ArtBreak: The Poetry of Shoes

Name: ArtBreak: The Poetry of Shoes
Start: 2026-02-25T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-25T13:00:00-05:00
Location: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

Schedule

Wed Feb 25 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007 | Kalamazoo, MI

Explore Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks through the medium of poetry! Local poet and Kirk Newman Art School instructor Elizabeth Kerlikowske has led her poetry students in composing original works responding to selected shoes featured in the exhibition. During this ArtBreak, the students will share their work and offer new perspectives on this innovative collection that brings together footwear of the past, present, and future!
Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks is co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, and curated by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum.