Events
Guest Artist
Aimee Lee: This bast is a lattice a matrix a dialectNovember 1 – January 17, 2025
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Reception during Art Hop, November 1, 5-8 p.m.
Workshop, Jiseung Paper Rope, Saturday, October 19, Noon to 4:00 p.m..
Lecture, Tuesday, October 29, 5:30-7 p.m. at Western Michigan University, RCVA Room 2008
Guest Artist
The Art of Playing with Knowledge: Works by Angela LorenzApril 5 – May 24, 2024
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Lecture at WMU Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Room 2008, April 4, 5:30 p.m.
Reception April 5, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen: Books AboundNovember 3 – January 12, 2024
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Lecture at WMU Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Room 2008, November 2, 7:30 p.m.
Reception November 3, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
Cross Currents: East/West Woodblock Prints by Mary Brodbeck and Yoshisuke FunasakaMay 12 – July 28, 2023
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Reception May 12, 5:30-7:30 pm
Guest Artist
Caroline Allen: Paper CollageApril 14 – May 5, 2023
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Gallery reception with the artists, Saturday, April 22, 6:00-7:00 pm
Reading by W. Todd Kaneko and Kia Penso, April 22, 7:00-8:30 pm
Exhibition open for Art Hop on May 5, 5:00-7:00 pm
Guest Artist
John McKaigApril 7 – May 5, 2023
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Gallery reception with the artists, Saturday, April 22, 6:00-7:00 pm
Reading by W. Todd Kaneko and Kia Penso, April 22, 7:00-8:30 pm
Exhibition open for Art Hop on May 5, 5:00-7:00 pm
Guest Artist
Ben Blount: Present PerfectOctober 7 – November 4, 2022
Exhibition Opening
Friday, October 7, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Public Lecture
Thursday, October 13, 7:00 p.m., Zhang Legacy Collections Center, WMU
Reception with Artist
Friday, October 14, 5:30-7:30, at the KBAC
Guest Artist
It’s a David Small World: The Graphic NovelsSeptember 3 – October 29, 2021
KBAC Gallery
Special Event October 22, From 5-7 p.m. RSVP Here
(We will inform you about any changes to our event due to Covid 19)
Guest Artist
Feb/March 2020: Jean Buescher Bartlett: Book. Art. Object.February 7 – March 27, 2020
KBAC Gallery
Opens February 7 During Art Hop
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2019: Jim HortonNovember 1 – November 26, 2019
KBAC Gallery
Opens November 1 During Art Hop
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
October 2019: Carol MyersOctober 4 – October 25, 2019
KBAC Gallery
Opens October 4 during Art Hop
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
June 2019: Pamela PaulsrudJune 7 – July 26, 2019
KBAC Gallery
Opens June 7 During Art Hop
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Special Event, Guest Artist
March 2019: Amos P. Kennedy, Jr.: Posters on the WallMarch 1 – April 26, 2019
KBAC Gallery
Opens March 1 during Art Hop
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2018: Ali Hansen & Mary BurkeNovember 2 – November 29, 2018
KBAC Gallery
Opens November 2 during Art Hop
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
October 2018: Dan AddingtonOctober 5 – October 26, 2018
KBAC Gallery
Opens October 5 during Art Hop
Guest Artist
March 2018: Jennifer Farrell, Starshaped PressMarch 2 – April 27, 2018
KBAC Gallery
Opens March 2 During Art Hop
5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
December 2017: Ducks and Dresses, Hanji Artwork by Aimee LeeDecember 1 – January 2, 2018
KBAC Gallery
Opens December 1 during Art Hop
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2017: Michael Dunn: Drawing on WordsNovember 3 – November 22, 2017
KBAC Gallery
Opens November 3 during Art Hop
6:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading
November 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
October 2017: Shawn Sheehy - Bestiaries and HerbiariesOctober 6 – October 27, 2017
Opens During Art Hop, October 6, 2017
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
December 2016: Jill Jepsen, MAPS WORK. SEE. WHY.December 2 – December 22, 2016
KBAC Gallery
Opens Dec 2, during Art Hop from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2016: Jeff AbshearNovember 4 – November 23, 2016
KBAC Gallery
Opens Nov 4, during Art Hop from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
June 2016: Eve ReidJune 3 – July 29, 2016
KBAC Gallery
Opens June 3 during Art Hop from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
April 2016: Helen HiebertFriday, April 8, 2016
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
Friday, April 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2015: Amongst the Trees, Andrea Peterson and Jon HookNovember 6 – November 27, 2015
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception, November 6, 6:00 – 9:00
Guest Artist
October 2015: Paul Robbert: A RetrospectiveOctober 2 – October 30, 2015
KBAC Gallery
Opens During Art Hop, October 2, 2015, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
March 2015: Mind Your Memes, Jeffery EvergreenMarch 6 – March 30, 2015
KBAC Gallery
Opens Friday March 6, 6-9 p.m. during Art Hop
Guest Artist
November 2014: Bilingual reading with Jeff AbshearSaturday, November 15, 2014
KBAC Gallery
Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.
