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Downtown art show event raises awareness about North Korea crisis
by Karie Schulenburg (Karie Schulenburg)
Submitted 04-16-2012 under OPINION
For a small country, North Korea poses a big and mysterious threat to the world. North Korea is known for high walls, machine guns and a domineering government. North Korea takes extreme measures to keep the rest of the world out of their country,...
Art.Downtown. plans for bigger event
by Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea)
Submitted 02-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Art.Downtown., slated for April 13, plans to be bigger than previous years. This year's event boasts three trolleys taking Grand Rapidians to over 30 locations with over 350 artists being showcased. It is one night when downtown Grand...
AIGA Grand Valley Presents 3rd Annual Pattern Show
by AIGA West Michigan (aigawestmi)
Submitted 03-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
AIGA Grand Valley is holding its 3rd Annual Pattern Show on Friday, March 25th. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and will be on display from 8-11pm at the DAAC. The theme of the exhibition is Maps & Direction.The Pattern Show is...
Voters give proceeds from Sunday Soup #8 to music collective
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-24-2010 under NEWS
Organizers started early today to set up for Sunday Soup #8. By the time the first volunteer cooks trickled in, the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) had been tiled with homemade benches, decorated with freshly carved pumpkins and...Sunday Soup #8: Halloween edition
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-15-2010 under
Sunday soup is a monthly community meal that provides mini-grants for local small-scale creative projects. $5 buys you a bowl and a vote, the entire proceeds of the gathering will go to fund the proposal with the most votes.It's Halloween month...
Rapid Growth panelists dissect the value of art in Grand Rapids
by Denise Cheng (dennetmint)
Submitted 06-17-2010 under NEWS
Photos by Jon Clay Rapid Growth Media held the fifth monthly segment of its speaker series last night at Wealthy Theatre. The topic of the night was "Good business is the best art." Panelists included Brian Kelly (owner of Brian Kelly...
Dante Cope and the Couture Tape Co-Operative unite Division Ave.
by douglas dooley (douglasdooley)
Submitted 05-25-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
For someone as soft-spoken as Dante Cope, there is a lot going on behind the eyes. He is a local hiphopster at present, hailing from Jackson, originally, and though he does not have a local release to his name, most people in the local hip hop...
Humanature Exhibit at the DAAC
by Jewly Warren (Jewly Warren)
Submitted 03-07-2010 under OPINION
The Division Avenue Arts Collective presented its first collectively organized art exhibition on Friday March 5th. The theme was Humanature, purposely spelled with only one N expressing the intersection of humanity and nature. This...
A Conscious Benefit at the DAAC
by Jewly Warren (Jewly Warren)
Submitted 02-03-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division · Heartside Grand Rapids) recently hosted an event to raise awareness of the issues involved with the various ways our society engages in animal exploitation . The event was titled “A...
