Explore Art Hop

For more than fifty years, Fran Dwight has used her camera as both a refuge and a bridge, connecting her to the world and to the people whose stories she so vividly captures.

For Jazzie, painting is an act of expression and trust.

Lena takes inspiration from nature in her acrylic art.

Little Landscapes by LL is Lizbeth’s dream to bring art to the everyday life and appreciation.

Min from Spooky Lemon Designs is a Kalamazoo based artist.

The Fourth Wall is a lifestyle brand and cultural museum that uses clothing as its exhibit.

Wellspring exists to awaken wonder, artistry, and connection through movement.

Kaylynn Linsley is a multimedia artist that enjoys making cheerful art as a hobby in her free time.

Sofia Huffman is an animator and multimedia artist working in 2D animation, digital illustration, painting, and crochet.

Alex and his wife are amazing cooks who create culinary masterpieces.

Black Music - Amplified, Honored, Celebrated. 

This ensemble will explore the diverse and unique genres that make up Black American Music.

Jade Nitro (she/her) is a multimedia artist who has found her purpose in bringing some love and excitement to those around her.

MRC artWorks is a professional working art studio and retail gallery located on the historical Kalamazoo Mall in the heart of downtown Kalamazoo.

"We make spicy candies & rim dips that you can enjoy with your favorite drinks or over fresh fruit!"

Betty Hamilton is a painter focused on expressing sensuality from the female perspective

David Raznick is a seasoned artist who likes to paint every day. 

Nilfoqus aims to inspire harmony in absurdity and unite chaos via creation.

Colors & Cocktails is an art boutique, gallery, and art studio located in the heart of Downtown Kalamazoo that is woman-owned and operated by local artist Lauren Parker Lasater and her amazing team.

Corigan Grimm is an artist that can't be constrained by modern artistic standards. She does what she pleases.

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

"I create 3-D mixed media pieces that are brightly colored and whimsical, all made out of recycled and repurposed items such as wood, metal, glass wire, etc."

Sharon started painting back in high school. After a long break to raise three children, she took up her brushes again. She paints as a hobby and enjoys finding subjects that she feels would make a "pretty painting."

They are a nature photographer dedicated to capturing the beauty and emotion of the natural world.

For the past ten years, Christine Paver has been pressing flowers and creating jewelry, artwork, and home decor.

Lakuna Links offers a custom, one of a kind permanent jewelry experience.

Gail Suess-Brandow has been making art for almost sixty years in a variety of media: watercolor, pastel, acrylic and more.

“I've been photographing the world I see around me since 1992. Yet, there's so much more to go. The reason I photograph is so others may also enjoy the world I see around me and how I see it".

Erin Mashni’s work traces the arc of an inner life shaped by attention, intuition, and a shifting emotional response to the world around her.

Charles Curtis is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores thought, vulnerability, identity, emotional honesty, and human connection through expressive abstraction.

Arlette creates stunning crochet pieces to express her creativity and love for crocheting.

Hannah makes candles, jewelry, stickers, and other miscellaneous art pieces.

Mackenzie Davidson is a mixed media artist.

The Starlite Collective proudly presents: the Star Store! A mini shop curated with over 20 local artists.

Autumn Frazier is a recently local Kalamazoo artist who has been hand-dying garments for nearly twenty years. In her work, she shares with you her joy in life through the vibrant colors and patterns.

View art based on Kalamazoo Poetry Festival’s 2026 theme Beyond Resilience.” This art inspired the 2026 Community Poem, written by Friends of Poetry.

Alex Menzor is a queer, Kalamazoo based acrylic artist and illustrator whose works invoke feelings of impermanence and renewal.

Juju is an artist born and raised in the Kalamazoo area focusing on macabre and surreal artwork.

Sharmane Flanders is a multimedia artist in Portage, MI. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Art and enjoys making surrealism paintings and pushing the boundaries between 2D and 3D art.

Austin Rounds is a twenty-four-year-old artist who has used his art as an outlet and a way to express himself when the world around him may feel off kilter, beautiful, and even challenging.

2026 West Michigan Area Show: The incredible work of 96 Artists from 14 West Michigan Counties is on view during the annual, juried West Michigan Area Show.

Maya Sophia Ananda James, a multidisciplinary social practice multimedia artist, graphic novelist, author, writer, arts educator, journalist, and recipient of the Vanguard Award in ArtPrize 2023.

Angel Zuniga is a novice artist from Michigan. Angel is a self-taught watercolor painter and has also taken a six-week pottery class.

Luna is a Kalamazoo-based artist who got a degree in K-12 art education. While teaching, she fell in love with working with clay and creating functional ceramics.

SouredTofu (Mar) is a multi-media artist focusing on ceramics and illustration, often adorning their cups with whimsical characters and familiar scenarios.

The Apocalypse Collection, created by The Ugly Baby Lab, brings sculptural works straight out of an atmosphere of droll decay.

Cortney Collia finds beauty in her travels and captures it in a photograph that she later adds to by detailing the images with ink and pen to bring out the spirit of what she sees.

With his string quartet, Hach combines contemporary music styles with romantic orchestrations and poetic sensibilities.

"My work explores memory, innocence, solitude, and the emotional connection between people and nature".

Fred Zemlick is an exceptional artist living in Portage, Michigan.

Sheetal Patel creates abstract mixed media paintings on canvas, drawing inspiration from her love of nature and the beauty of color and textures.

Savannah Keck is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of family, memory, grief, love, and the relationships that shape a sense of home.

Craig Spink, is a local artist who creates hand-carved works of birds, fish and other outdoor critters.

Stainless chainmail, the material Elaine Unzicker primarily works with, is constantly flowing from her fingertips, oftentimes slinking off the bench into a pile on the floor.

The Quartet is an RnB and Jazz cover group taking all types of music from radio hits such as Yukon and even 80's rock ballads like Forget Her and rearranging them with modern RnB, jazz fusion, and classical elements.