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Artists put finishing touches on Art.Downtown.
by (jtstoner)
Submitted 04-13-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
This week there was a flurry of activity all across downtown Grand Rapids as artists scrambled to get their pieces up for Art.Downtown 2012. This one-night only art event is happening from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. tonight. Studios, galleries, shops and...
Skating and creating at the GRAM
by (Andy Angelo Pre...)
Submitted 02-01-2012 under NONPROFITS
[Music in the video is Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Tchaikovsky] The GAAH Press Club visited "Skate and Create," where we ice skated in Rosa Parks Circle, made kites, drew shadows, and interviewed Katie Williams, the GRAM's...
4 Sundays, 4 Museums. Free for everyone.
by (LCirivello)
Submitted 01-11-2012 under NEWS
A new year-long collaboration between four Grand Rapids museums was announced today at a mid-morning press conference. For four Sundays in 2012, museums in Grand Rapids’ downtown will be open and free of charge for visitors. Gathering at the...
Illuminated from within
by (vreedwrites)
Submitted 09-22-2011 under NEWS
Numen: divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object. The Grand Rapids Art Museum invited metalsmith David Huang to display his ArtPrize 2011 entry "Numinous Community" in one...
GRAM on the Green Returns for a Third Season With New Collaborations
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 06-13-2011 under NONPROFITS
GRAM on the Green Every Friday, July 8 - August 19 The Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Parks & Recreation, and the Downtown Alliance announce a Friday night filled with free activities at Rosa Parks Circle and GRAM this July and...
Civic Studio presents exhibition: Envisioning Art in Public
by (Visual.Studies)
Submitted 03-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
Civic Studio will present Envisioning Art in Public, an exhibition focused on art and its public function on March 18th, 2011 at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. Projects in the exhibition aim to visually interpret a range of topics...
Friday Night Conversations in February
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 02-07-2011 under NONPROFITS
Friday Nights at GRAM Grand Rapids Art Museum 101 Monroe Center St. NWFridays, 5:00 - 9:00 pm Conversations begin at 7:00pmUnwind during Friday Nights at GRAM with art, live music, and good conversation. Galleries are open late each Friday, and a...
Dear Newsweek - An open letter from Mayor George K. Heartwell
by (Mayor George K....)
Submitted 01-25-2011 under OPINION
Dear Ms. Brown: The citizens of Grand Rapids were astounded when you declared our city, Grand Rapids, to be a "dying city" in the January 21, 2011 issue of Newsweek. Dying city? Surely Newsweek must be joking! Would a major medical school...
Sunday Classical Concert Series planned at GRAM
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
Every Sunday from October 24 through December 26, from 2 to 3 p.m., experience a music event unlike any other in Western Michigan. Enjoy the sounds of prominent musicians from across the region during the Sunday Classical Concert Series this fall at...
Friday Nights at GRAM
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
Every Friday night at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, from 5-9pm: Join us for Friday Nights at GRAM from 5:00 to 9:00 pm with galleries open late, live piano music, and a cash bar. FREE for members and $5 for non-members, this price includes...