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| Jim Bridenstine |
Jim Bridenstine served as the Executive Director of the
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts for over 24, almost 25, years. He is an art historian
who earned a bachelor's degree in history from The College of Holy Cross and a
master's degree in the History of Art (American Art) from George Washington
University. He also completed Harvard University's Institute of Arts
Administration program. Prior to the KIA, Bridenstine was the director of the
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House. Raised in Detroit, he also worked at the Detroit
Institute of Arts and the Toledo Museum of Art.
Bridenstine helped build the KIA's permanent collection, which has
developed into more than 4,200 pieces, 1,700 of them collected during his
tenure.
Currently he is enjoying retirement but is still very active
in the Kalamazoo scene.
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