

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ArtBreak: Exploring the KNAS Faculty Review with Director Leslie Donaldson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Kirk Newman Art School Faculty Review is a much-anticipated biennial exhibition at the KIA, showcasing the considerable talents of Kirk Newman Art School faculty members who provide world-class instruction in a wide range of media. During this ArtBreak, KNAS Director Leslie Donaldson will offer remarks on this year’s show, which centers on the theme of process, before leading guests on a walkthrough of the exhibition. Please note that this ArtBreak will involve standing and walking. Gallery stools will be available.

Leslie Donaldson has served as Director of the Kirk Newman Art School since 2023, bringing to the role more than 20 years’ experience in varied arts management functions, including education, programming, marketing, fundraising, strategic planning, and entrepreneurship. She served as the inaugural CEO of Common Grounds Cooperative, a nonprofit real-estate cooperative in Traverse City. Her career also includes successful stints as the Director of Engagement for Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Executive Director for the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, and the Director of Arts Programs for the City of East Lansing. Donaldson holds an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Painting/Printmaking and a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kalamazoo/artbreak-exploring-the-knas-faculty-review-with-director-leslie-donaldson/200029408954018
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, workshops, fine-arts, business, it, charities
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.kiarts.org/event/artbreak-exploring-the-knas-faculty-review-with-director-leslie-donaldson/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kalamazoo-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kalamazoo
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
- **lat**: 42.28958
- **long**: -85.5874
- **full address**: 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (https://allevents.in/org/kalamazoo-institute-of-arts/21741021)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, workshops, fine-arts, business, it, charities
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ArtBreak: Exploring the KNAS Faculty Review with Director Leslie Donaldson ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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