Guest Artist
October 2014: Three decades of Book Arts by Ladislav HankaOctober 3 – October 31, 2014
KBAC Gallery
Opens during Art Hop, Friday October 3, from 6-9 p.m.
Guest Artist
August 2014: Crystal Shaulis and Allison WalkerAugust 1 – August 29, 2014
KBAC Gallery
Opens August 1 during Art Hop, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Guest Artist
March 2014: Mary Heebner and Simplemente Maria PressMarch 7 – March 28, 2014
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception March 7 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2013: Housekeeping : Temenos, New work by Adriane LittleNovember 1 – November 29, 2013
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Nov. 1 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
October 2013: Synesthetic Texts: Melissa Jay CraigOctober 4 – October 25, 2013
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Oct. 4 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
February 2013: John McKaig: Always Outward or Homeward BoundFebruary 1 – February 22, 2013
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Feb. 1 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
November 2012: Chad Pastotnik—Deep Wood PressNovember 2 – November 30, 2012
KBAC Gallery
Nov. 2–30: Opening reception Nov. 2 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Nate Powell: graphic novelistOctober 5 – October 26, 2012
KBAC Gallery
Oct. 5–26; Opening reception Oct. 5 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
The Nature of Paper: Stevie CipielewskiAugust 3 – August 24, 2012
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception August 3 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Jen Bervin: The Gorgeous NothingsMarch 2 – March 30, 2012
KBAC Gallery
Opening March 2 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Closing reception with the artist after the poetry reading, March 29, 7 p.m.
Guest Artist
Reach: The Printmaking Works of Bill HostermanFebruary 3 – February 24, 2012
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception February 3 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Shawn SheehyOctober 7 – October 28, 2011
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Oct. 7 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Chad Andrews and works from Studio Paper+September 9 – September 30, 2011
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Sept. 9 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Ginger Owen-Murakami & Vicki VanAmeydenJune 3 – June 24, 2011
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception June 3 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
James Deeb: 25,000 Miles from HomeMarch 4 – March 25, 2011
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception during Art Hop, March 4, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Peter & Donna ThomasSeptember 23 – September 25, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Sept. 23, 24 & 25, 2011
Guest Artist
John Kollig: DADA PrintsSeptember 10 – September 25, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Sept 10, 6–9 p.m. during Art Hop
Guest Artist
Kip Deeds: Research and DevelopmentAugust 6 – August 27, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Opening reception Aug. 6 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.
Guest Artist
Cat Crotchett: Cross ReferencesMay 7 – May 29, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Opening Friday, May 7, 6 to 9 p.m. during Art Hop
Guest Artist
Todd Freeman: DwellersMarch 5 – March 26, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Opening Friday, March 5, 6 to 9 p.m. during Art Hop
Guest Artist
VanAmeyden: Millennium TextFebruary 5 – February 25, 2010
KBAC Gallery
Opening Friday, Feb. 5, 6 to 9 p.m. during Art Hop
Gallery Hours
Monday - Friday10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
or by appointment
The KBAC is committed to inclusion of all members of the community regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, age, or ability.
Thank You!
KBAC’s educational and artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of these organizations, other private funders, and people like you.
