Kalamazoo Calendar Project Traveling Exhibition
September 8, 2025-June 1, 2026
Installed in schools
Best for grades K-12
For more than twenty years, a group of Kalamazoo artists has created an annual suite of twelve original hand-pulled silkscreen prints, which masquerades as a monthly calendar. While the individuals involved tend to change slightly from year to year, the hope and belief of the group is that, even with widely varying backgrounds and experiences, the fact that they all call Kalamazoo home communicates and represents something essential about life in this particular place. Other than that bit of faith, the common denominator of the prints is that they are all on the same size sheet of paper. EFA will deliver and install the artwork in schools in two-week blocks. MORE
Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese Paper
October 8, 2025-January 9, 2026
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Best for grades K-12
Washi Transformed presents over thirty-five highly textured two-dimensional works, expressive sculptures, and dramatic installations that explore the astonishing potential of this traditional medium. In this exhibition, nine Japanese artists embrace the seemingly infinite possibilities of washi, underscoring the unique stature this ancient art form has earned in the realm of international contemporary art. The breathtaking creativity of these artistic visionaries deepens our understanding of how the past informs the present, and how it can build lasting cultural bridges out of something as seemingly simple and ephemeral as paper. MORE
Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks
February 11-June 5, 2026
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Best for grades K-12
Future Now features around sixty futuristic designs from the Bata Shoe Museum’s holdings as well as loans from prominent institutions, collectors, designers, and inventors. It explores how cutting-edge technologies, unexpected materials, and new ideas are transforming footwear today. The exhibition includes digitally designed and 3D-printed shoes, sneakers made from mushroom leather and reclaimed ocean plastics, and footwear created for the metaverse. MORE