My sister and I bought beautiful things at the holiday art sale. The artists are talent for making jewelry, pottery, fabric and others.

Super nice place and its only $5 to get in and look at some beautiful artwork by so many artists. I spent most of the two hours we had left in town looking at the art. This sculpture of a human figure was one of my absolute favorite in the hole gallery and this was done by a young artist in Kalamazoo.

If youre concerned about safety from COVID, the staff and security were a bit over the top for me, but for those with concerns, you will feel comfortable. I didnt care for the art pieces, they seemed very dark and disturbing. The venue is small and you can move through very quickly. Not a favorite and wouldnt recommend or go back.

I was inspired by everything I saw. One of Michigans best art museums.

Great place for seeing permanent and traveling exhibit. Great kids room also. Changed me.

Beautiful works of art from local artists and knowledgeable employees! Only had time for half the exhibit and cant wait to return, look for Laura when you are in, she has interesting insights on some of the pieces and I loved talking with her!

Nice museum with an interesting collection. Great location, easy parking, friendly staff.

Fun place to visit. Very educational. Don’t take pictures! I find these things out the hard way LOL. Very eclectic gift shop. You will want to buy something and it may be hard to choose. I especially love the blown glass art hanging from the ceiling’s.

If you love art, or are raising your children to have a love for art, then this is just the place for you. They have quite a collection in their gallery, and even have a cool little playroom downstairs for children to play in and get creative. They also offer art classes for all ages. My son attended an art class a while ago and it was amazing. The teacher was very friendly, as are all the other employees that I have talked to there. Highly recommend.

Absolutely Incredible African-American Art Exhibition going on right now. Very Powerful!!!

Great gifts in the gift shop. Created by local artists at a reasonable price. Not the same run of the mill gifts from chain stores. Oh and the art exhibit is amazing as well!

Well curated and presented exhibit on tour exclusively to KIA from Harlem. Really excellent gallery tour by docent, Lyda Stillwell. Fascinating talk by Kalamazoo resident Veteran artist James Palmore

Have taken classes here for years, and love them! There is always something interesting going on in the galleries!

The Black art exhibit was awesome. Hope you got to see it.

There are always unique and excellently curated special exhibits here. The recent exhibit of quilts was great, and I always enjoy the works by local artists. It is one of my favorite places to visit when in Kalamazoo. In addition to the great art, dont miss the gift shop, which always is great for cute Christmas gifts.

Kalamazoos own corner of the art world. A must see for those interested in the arts!

Wonderful experience, but really worried about bags.

This is great local museum and one of Kalamazoos best kept secrets. There is a very fun and engaging childrens area that my kids love. The art camp was also a big hit with my son.

Treasure of Kalamazoo. Bastion of creativity and education. Spend a day in the galleries or sign up for a class.

We went to a wedding ceremony and reception here. What a gorgeous venue! I only offered 4 stars because most of the exhibit halls were closed for renovations, which was a real bummer.

We love going to the KIA. My partner takes several classes when hes available and they have great events like the holiday market and student shows.

My friend had his Wedding Reception here, was a very nice venue with friendly staff.

They have so many cool works of art. code blue was my favorite. I think you would love it there.

I love my little, local art museum. The classes they offer have been great for all three of my kids. Thank you. Nice to have in the Kazoo.

Good small museum; there was an amazing traveling show from the Studio Museum

Its $2 for students! not much more expensive if youre not a student, i think. its relaxing, quiet, and theyve got a good rotation of new exhibits upstairs. worth seeing!!

Great facility, wonderful environment to learn, explore and enrichment.

My daughter just finished her first Art class this summer and she absolutely loved it! Her teacher was kind, patient, and helpful and my sweetie left excited about art after every class. We will DEFINITELY be taking more classes and hope to see her skills grow as we continue with the K.I.A.

Great classes for kids on Saturdays. My daughter loves pottery!

Lovely variety of art on display.

As usual five stars. they offer a lot of different classes doing different kinds of art and I found it to be very much worthwhile.

I enjoyed the David Park Retrospective very much

Photographed a wedding here. Great venue.

A great cornerstone of the Kalamazoo community to revolve around. They have such quality, genuine art coming through the doors at all times. They also offer classes all year for varying levels of art for many, many different subjects. I love this place.

Very nice, Ill go back again for any new exhibits.

Came here due to a class, great art museum, impressive collection.

Very nice choice of items to buySeemed to be a good turnout

Third home! Great place, lots of friendly employees and great events to attend with opportunities for free admissions.

I am participating in 2 of their art classes and it has very Nice staff and the art there is also very interesting

Beautiful art collection. Very community and kid friendly.

A wonderful small museum.

I am not int pi the arts. Was nice place

I love the unreeled series

Love the art work and enjoyed seeing my girls sons artwork plastered on the walls for everyone too see he is a very talented young kid who needs to take full advantage of there summer programs

What a great place to appreciate the arts. I enjoyed my visit with my kids plus they have a great space for kids thats hands on. Kids under 12 are free so thats a plus. I myself cant wait to return to enjoy again. The gift shop has a lot of local crafts.

The museum requires a 5 dollar fee which is fine but there are no directions about this in the lobby. I had to be turned around by security before I found out I needed to pay. The permanent collection down stairs is great and the work done by the kids is fun and sometimes inspiring.

Legends luncheon was outstanding there

Went there for my daughter. She loved it. Im not that much into art, but it was still a good place to visit.

Teachers assistants for the younger kids class would be great.

They have a lot of great art.

