Welcome back, @kcaialumni! 🎉 @artdesignlabs teamed up with @vivalatinta for a special bring-your-own-t-shirt event, featuring live mobile screen printing. Alumni took home an exclusive design created in collaboration between Edwing Mendez (’14 @kcaigraphicdesign) / @wing_dez and Isaac Tapia / @tapia.isaac. Nicolas Ortega (’16 @kcaiprintmaking) / @chrysalis83 guided participants through a process usually reserved for the studio, sharing the unique challenges of screen printing outdoors. For Viva

Family Ties Mineral Hall • Kansas City Art Institute September 6 – October 25, 2025 In 2023, a small space became available for use in a @kcaifoundation building. Visiting Assistant Professor @elainebuss suggested it could become a place for work curated by and for Foundation students. What began as a modest closet quickly grew into a student-driven project with full freedom to create and experiment. Now, three years later, the KCAI Gallery Club is hosting its sixth (and largest) show to date. O

Happy 143rd Birthday CIA! 🎉🎁 On November 13, 1882, the Cleveland Institute of Art was incorporated as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. Since then, countless students have left their creative and innovative marks on the worlds of art and design. We’re proud of what the CIA community has accomplished throughout our history, and with so many talented students, alumni, faculty and staff who are part of that community today, we’re excited to see what the next 143 years has in store!