KIA Members are invited to join us at a Members’ Reception for Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks on February 6, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30pm.

The exhibition 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.

This exhibition at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is made possible, in part, with generous support from:

Innovative Sponsors:
Stryker
Si & Shirley Johnson

Virtual Sponsors:
Efroymson Family Fund
V&A Bootery
Mitten Running Co.

Sustainable Sponsors:
Carole & Samuel Cupps
Kalamazoo Valley Community College

Friend Sponsors:
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Media Sponsors:
Adams Outdoor Advertising