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 KAC’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
KAC offers in-person programs including youth camps & classes, teen/adult classes, and visiting artist workshops year-round.
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.
Head to Lake Bluff Park on the second weekend of July for the Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff presented by 1st Source Bank Wealth Advisory Services and Krasl Art Center! 2025 dates are Saturday, July 12 from 10 am – 6 pm, and Sunday, July 13 from 10 am – 5 pm.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Tuition: $25 each All Materials Provided 9 AM-12 PM FUN1: (5-7 YRS) DESIGN YOUR OWN DINOSAUR Design and create your own dinosaur in this mixed media workshop. Students will consider whether their invented dinosaur is a herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore, and what habitat it lives in before they decide how it looks. FUN2: (8-12 YRS) […]
Tuition: $25 each All Materials Provided 9 AM-12 PM FUN3: (5-7 YRS) FUTURISTIC ROBOT SCULPTURES Use recycled objects to build a futuristic robot! Metallic spraypaint will transform everyday materials into cutting edge technology. FUN 4: (8-12 YRS) RECYCLED SPACESHIPS Use recycled objects to create spaceships as simple as a flying saucer or as complex as […]
Thursday, April 4, 5 - 7 PM Partnering with the Cornerstone Chamber of Commerce, Krasl Art Center invites local Young Professionals to a night of artmaking, art viewing and networking. Enjoy a specialty cocktail, or find umami with Nosh Villiage on the newly-renovated KAC grounds. Weather permitting, enjoy outdoor games and the new fire feature in-between viewing […]
Tuition: $25 each All Materials Provided 9 AM-12 PM FUN3: (5-7 YRS) SURREAL SCULPTURES Inspired by the Surrealists, campers will embellish and paint mannequin heads to create strange and dream-like sculptures. FUN 4: (8-12 YRS) GREEN SCREEN SURREAL SELF-PORTRAITS Inspired by the Surrealists, campers will create a dream-like world on canvas. Using greenscreens and iPads, […]
Each year, Berrien RESA, The Box Factory for the Arts, and the Krasl Art Center work together to present two amazing student art shows, one for elementary students and one for middle school and high school students. These art shows allow local students to exhibit their artwork in a professional venue and have it viewed […]
Tuesday, April 9 from 4 to 6 pm Opening Reception for Students and Families The Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St, St Joseph, MI 49085 Awards ceremony begins at 6:30 pm Exhibits open daily Monday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm (Wednesdays 10 am to 7 pm) Middle and High School […]
Wednesday, April 10, 5 - 6:30 PM 213 E WALL ST, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Get ready for spring training by designing your own sports team logo and jersey! Use fabric markers, felt and puffy paint to transform a t-shirt into a team uniform that can be worn on […]
April 12 - May 26 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC How is body language represented, depicted and interpreted? It is readable? Is it natural or affected, subliminal or known? Is it political? Historical? What is it telling us about this contemporary moment? Body Language is an exhibition that explores this form of non-verbal communication […]
APRIL 12 - MAY 26 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC In tandem with the Body Language exhibition, dance artist Carolyn Pampalone-Rabbers will creatively install multiple screenings of newly developed dance performances and body movements. Rabbers is a member of Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a BFA in Dance […]
Friday, April 12, 2019 5 - 6 PM We LOVE our volunteers! We VALUE our volunteers! The Krasl Art Center would not be southwest Michigan’s premier arts and culture center without every one of our volunteers! Please join your fellow volunteers for a night of fellowship, fun and celebrating-YOU! Join us before the exhibit opening […]
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 5:30 - 8 PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Join us as we welcome two new exhibitions to Krasl Art Center. Celebrate with a cash bar, light snacks provided by The Bistro on the Boulevard, and a visual literacy activity centered around Body Language. Every Body - 5:30 - 6 PM […]
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC April 13th, 11 AM-12:30 PM Adults and children learn and create side-by-side Dress for mess at this fun mashup of target practice and painting. Participants of all ages will create abstract paintings by masking out shapes with tape and shooting paint-soaked arrows at canvases.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 12 PM FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Walk through the galleries and learn more about the art on view with KAC Deputy Director, Tami Miller.
Thursday, April 21 4:30 - 6 PM FREE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CANCER Join us for a fun time drawing cartoons! The workshop will be led by KAC teacher, Keith Stevens. Art Play Workshops are offered by the Berrien County Cancer Service for children and families whose lives have been impacted by the cancer of […]