Friendly place, took my girls the staff there was so kind.

Cool place to view different forms of art.

This is a small museum but nonetheless has a very good permanent collection. Its worth a visit.

This museum offers a varied array of art available daily while constantly hosting popular new traveling exhibits. A great place to take a date, a family, a group, or a field trip!

Amazing place filled with local art. Raises the pride to be born and raised in kalamazoo.

Thank you for an awesome new years !!

Ive taken ceramic class and bronze casting classes there and they have been great. Very laid back relaxed atmosphere. Quite enjoyable.

Wonderful place for artists and family to come and see great art exhibits at a reasonable price. Welcoming staff and easy FREE parking. Wide range of art courses with amazing teachers.

Great experience for all. Whats not to like? Free admission for children, low cost for adults. Free parking. Great art. Childrens room. Check it out. You wont regret a day here at the KIA.

Brings culture and beauty to Kalamazoo. Good for children and adults alike.

A place you can expand your art ventures

Nice open space!

Residency exhibition.

Fully enjoy setting here and see the art

Great place for people of all ages they have many different kinds of art that appeals to all types of people. They also exhibit local school childrens artwork and have for a very long time. The Kia also hosts many classes for people of many ages. They have many permanent and traveling exhibits. And theres an interactive room in the basement. Great place to take your kids if theyre well-behaved and you explain the rules of going to such a place. Im always disappointed though when I see peoples children climbing on the art displays please dont be that person.

Nice collection for a local museum.

Beautiful amazing works of art.

Beautiful art. Great museum

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a historic institution and Kalamazoo Michigan which was founded for the Arts force and has really done a lot for the community in promoting and maintaining the pursuit of the visual arts. I have attended at least 5 semesters on scholarship at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. I would not be able to afford good training without the scholarship. I am very grateful to Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for their generosity and quality.

Really cool local art museum full of interesting pieces and local artists. The exhibits are always rotating to showcase new pieces. Definitely worth a casual visit or for a long perusing.

Nice place.

The school is fantastic!

More than once Ive mentioned to Ann Arbor friends what a great museum this is, and gotten the response that no one knew it was there. It is, its great, make it part of your next visit to Kalamazoo.

Had a wedding reception hosted here. (neat idea to allow guests to roam while the wedding party takes pics!) A few lovely pieces, but exhibit by local artists that was featured at the time we visited was a bit lacking. If you are in the area then drop by, but I wouldnt go out of my way to visit.

The art classes that are held at KIA are terrific!

Beautiful place, helpful friendly staff. Attended the monthly ballroom dance and it is one of the few real wood floors in town available. Thanks KIA.

Librarian was fantastic & super-helpful. The gift shop is lots of fun, filled with some really interesting & cool stuff. Very nice receptionist, too.

Absolutely wonderful place with beautiful artwork, great staff and excellent classes, would personally recommend the photography class

Wonderful nice gig

I cant say enough nice things about this place. I have been graced by two scholarships here. The staff is conscientious and kind. The quality of people who support the arts are top notch, I am as grateful as I can be for them. They also have a top notch library and world class rotating displays. One of the gems of Kalamazoo.

Ive never seen my daughter light up like she does after her art classes here. Thanks for sparking her light!

One of my favorite spots in Kalamazoo. People visiting Kalamazoo need to put this on their places to see. Enjoy art from around the world and local artistry. They also hold classes in the fine arts for those who want to try a new hobby or hone up on their skills.

My first time going to the KIA was today with my daughters first grade class. I was very excited and have heard great things. We didnt get much time in the museum but the time we spent was very disappointing. The first exhibit we saw was a corner piled up with candy. Now she had them sit around this candy and they were only allowed to talk about it. Not touch and especially not eat. You could see the torture on everyone of their faces. We did get to see an artist I believe her name was Ikaia? Or something near that. Her art was beautiful but she didnt give much about each piece and mostly talked to the kids about lines and shapes. I get it. Theyre first graders. But they were just deprived of a mountain of candy and sat and talked to a real artist about lines and shapes I think they would have enjoyed knowing more about the pieces she actually painted. The little bit of time we were there seemed like a bit of a stretch to call it a museum and I could tell the kids were just as disappointed as I was. I understand abstract art is a thing.. But a pile if candy in front if 30 first graders is just cruel lol..I was glad we didnt have to pay to get in. Staff was friendly and place was clean. I just had higher expectations for Kalamazoo Art Institute.

Very clean, organized, friendly staff.Affordable and they have student discount. We had a great time here.

Just a beautiful facility displaying cross cultural artwork. Well organized and artpieces are nicely displayed.

Quiet, spacious, affordable, many staff person available for answers. Gift shop very nice as well. Type of art varied.

Interesting exhibitions. Helpful and friendly staff. And a great art school.

Wonderful exhibits. Friendly staff

My 9 year old loved it and wants to go back

Great place to see a variety of art work. I enjoyed viewing the work of artists from around Southwest Michigan. Theres also an interactive gallery for children that my daughter enjoyed.

Love this place. Class size is small so very good training. Always something new

The Inka Essenhigh exhibition is spectacular

Monthly ballroom dance is lovely and fun.

Went to a wedding. Great venue.

Nice art, bad employees. Try not to get caught up with the staff, thats the only way to enjoy yourself at the KIA.

Actually theres anything more about art work since I was there.

Awesome place

We only checked out the interactive kids room, but that was great. The kids were fully engaged.

Lots of art, rotating exhibits, a interactive kid art room and more. Good for the whole family.

All I can say is I love the KIA!!!