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Live Coverage Features: Brett Colley and Margie Erlandson

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 01-27-2012 under NONPROFIT

UICA's biggest fundraiser of the year offers guests the unique opportunity to purchase artwork that is created right before their eyes! Come to the Steelcase Town Hall for an unforgettable evening that includes live and silent auctions, music...

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Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Hyun Yoo

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 11-22-2011 under NONPROFIT

UICA's 23rd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked a few of the artists some questions about their products for the market. Below Hyun Yoo answered our questions. 

 
Tell us a little about yourself.
I‘m...

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UICA's youth program honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 11-03-2011 under NONPROFIT

Chosen from a pool of more than 471 nominations and 38 finalists, UICA's ArtWorks program was one of just 12 after-school and out-of-school programs across the country and the only program in the Midwest to receive this prestigious award. The...

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ArtWorks Program Prepares Students for Creative Careers

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 07-06-2011 under NONPROFIT

UICA's ArtWorks program is an innovative job training program for creative youth, ages 14 to 21. The program readies young people for 21st century creative careers by providing inventive studio practices, professional resources, and...

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Izzy Goes To Italy

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 06-15-2011 under NONPROFIT

On the northern coast of Italy, sits the small city of Muggia. Surrounded by a system of hills, Muggia’s name is derived from the ancient word for coastal swamp. But when Israel (Izzy) Davis, Director of Ceramics at UICA and Professor at...

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Peopledesign Helps Transform UICA’s Brand

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 06-01-2011 under NONPROFIT

A cornerstone of the West Michigan community since 1977, UICA is on the cusp of opening a prominent new facility in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. As part of this move, UICA has engaged Peopledesign to help focus and re-invigorate the UICA...

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Elizabeth Goes to Eksperimenta!

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 05-27-2011 under NONPROFIT

If anyone had suggested a year ago to Elizabeth Goddard, Education Director at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) that she’d be presenting at an arts conference in Estonia, she would have said, “Yeah, right.” And then...

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UICA Spotlight: Raven Jones

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 05-12-2011 under NONPROFIT

For the past three years, Raven Jones has been part of the UICA family. Since she started in our ArtWorks Youth Program in 2008, she has participated in four ArtWorks projects. During these projects she showcased her beaded works at an art...

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Interview with UICA's Associations Artists

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 04-28-2011 under NONPROFIT

Artists Brett Colley, Lora Fosberg and Diane Christiansen talk about their work in UICA's Associations exhibition!

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UICA: Where Artists Connect To A Bigger World

by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) (UICA)

Submitted 03-25-2011 under NONPROFIT

On June 13, 2007, several past and present members of the Visual Arts Committee (VAC) met at UICA. Their lively, two-hour discussion covered UICA’s history, some philosophy of art, the nature of volunteerism, and the importance of UICA’s work...

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