Resource of works of art from around the world contributed and described by leading museums. Also available via MeL with your Michigan driver's license or ID number.
Magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, ebooks available in the library or at home with your KPL library card or with your Michigan Driver's License or ID by going to Mel.org
Includes Computer Database; Custom Newspapers; General Reference Center Gold; Grand Rapids Press; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Business File ASAP; Legal Trac; InfoTrac Onefile; Health Reference Center Academic ASAP
Michigan eLibrary collection of ebooks.
Quick facts on a variety of subjects, including quotations, English and bilingual dictionaries, art and architecture, encyclopedias, timelines and subjects such as food and drink, computers, sciences, economics, history, law, mythology, performing arts, politics and social science, math and religion.
(OCLC FirstSearch) Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs is the only online union catalog of auction catalog records in existence.
For home access with a valid KPL library card call 553-7801 for username and password. Also available via MeL.
Community Resources
Phone 269-342-5059
An association of artists, organizations, and art lovers who serve as advocates, coordinators, and leaders for the arts community, providing consultations to members on grant writing, marketing, and management. Produces the monthly Art Hops. Manages an on-line calendar of cultural events. Publishes quarterly newsletter. Administers grant programs: Arts Fund of Kalamazoo County, Arts Outreach Fund, Gilmore Emerging Artist Grant, MAGIK-Making Arts Grow in Kalamazoo, Region 15 Mini-grants. Curates rotating exhibits. Sponsors annual Community Arts Awards and All Ears Theatre. Collaborates with city on Sunday concerts.
Phone 269-349-1035
Produce annual Black Arts Festival; fine art exhibitions; classes; workshops; artistic demonstrations.
Phone 269-349-7775
Monthly lecture; speakers such as artists, critics, historians; bus trips to enhance art education.
Phone 269-373-4938
Art classes in papermaking, printmaking, bookbinding and creative writing, annual Edible Book Contest (April).
Phone 269-833-7783
Newsletter.
Phone 269-349-7775
Exhibitions; art classes; tours; films; lectures; concerts; Fine Arts Library; gallery shop; outreach programs for schools and organizations.
Phone 269-782-2908
Monthly meetings; yearly group projects; day and evening quilt groups; quilt show every other year.
Phone 269-552-9802
Hosts "Explore Glass Art Day" twice a year; holds a "Summer Glass Camp" for kids; visiting artist lecture series each year; provides demonstrations for small groups or private parties at art festivals and Gallery Art Hops in Kalamazoo; classes.
Artists share works together. Visit artists studios and roam the gallery rooms.
Includes links concerned with costumes, costume history, textile art, and fashion.
Exists to foster, preserve, and promote excellence in the arts, to bring art to all Americans, and to provide leadership in arts education.
Provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library.
Houses an extensive combination of circulating, reference, and rare archival collections in its field. Electronic and print resources covering music, dance, theater, art, and film.
Bibliographical database of books on art.
ACGK serves the Greater Kalamazoo arts community. Site covers Art Hop, newsletter, events calendar, local galleries, and educational programs.
MACAA exists to support, strengthen, and unite community arts and cultural organizations in Michigan.
Michigan's web site provides information about the mission and purpose of Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
Covers their mission, current programming, grant proposal opportunities, cultural links, news updates, and their role in bridging communities and ideas.
A Virtual Museum dedicated to educating, informing, and sharing great photographs. Site includes five thousand images, from daguerreotype portraits to Ansel Adams.
Covers both the Art Institute of Chicago's collections, programs, and exhibits and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's objectives, curriculum, and opportunities.
Information about DIA's art collections, current exhibits, events, educational programs, research library, and news.
Information about FAMSF's art collections, exhibits, educational programs, recent acquisitions, and museum store.
An overview of KIA's art collections, exhibits, educational programs, events, gallery shop, library materials, and outreach services.
Information about its history, art collections, exhibits, educational programs, virtual tours, and news updates.
Information about MET collections, exhibits, educational programs, calendar, concerts, lectures, events, historical timeline, and the museum store.
MOMA's site includes access to current and past exhibits of modern art ranging from painting to film, biographical summaries of artists, sample images, and information about housed collections, research resources, and calendar of events.
A community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition, and celebration of bad art in all its forms and in all its glory.
Offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945, and includes information about visitation, history, job opportunities, news updates, media releases, and rental events.
Includes visual samples of the collection, a searchable database, and information pertaining to visiting, housed collections, exhibits, online tours, education, programming, and research resources.
Showcasing the National Portrait Gallery's collection of art depicting famous British men and women. Includes information on exhibits, educational programming, library resources, the gift shop, and sample images.
Information about exhibits, collections, educational programming, events, and research resources at the largest collection of American art in the world.