. In this exhibition, artworks range from functional to fine art and include commemorative medallions, artist-illustrated books and calendars, novels, jewelry, metalwork, fabrics, ceramics, prints, maps, drawings, and paintings. These works — from the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century — represent the deep impact contributed by a community art center and highlight the affiliated artists who made them. While some are little known, several artists in the exhibition are prominent in Chicago collections (including the Art Institute of Chicago) and are found in museums, homes, and other repositories throughout the United States.
Michael R. Hill has curated the exhibit and is preparing an exhibition catalog. Dr. Hill has served as a docent at the Krasl Art Center and is an astute interdisciplinary scholar who is ever learning and engaging with the arts of Chicago and Southwest Michigan.
Enjoy sunshine, sculpture, and support small-town artists with Krasl Art Center this summer! KAC’s Summer Art Market on the Green is a free community event featuring different artists each month.
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For much of his career, Light has created sculptures intended for outdoor placement, where seasonal shadows become part of the work itself. Through years of photographic documentation, Light has amassed an archive of these ephemeral forms. In this exhibition, he transforms those shadow—images born of absence into drawings, portraits, and sculptures that explore possibility, imagination, and the heroic tradition.
Light explains, “Shadows inevitably exist outside of the realm of things, made purely of possibility, their presence constituted by absence. Without the burden of being a thing, they become a place for imagining, for questioning what might be.”
The exhibition demonstrates Light’s shift from a practice rooted in direct engagement with physical materials toward one informed by images and their generative potential. His process of experimentation — marked by both failures and triumphs — elevates fleeting impulses into resolved works of art.
Krasl Art Center Associate Curator Meli Bandera notes, “Andrew’s work bridges the tangible with the intangible, reminding us that absence and presence exist together in constant dialogue. His practice is both rigorous and poetic, and this exhibition highlights the depth of his inquiry into form, light, and possibility.”
Andrew Light is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist with an emphasis in direct metal sculpture. Trained both academically and through apprenticeships, he is celebrating his 20th year of professional practice. Light has participated in hundreds of exhibitions throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, with works included in public and private collections worldwide.
For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org.
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This formal evening affair invites guests to step into autumn elegance with a dress code of “Festive Fall Formal”—encouraging guests to dress up while embracing the colors, textures, and playful personality of the season.
Guests will be treated to world-class wines from Dablon Vineyards, crafted from estate-grown grapes that reflect the unique terroir of Southwest Michigan. Known for producing elegant reds and crisp whites that rival wines from some of the world’s most celebrated regions, Dablon’s pours will complement every aspect of the evening—from the strolling dinner to the live music.
One of the evening’s highlights will be a live performance by Squirm Orchestra, an ensemble unlike any other. Known for their genre-bending style and magnetic stage presence, Squirm Orchestra delivers performances that blur the lines between classical sophistication and playful improvisation. Their sound is as unexpected as it is unforgettable, making them the perfect artistic match for an evening that celebrates the extraordinary.
Guests will also enjoy watching live art come to life, as a local ceramics artist creates work throughout the evening—offering a glimpse into the artistry and process that fuels our creative community.
A strolling dinner curated by Thistledown & Row, one of Southwest Michigan’s most anticipated new dining experiences, will keep guests delighted throughout the night. Servers will circulate with a steady stream of imaginative dishes, ensuring a continuous parade of flavors that capture the creativity and artistry of the region’s culinary scene.
For those seeking an enhanced experience, a limited number of VIP ticketsare available. VIP guests will join Dablon’s vintner and Krasl Art Center Executive Director, Tami Fauver, for a private vineyard tour and sparkling wine tasting from 6–7 PM before the main event begins.
Funds raised during Fall Fête will directly support Krasl Art Center’s studio programs and the Richard Hunt Studio Center, strengthening access to the arts for learners of all ages and preserving the legacy of one of America’s most significant sculptors.
“This event is an artistic experience within itself,” said Tami Fauver, Executive Director of Krasl Art Center. “From the music and food to the setting, the live art, and the atmosphere, this event offers a chance to connect with one another and help sustain the programs that keep creativity alive in our community.”
“We are thrilled to be part of this extraordinary evening,” said Shawn VanKampen, General Manager of Thistledown & Row. “Our team is crafting dishes that celebrate the abundance of fall in Michigan—elevated, seasonal, and meant to surprise and delight.”
With award-winning wines from Dablon, unforgettable performances, live art, and a cause rooted in creativity, the Fall Fête promises to become one of the region’s most anticipated cultural gatherings.
