Exhibitions

Art
- Art
The Krasl Art Center in downtown St. Joseph, Michigan collects and publicly displays contemporary sculpture. On our campus and throughout the community, indoors and out, you can engage with dynamic artworks by Dale Chihuly, Richard Hunt, George Rickey, and many more artists – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Explore the Krasl Art Center’s public sculpture sites and you will learn about more than art; you will discover the community in which it lives.
Education
- Education
At Krasl Art Center, we inspire meaningful change and strengthen community through the visual arts. Whether you’re young or not-quite-so-young, experienced or brand new, Krasl offers year ’round classes, camps and artist guilds in drawing, painting, ceramics, metals, woodworking and more. Enjoy our beautiful studio and campus overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown St. Joseph.
Events
- Events
Something is always happening at Krasl Art Center. From the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff to ongoing public events indoors and out to our volunteer gatherings, Krasl is a vibrant year ’round gathering spot. See what’s coming soon. We’d love to see you at Krasl Art Center in beautiful downtown St. Joseph, Michigan.
Art Fair
- Art Fair
Friday – Sunday, July 13-15, will mark 57 years of Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff. This world-class event brings together hundreds of artists and thousands of people in Southwest Michigan at the gateway to downtown St. Joseph, Michigan. Whether it’s your first year or 57th, we look forward to seeing you!
Support & Join
- Support & Join
The non-profit Krasl Art Center provides southwest Michigan residents and visitors the opportunity to experience high quality art exhibitions, installations, and events, and to participate in art classes, camps, guest artist workshops, and outreach opportunities. Always changing indoors and out, Krasl is grateful for the support of our generous donors, volunteers and members. If you haven’t yet, please consider volunteering, becoming a member and/or making a donation. It all matters.

artLab

June 30-August 26

The Future is Made out of Cardboard

While the Sculpting Community project is under construction on the KAC grounds this summer, campers will create their own exciting construction project in the artLab gallery. Using cardboard and make-do fasteners, campers will create buildings, structures, and vehicles that benefit communities of the future. Artist Keith Stevens will help campers work collaboratively and individually. Once the camp ends on June 30, visitors to KAC will have the opportunity to add their own futuristic cardboard creation to the collaborative installation.

Main Gallery

June 23-August 26

Summertime in the Galleries! Come & Play

As the Sculpting Community project is underway outdoors, the Krasl Art Center invites guests of all ages and abilities to participate and enjoy a unique, fun, and playful atmosphere that is far from business-as-usual!

Summertime in the Galleries encourages visitors to explore aspects of KAC’s new grounds by participating in collaborative art projects, examining sculpture, and reflecting on themselves and public spaces. KAC’s newly designed grounds will feature a stunning sculpture by world-renowned artist Richard Hunt. Before the sculpture is installed in this Fall, experience its monumental scale and dynamic twists and turns in the galleries via a life-size silhouette. Come investigate and learn about how public sculptures are made and touch sculpture models on display!

Exhibition Sponsor: The John DeVries Insurance Agency

2018 Biennial Sculpture Invitational

June 01-September 01

Opening Party: Friday, June 15 – 6:00 pm

Since 1996, the Krasl Art Center has been celebrating art and community with its Biennial Sculpture Invitational. The Biennial places large-scale contemporary sculpture outdoors throughout the cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Michigan – along the scenic waterfronts and parks, and integrated throughout urban and artist communities. This special exhibtion shows the finest artworks by today’s public artists. It is accessible, engaging and fosters exploration of both fine art and its surroundings.

The 2018 Biennial Sculpture Invitational is supported by civic partnerships with the cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, and cultural collaborations with the New Territory Arts Association and the Box factory for the Arts.

INVITED ARTISTS:
BIGthink (Michigan)
Bill Boyce (Benton Harbor, MI)
Isaac Duncan, III (Chatanooga, TN)
Albert LaVergne (Paw Paw, MI)

THE KRASL COLLECTION JOINS THE BIENNIAL
As the Krasl Art Center grounds are under construction this summer as part of its Sculpting Community project, the KAC permanent collection moves offsite and joins the Biennial Sculpture Invitational in the community. New surroundings for familiar artworks provide fresh contexts, encourage seeing the works anew and celebrates over 35 years of collecting sculpture.

OPENING PARTY: JUNE 15, 6-11 PM
KAC PARTY SITE: TERRITORIAL ROAD AND 5TH STREET IN THE BENTON HARBOR ARTS DISTRICT
The 2018 Biennial Sculpture Invitational Opening Party is part of a multi-city arts and culture celebration. Sharing the night wit the Art Hop in Benton Harbor and the Michiana Annual Art Competition (MAAC) at the Box Factory for the Arts, this is an evening everyone will want to experience. Exceptional artworks by artists near and far will be on view indoors and out. Biennial Sculpture Tours will be travel from the KAC Party Site, throughout the Arts District, to the Box Factory for the Arts and along the waterfronts. Knowledgeable guides will speak about the artworks as passengers sit in the comfort of a passenger bus especially for them.

BIGthink
BIGthink is a Michigan-based artist collaborative and they are the hosts of this year’s opening party. Through sound, light, projection and performance, BIGthink will creatively activate the shipping container and surrounding green space at the corner of Territorial Road and 5th Street. Special thanks goes out to The Prairie Group for making this property available for this dynamic event.

FUN SQUAD
Last summer the FUN SQUAD took the arts district by storm. They are back again for the June 15 ArtHop with new artworks and new antics in the Ghostlight at 123 Hinkley Street. As part of the Biennial and ArtHop celebration, KAC is sponsoring the entertainment for the FUN SQUAD after-party, starting at 9:00 PM.

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