Grand Rapid's Heartside-Downtown

ArtPrize Artist Profile: Andrew Hawkes claims responsibility for "it's not my fault"

Submitted 09-25-2012 under OPINION

Andrew Hawkes, printmaker and mixed-media artist, makes his ArtPrize debut with "It's not my fault" at the GRAM for its Transformation experience.

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Shortlist revealed at ArtPrize Hub

Submitted 09-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The top 25 pieces determined by public vote, as of 6:00 Monday night, and top 25 for jurors were announced at a public event simulcast on WOOD TV8.

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What do you see: abstracting the landscape at The Spot

Submitted 09-24-2012 under OPINION

Megan Klco's "Crisis of Indecision" and Justin Kellner's "Cycle" captured my attention at The Spot.

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High Five offers innovative take on ArtPrize curation

Submitted 09-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

High Five provides a contemplative and well-executed space at 55 Campau

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Gaspard Gallery combines poetry and photography

Submitted 09-24-2012 under OPINION

Near the southern boundary of the competition, two newcomers to the Avenue have created a space that rewards those who step away from the crowds.

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Role/Play at Kendall College shows that sometimes less is more

Submitted 09-22-2012 under OPINION

Sometimes what pieces are made out of steal all the glory. In Kendall's exhibition "Role/Play," what the work is made from only begins to scratch the surface of this expertly curated show.

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What do you see: Plexus No 18 at Kendall College

Submitted 09-22-2012 under OPINION

Gabriel Dawe's strings will take you in and off center, another sophisticated and playful work along with a venue full of that same successful tension between playfulness and complexity.

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