FAMILY NIGHTS AT THE BENTON HARBOR PUBLIC LIBRARY: HENNA TATTOOS

Benton Harbor Public Library

5-6:30 PM 213 E WALL ST, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Create intricate designs on your arms or hands with henna.  Artist Meeta Kedia will show examples of traditional henna tattoos and discuss their meaning as participants design and apply their own temporary henna tattoos.

FAMILY DAYS AT THE KRASL ART CENTER: THE ART OF THE SMELL

Krasl Art Center 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph, MI, United States

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC JANUARY 12, 11 AM-12:30 PM Adults and children learn and create side-by-side Taking inspiration from Yoan Capote’s The Kiss on view in the KAC galleries, participants will decorate, embellish, and even add odors to ceramic noses.

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION

Monday, January 21, 11 AM - 12:30 PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC In collaboration with the Maud Preston Memorial Library and Curious Kids’ Museum, KAC is excited to offer a fun-filled morning celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Read stories, create art, and play games as you learn about […]

Pecha Kucha at The Livery

$3 SUGGESTED DONATION Thursday, March 28, 7 - 9 PM 190 5th St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 If you want to be surprised and inspired by the talent, creativity and passion in our local community, PechaKucha is the event for you! Japanese for “chit chat,” PechaKucha is a concise presentation format of 20 slides for […]

Orizomegami Workshop with Allison Svoboda

Krasl Art Center 707 Lake Blvd, St. Joseph, MI, United States

Free & Open to the Public Saturday, February 2, 1 - 3 PM Advance Registration Required – Email curatorial@krasl.org Orizomegami is the Japanese art of decorating papers by folding and dipping them into pools of dyes. By folding the paper in a variety of ways, beautiful patterns emerge depending on the number and placement of […]

In the gallery – Aftermath: War is Only Half the Story

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC This exhibition is sponsored by Parrett Company. Curated by Sara Terry and Teun van der Heijden, Aftermath: War is Only Half the Story tells the incredibly moving stories of the people left behind after the cameras have moved on from a war zone. Drawing on photographs from over fifty […]

In the artlab: Yhelena & Michael Hall

Wilderness and Household: Coping with Comfort February 8 - April 8 This artlab exhibition explored the evolution of domestic appliances and how they have gradually shaped humans into creatures of comfort. Consisting of sculptural apparatuses connected through the elements and functions of domestic appliances, Yehelena & Michael re-imagined these household object's place within consumption, preservation, sustainability, and necessity. By […]