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September 2023 Art Hop

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Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
EFA proudly presents Blended Narratives! See how a group of artists who teach and create together can mix it up and assemble a whole new narrative.
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Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Stories will be written on fabric and woven together to form meaningful rope art! Through the use of a simple machine rope-maker, as well as the technique of finger twining, Project Rope will weave our stories into one rope!
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Public Media Network believes we are all eyewitnesses and each of our stories is a glimpse into how we see the world. 
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Kelly Wittenberg is an award-winning filmmaker and Associate Professor of Film, Video, and Media Studies at Western Michigan University.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
The city has identified 5 key public spaces in downtown that are candidates for improvement. Stop by to view the project areas, talk to project team members, and provide input to help shape the design vision for these areas.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Jasper Hursley makes every day use pottery with bold and bright colors to add vibrancy to daily life.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Rosemary creates and sells paracord, knitted, and crocheted handmade items. 
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Caleb creates and sells paracord items such as dog collars and leashes, bracelets, keychains, lanyards, zipper pull attachments, plant hangers with pots, and painted pots.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Christian Haack is a mixed media artist who aims to blend chaos into harmony with an ample dash of absurdity.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Lorrie Henson creates and sells paracord dog leashes including safety leashes. For the September Hop Lorrie is offering seasonal wreaths and centerpieces as well.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
David's artwork and photos tell stories. Stories of success and falling flat on your face. In this show, you will witness the brilliance of his photos, which convey a melancholy mood with much hope attached.
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Group Show
Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Josh Ford creates abstract work with social/political undertones. Josh is currently branching out into cartoon development and illustration.
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Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
The Young Artist Exhibit highlights the very talented youth in our community by displaying their artwork in the Gail Sydnor Gallery.
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Kalamazoo Mall
346 S. Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Artist/ Illustrator Clarissa Thompson creates colorful and whimsical scenes with pen, ink, and watercolor inviting viewers in for a closer look.
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Kalamazoo Mall
330 S. Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
artWorks offers unique and one-of-a-kind affordable art created by over 70 individuals with disabilities.
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Kalamazoo Mall
306 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Youth from Loy Norrix and Kalamazoo Central explore topics important to them through writing feature stories, taking pictures, and presenting artwork.
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Kalamazoo Mall
240 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
The artist and co-owner of Evergreen Macrame, Maile Whipple uses macrame as her meditation by slowing down to focus on each knot and eventually create a unique work of art.
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Kalamazoo Mall
166 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Thomas Churney is a nature and wildlife photographer who also creates original work in acrylic on canvas.
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Kalamazoo Mall
132 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Michael Haughey began painting seven years ago working both in palette knife and brush techniques. Michael enjoys painting a wide variety of subjects including landscapes, still life, florals, and seascapes.
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Kalamazoo Mall
359 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Tamika Seawood is a vocalist and trumpet artist. Her musical ambience is soft vocals with muted trumpet sounds.
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Kalamazoo Mall
101 S Kalamazoo Mall
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Established in 2008, the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan are a friendly association of artists who seek inspiration and artistic growth through painting outdoors directly from nature. PAAWM schedules Paint Outs April through November at some of southwest Michigan’s most beautiful preserves and sanctuaries.
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Kalamazoo Mall
101 E Michigan Ave.
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Ernie Paniccioli's vast body of work will be on display at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media and Arcus Gallery from Friday, Sept. 1, through the end of October.
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East Town to River's Edge
139 N Edwards st
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Featuring funky rhythms, searing guitar, and blazing saxophone lines, Out of Favor Boys bring incredible energy to every show they play.
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East Town to River's Edge
260 E Michigan Avenue
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Rumbidzwaiishe Chirara is a Zimbabwean born artist who creates vibrant portraiture that celebrates African women.
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Group Show
Arcadia
180 E Water St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Felix Sunflower is a multimedia artist who focuses on themes of growth, death, and rebirth.
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Group Show
Arcadia
180 E Water St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Sharmane Flanders is a multimedia artist who also enjoys charcoal drawing and painting with acrylics.
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Group Show
Arcadia
180 E Water St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Amber Stilson is a Kalamazoo raised artist who handicrafts and upcycles a variety of fiber arts, toys, and clothing.
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Group Show
Arcadia
180 E Water St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
This young artist creates acrylic paintings, watercolor paintings, and digital art in a variety of styles and themes.
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Central Business District
121 E Michigan Ave
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Ben Lyon, local artist and musician, is a veteran illustrator of the punk scene with a demented style of pop art and mixed media.
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Northside
326 W Kalamazoo Ave
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Visit Glass Art Kalamazoo for a mini Glass Blowers Battle! Witness the action as teams of local glass blowers clash in a series of head-to-head competitions. Who will be crowned the winner?
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Group Show
Northside
326 W Kalamazoo Avenue
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Colleen Woolpert’s current project, Echo Location, stems from her exploration of the former Lee Paper Company mill with her twin sister, Rani Young, at the Prairie Ronde Artist Residency in the summer of 2022.
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Group Show
Northside
326 W Kalamazoo Avenue
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Mary Whalen is a photographer and arts educator living in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Bronson Park
302 Academy
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Austin Rounds is a twenty-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.
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Vine
833 W South St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Hannah Gregus' illustration style is lightly humorous, aiming to amuse and delight with her whimsical characters.
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Group Show
Downtown West
205 W Lovell St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Lizbeth Lopez is a first-generation Mexican American woman who recently graduated from Kalamazoo College with a degree in Studio Art/Art History while also expanding her worlds in creative writing.
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Group Show
Downtown West
205 W Lovell St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Marilyn Bean is a self-taught contemporary painter. She primarily works with acrylics on canvas creating highly textured yet minimal abstract paintings. Marilyn is interested in shape as exploration and the various ways in which we choose to perceive the world.
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Bronson Park
340 S Rose
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Project Butterfly is a photo-representation of the varied lives of people in the Trans community. What started out as a documentary on the trials and challenges that one faces when they are part of the Trans spectrum, has blossomed into an expression of self-love and happiness.
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Kalamazoo Mall
315 S Rose Street
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Visually Telling a Community's Story — A retrospective view of Encore's design and photography over its 50 years of publication.
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Vine
213 W Walnut St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
This is a group exhibition of the ekphrastic work of the participants of the Photosynthesis Project II. The work consists of both artwork and poetry that appear in their book "Photosynthesis II, a companion."
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Northside
567 E Ransom St
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Stephanie Lee is a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur. The art they create is a manifestation of their relationship with themselves, this planet, and the incredible power of the human experience.
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Group Show
Eastside
1102 E Michigan Ave
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Slab Me Silly offers hand crafted local hardwood pieces. These range from large chainsaw milled live edge slabs to small charcuterie boards hand chosen for their character details.
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Group Show
Eastside
1102 E Michigan Ave
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Ben Alexander makes 3-D printed keychains, objects, and game pieces such as chess and checkers. The artist also makes the cloth boards for chess and checkers using heat transfer vinyl.
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Southtown, Vine
806 S Westnedge Ave
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Daniel is a multi-faceted artist with influences of many genres such as Early Americana, Bluegrass, Grand Ole Opry Classics, Blues, Rock, Punk, and many, many original songs which have been written telling the stories of his background, ideals, views, and very much assimilating these styles.
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