THE GALLERIES

The Galleries host a rotating display of historical, contemporary, and thematic exhibitions that feature national and global artists.

THANK YOU 2025 EXHIBITION SPONSORS

MID-WEST FAMILY MARKETING & MEDIA, BOULEVARD INN & BISTRO, SILVER BEACH PIZZA, KRUGGEL LAWTON CPA, THE JOHN DEVRIES INSURANCE AGENCY, and KZOOM

2025 COMMUNITY ⇄ MEMBERS’ SHOW

November 22-January 10

KAC proudly presents The 2025 Community ⇄ Members’ Show, our annual opportunity to exhibit our community’s art created over the last year. Any resident of Berrien County or member of Krasl Art Center is welcome to submit artwork, regardless of whether you consider yourself an artist or something else entirely! 

We hope you submit your work no matter your age, background, or skill set. The show will exhibit over the winter holidays, so please take it as your opportunity to come in and celebrate the work of your friends, family, and neighbors. More details below.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION.

Artwork dropoff is Wednesday, November  12 – Friday, November 14. You must register online before bringing your work to the Krasl Art Center.

GUIDELINES:

  • 1 artwork per artist or collaborating artist group.
  • Artwork must have been completed within the past year.
  • 2D Artwork dimensions may not exceed 36” x 36”.
  • 3D Artwork dimensions may not have a footprint larger than 36” x 36”.
  • Artworks must be display-ready (no additional hardware required for installation).
  • This is an open exhibition. However, KAC reserves the right to decline exhibiting artworks based on space constraints or other considerations.

NOTEWORTHY DETAILS:

  • Any Berrien County resident OR current or member of Krasl Art Center can participate.
  • Existing KAC Member Artists who also bring a non-member to exhibit can receive a free Fan-level membership renewal for 2025 and a free Fan-level membership for their friend. 
  • KAC Member Artists are eligible to enter for a special juried award. 
  • All artists are eligible for the People’s Choice Award.

Hull House

August 02-September 28

You may have noticed a sign for the Jane Addams Research Center next to the deep red exterior of a two-storey building along Main Street in St. Joseph. This quiet organization was founded by scholars Michael R. Hill and his late life-partner Mary Jo Deegan. Its focus on the historic sociologist, settlement leader, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams and her influential network of male and female colleagues has taken many forms, including an expansive collection of artworks resulting from the expertise, training, and inspiration of the art school at the Hull-House social settlement in Chicago (Hull commemorates the name of the home’s original owner).  

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.

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in exhibiting at Krasl Art Center? KAC displays contemporary art indoors and out year-round. We value experimentation, innovation, excellence, timeliness and relevance.

If you are an artist or curator with an exhibition concept or body of work that meets these values, please submit a proposal to curatorial@krasl.org.

Exhibition proposals are reviewed on an ongoing basis and held for 2 years. Due to the quantity received, we will contact you only in the event of an exhibition opportunity. 

Artists and curators are encouraged to review the gallery plan by clicking here to ensure proposals are scaled appropriately.