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.
Krasl Art Center offers youth and adult education programs in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography, stop-motion animation, ceramics, and sculpture. Stay up-to-date on classes by subscribing to our e-newsletter
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.
The 2020 Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff has been canceled, but you can still support the talented artists juried into the fair! Browse our 2020 Featured Artists and purchase artwork directly through the artists’ websites.
Mark your calendar for July 10 & 11, 2021 as we celebrate the 60th annual Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff.
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.
An event every day that begins at 11:00 am, repeating until January 18, 2021 This free Art Fundle includes a lesson plan on King's famous letter, the political history of printmaking, and ultimately, teaches the participant how to make their very own printing plate for printmaking. An event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Thursday, repeating until January 28, 2021 Live at Lunchtime is a weekly series over the lunch hour on Facebook Live during which artists and art workers share more about their work at KAC and in the community Learn where Christina’s geographic journeys have taken her and how they have impacted her creatively as an artist in this inspiring artist talk. HOW TO SUBMIT ARTWORK Members interested in submitting work for the exhibition must complete this form before bringing artwork to Krasl Art Center. ARTWORK DROP OFF: January 22-25, 2021. Check back for additional details in December. 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. MEMBER BENEFITS In addition to being eligible to exhibit their work in the annual Members’ Exhibition, KAC… The KAC Members’ Show: Inspired by… will open Saturday, January 30, with special hours for participating member artists and their guests in addition to our normal open hours. FREE on Facebook Live Join KAC on a virtual field trip to Muskegon with Deputy Director and Curator Tami Miller as we explore inspirations behind the work of artist Richard Hunt!
Upcoming Featured Events
January 2021
MLK JR. CELEBRATION WEEK – FREE ART FUNDLES
Live at Lunchtime: Members’ Show
THIRD THURSDAY: INSPIRED BY… ARTIST CHRISTINA ROOT VAZQUEZ
KAC Members’ Show Artwork Dropoff
KAC MEMBERS’ SHOW OPENING WEEKEND
February 2021
VIRTUAL COFFEE WITH THE CURATOR
THIRD THURSDAY: INSPIRED BY… THE MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART