Explore Art Hop

"Residual was made from the dried paint scraped off my old palettes — fragments of past work that I repurposed to create something new."

"I create work that reflects this need for movement in my life. I want to create work that is alive"

“To me, the work I make is designed to blend realities and make my work connect to what we call the real world."

In Pocketless Game, the familiar rules of play dissolve. A game meant to unfold on a structured surface has been displaced onto the floor soft, unstable, and imperfect.

“Recently, I have been exploring themes of feeling trapped in your own environment."

“Grief is a language without words, but art helps me speak it. I explore themes of grief and emotional healing."

Michigan based and beginner metalsmith, Gwendolyn Marr, is honing her intersection between jewelry fabrication and raw designs found in nature and other alternative materials.

“I find things everywhere and sometimes I take them home, which means I’m a borderline hoarder. I find patterns in shadows, bark, leaves, wood grain"

Jupiter Goodridge is a jeweler currently pursuing an education in Jewelry Design at Western Michigan University’s art school, the Gwen Frostic School of Art.

“I focus on the natural faults of memory. Seeing things through photographs or memory often doesn't compare to the site in person."

“My work explores the connection between nature, place, and personal identity."

“I’ve been drawing and writing my own original comics for over a decade, creating characters and narratives that I use to inform my work."

“Creating jewelry is my way of saving a single moment, feeling, or person from the passage of time."

Hello! My name is Alejandra, and I am currently a student at Western Michigan University on my senior year.

“While working in ceramics and a variety of mediums, I enjoy storytelling through motifs in my artwork, aiming to bring empathy and connection"

Aaron Levin creates works based in mathematics, highlighting the beauty and elegance of mathematical concepts and objects.

Austin Rounds is a 23-year-old artist, who creates to express the beauty, challenges, and unpredictability of the world around.

Devon Yeider (aka Dev iLL, aka DEVReal, aka Kalamazoo's Damn Handsome Dev iLL) is a Cartoonist, Illustrator, Teacher and Community Organizer.

Erin Tonda provides transformative photography experiences that blend bespoke artistry with intentionality.

i am naught is an emerging creator who utilizes the World around them and human experience as inspiration to create thought provoking displays.

Jasper Lee Sowle, They/Them, is a self-taught Artist based in Kalamazoo, MI and is the sole Artist behind J Sowle Art. They see Art as a way to tell stories, an avenue to return to Nature, a method in which we can begin to understand ourselves and others more.

Jonathan Wijnberg is a regionalist painter who likes to paint about his life and the lives of others in the regions where he lives, or has lived.

Kris often creates paintings that often have heavy or eerie feelings to them. 

Oonahjames is a local artist who creates fun and playful art and home decor.

Riley Hubbard is a pointillist with a focus on light and cluttered spaces.

Stacy Belinsky, Founder/CEO of Serendipity Spot, LLC, hosts experiences in a variety of modes, such as coloring or crafting, with the goal of reducing stress.

Caleb is working with Lorrie Henson on handcrafted items. They include paracord bracelets, keychains, etc.

Crescendo Academy of Music offers private and group instruction in instrumental and vocal music from highly qualified teachers and performers in Southwest Michigan.

Elizabeth Ekema is a traditional artist with a focus in watercolors and ink.

Sharmane Flanders is a multimedia artist in Portage, Michigan.

Min from Spooky Lemon Designs is an upcoming artist who recently moved to Kalamazoo. Using watercolor as their primary medium, Min paints cute, expressive animals holding items not normally in their reach to combine nature with some quirkiness.

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Artists featured in monthly exhibits at the BACC!

artWORKS offers unique and one-of-a-kind affordable art created by over 70 individuals with disabilities.

Maria Newhouse (she/her) is a storyteller working in both images and words.

Babette strives to witness, share, and respectfully participate in the environments she photographs. Each image reflects a personal journey and serves as an invitation to pause, look more closely, and discover the beauty and value in the surrounding world.

Kate Sproul is a self-taught artist residing in Kalamazoo, MI. Her acrylic, oil and mixed media art is bold and colorful with lots of movement and energy, primarily focused on music and movement.

Robyn's personal philosophy as a ceramicist in Grand Rapids, Michigan is centered around capturing the essence of the natural world in art

Christie Chew-Wallace creates strong, dynamic images.

Join us for Kalamazoo Valley’s Faculty and Staff art show!

Maya James is an artist, writer, creator, educator, and activist based in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.

Jason Reicherts paints abstract and impressionistic watercolor images using vibrant colors and organic shapes.

Mary Baggerman is a fiber artist living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Fiber artist creating and teaching in West Michigan.

Brídín Clements Cotton creates botanical prints using handpicked plants from around Kalamazoo, combined with ink, collage, and paint.

Working in oil paint, charcoal, graphite, and ink, Joseph Welch creates pieces that balance vivid color with stark contrast, revealing tension between presence and absence.

“I have spent many years creating jewelry at my store, Plata y Oro Jewelers in downtown Kalamazoo. The experience taught me a great deal about design."

Elaine Unzicker creates attractive, wearable objects combining jewelry techniques with chain mail to caress the female body.

Jennifer Burton is a Kalamazoo native and local artist.

For the past 20 years, DiRTst has been electrifying Kalamazoo’s art scene with bold, high-energy creations that fuse pop culture with an explosion of loud, vibrant colors.

Great Lakes Acoustic Music Association (GLAMA) has a mission to promote and preserve traditional acoustic music through free community outreach programs in and around Kalamazoo.

Mandi Kay is Kalamazoo area artist and photographer who makes handmade jewelry and dream catchers inspired by her Anishinaabe roots.

Sara Engman-Slaughter is an artist, illustrator, and freelance graphic/web designer working out of Kalamazoo, MI. 

Animals, in addition to humans in the Global South, have suffered under the violence of colonialism and imperialism.

Michael Argue of Moonwater Jewelry has a wide variety of styles of natural beaded necklaces, bracelets, and earrings.

Michael Kucinich captures images that express the beauty and wonder of the natural and rural landscape.

The Community Public Art Project, Imagine That!, is a Louise Nevelson inspired project which was created and beloved during the 2025 Brush the Block Mural Festival. 

Tom Howes' practice is set in a darkly humorous, sometimes morally ambiguous space, where intrusive thoughts, compulsions, personal anxieties, social critique, and immature impulses can mingle, or even spend the night together.

Donna is an artist living in the woods on a small farm near Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The Music Medicine Collective brings together contemplative and meditative music and spoken word to create immersive soundscapes that inspire reflection and connection.

Felix Sunflower is a printmaker based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Retail/resale studio specializing in vintage furniture (both large and small), lighting, artwork and ephemera.

Continuing the long tradition of Blacksmithing in Kalamazoo, Jutta Wilberding combines the historical technique of using a coal forge while putting a modern twist to the process.

Judith's work includes one-of-a-kind glass sculptures for the home and person.

Michael Fortin has been working with glass for more than 25 years. Specializing today in traditional furnace glassblowing.

Stop by the studios at Glass Art Kalamazoo for exciting glass blowing and torch working demonstrations, a hands-on fused glass project.

Amber Doan is a local artist who is compelled to create art to find joy in the world.

Jackie is a member of the pottery co-op, Kalamazoo ARTisans. She, along with her fellow studio mates, creates colorful and functional pottery to enhance our daily lives.

In Lynn Sures studio practice she is instinctively on a mission without a prescribed outcome.

Laceey McClain is the owner and curator of Laceleaf Home Specializing in thoughtful interior styling through the primary use of vintage and antiques with an emphasis on the natural world and global culture.

Brian Fritz creates vibrant wildlife and nature paintings with a contemporary edge.

Romey Johnson, owner of Design Events with Romey, creates fun, hands-on DIY crafting experiences for people who enjoy group settings.

Luis Orozco: Murals, furniture, exterior design

Leray Photography, short for Leasia Rayona Photography founded by passionate artist and photographer Leasia, is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of human connection, emotion, and storytelling through the lens.  

Artemis’ work is an exploration of the delicate interplay between external information and internal experience, reflecting how we interact with the world around us.

Kalamazoo Violin Choir aims to connect young violinists to their communities through innovative repertoire and stories and to bring a new tone and color to young people’s live music performances.

Steve Secreast finds and restores vintage and antique wooden objects: boxes, shelves and trays.

Jess combines the practicality of function with the beauty of alchemy into stunning ceramics that are playful, unique, and most of all dishwasher safe! 

Taylor Rinkel of Vicious Cycle Studio is inspired, visually, by their view of the Midwest that they grew up in, both the one that includes rich forests and the one that includes run-down, abandoned buildings.

David Raznick is an exceptional artist who can dig deeply into his soul and create poignant and beautiful pieces.

Jace Johnson uses digital mediums to create non-binary, modern Samurai/warrior styles.

Jade Nitro is a multimedia artist who creates colorful and bold paintings of any subject that may bring joy.

Lizbeth Lopez went to Kalamazoo College to study studio art and art history so she could teach art outside an academic setting but realized not everyone had access to art in museums or were able to purchase paintings due to high prices.

Mags Roethler creates colorful works inspired by nature and the unusual.

Akila Jayatilaka created this composition by using charcoal and India ink on watercolor paper.

As a watercolor artist Rita brings a fresh look with a wide range of subjects.

Ruth is an artist and a photographer who works with both film as well as digital photography.

As a Kalamazoo-based wallpaper printing company, we are passionate about transforming original artwork into high-quality, seamless designs that bring personality and artistry into homes and spaces.`