Event Details
The Community ⇄ Members’ Show is a cherished celebration of local art and talent. Whether you’re an artist or an art lover, this exhibition is a must-see, offering a rich experience of creativity in our community. Mark your calendar for the Public Preview Party on November 21, 2025 from 6 - 8 PM and join us in celebrating the vibrant artistic talent that makes our region shine. The exhibition will be on view from November 22, 2025 to January 11, 2026. Ending on our annual Pizza with the Artist event on January 11, 2026 from 4 - 6 PM.
For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org.
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Featuring:
Chris Salas (Ceramics)
Salas’s hand-built ceramic forms emerge through intuitive, iterative processes informed by personal relationships, historical research, and the ongoing legacy of colonization in the Americas. Clay becomes a vessel for cultural reckoning, holding layered histories through time-intensive making and surface.
Katie Mongoven (Fiber, Beading)
Mongoven transforms found blue-and-white ceramic vessels with intricate beadwork and embroidery. Her labor-intensive practice explores diasporic memory, identity reconstruction, and the reclamation of Orientalist objects through touch, repetition, and bodily presence.
akeylah wellington (Sculpture, Tapestry)
Wellington’s pony-bead tapestries and mixed-media sculptures blend humor, endurance, and personal history. Drawing on childhood imagery, early digital culture, and found materials, her work preserves stories of displacement, resilience, and generational inheritance.
Ramiro Rodriguez (Printmaking)
Rodriguez’s woodblock and linoleum relief prints document familial and cultural narratives rooted in Mexican-American print traditions. Through carving and layered printing, his work embeds memory, transformation, and inherited knowledge into the physical act of making.
Together, the artists in Material Memory use material as language—foregrounding slow, analog processes as acts of remembering, learning, and transmission. Their works are deeply personal yet culturally resonant, tracing the invisible threads of inheritance that bind past, present, and future.
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Previous Exhibition: MATERIAL MEMORY
Krasl Art Center presents Sculpture in the Direct Method, a group exhibition featuring Ajene Cetawayo Williams, Isaac Duncan III, Albert LaVergne, and Richard Hunt. On view from May 16 through August 9, 2026, the exhibition brings together two generations of artists to explore how material, form, and process shape contemporary and modern Black sculpture.
Spanning generations of artistic practice, Sculpture in the Direct Methodexplores how artists engage abstraction, representation, and material process as interconnected and evolving strategies. The featured artists employ a range of visual languages, from gestural and improvisational approaches to more structured and symbolic forms, reflecting the breadth of contemporary and modern Black artistic practice.
At the center of the exhibition is the direct method of metal sculpture, in which materials are cut, bent, and welded together to build form. This process allows for immediacy and revision, positioning material as an active and responsive element in the development of each work. Rather than adhering to predetermined outcomes, artists working in this way often allow form to emerge through interaction with their materials.
Within this framework, abstraction operates as a critical language. Across Black sculptural traditions, abstraction has been used to engage complex histories and lived experiences. In this exhibition, abstraction and representation move fluidly, offering multiple ways of approaching identity and cultural expression.
Sculpture in the Direct Method highlights the diversity of approaches and relationships within Black art, emphasizing how artists use material, form, and process to explore and reimagine social, cultural, and aesthetic landscapes.
Other exhibition related events:
PUBLIC PREVIEW PARTY
Friday, May 15, 2026
6 - 8 PM
ARTIST IN DIALOGUE: Isaac Duncan III and Ajene Cetawayo Williams
Saturday, May 16, 2026
12 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2026
12 - 1 PM
CLASS OFFERINGS: ART AND LABOR
Ages 13+
(5) Tuesdays, 6 - 7:30 PM
May 26 - June 23
Instructors Tami Fauver and
Meli Bandera
Based on the book Art and Labor by Ellen Boris and supplemental readings about Richard Hunt.
For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org.
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Krasl Executive Director Tami Fauver shared, “We are thrilled to be adding this additional amenity to the Art Fair. We hope people come to relax and enjoy the programming being offered on the stage.”
Beverages featured in the public beer garden include wine from Domaine Berrien Cellars, the brand new Krasl Handcrafted Custom Cocktail created through a special partnership with Watermark Brewing Co., canned beer, and soda provided by Pepsi. Krasl is thankful to all of our drink sponsors and the support of Beverage Specialists of St. Joseph, Michigan.
Krasl Art Fair Director Jamie Balkin said, “I am so thrilled with the line up that we have put together for the Arts Mainstage. It is a true reflection of the talented community that we live in. The stage line up will start and end with two competitions, both are going to be so fun to watch.”
NEW IN 2026
In addition to enjoying the art, food, and music, attendees can look forward to these new options at the year's Art Fair!
Join us in celebrating creativity and supporting the arts. We look forward to seeing you at the Art Fair! Visit our website for additional event information and updates.
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