

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Artful Evening: WMAS Juror’s Talk with Dr. Hubert Massey
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an inspiring evening with acclaimed Detroit artist Dr. Hubert Massey, the 2025 juror for the West Michigan Area Show. Massey is renowned for his large-scale public murals and frescoes, which often celebrate the rich cultural history of Michigan and its people. Massey will share insights from his distinguished career, exploring his creative process, the inspiration behind his work, and the significance of public art in building community. Following the lecture, Massey will lead a brief gallery walk through the West Michigan Area Show exhibition, offering his expert perspective on selected works and highlighting the themes and techniques that stood out to him as a juror.

Dr. Hubert Massey is an award-winning Kresge Fine Arts Fellow. His distinctive fresco murals grace the halls of such notable Michigan destinations as the Flint Institute of the Arts, Detroit Athletic Club, and his alma mater, Grand Valley State University. He studied at the University of London’s Slade Institute of Fine Arts and later learned the centuries-old fresco technique from former assistants of legendary artist Diego Rivera.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kalamazoo/artful-evening-wmas-juror’s-talk-with-dr-hubert-massey/200028272902238
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://kiarts.org/event/artful-evening-wmas-jurors-talk-with-dr-hubert-massey/?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

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **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:** Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 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, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Artful Evening: WMAS Juror’s Talk with Dr. Hubert Massey ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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