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Public responds to discussion of art, tech, new platforms for design incubators

Submitted 10-04-2014 under NONPROFITS

[VIDEO] Right after watching the Critical Discourse discussion of art and technology, these respondents stopped to share their own insights and learning. Each night, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.

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Art of war at ArtPrize 2014

Submitted 10-03-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

ArtPrize 2014 includes many thought-provoking entries that address the experience of war.

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Why time based art takes time: Categorical distinctions of criteria for ArtPrize 2014

Submitted 10-03-2014 under OPINION

ArtPrize can become the post-biennial model for large scale art festivals that promote learning and discourse above all else- but it will need to define mutual terms that represent a consensus amongst experts and a caring public, and not leave it to a single judge to define and enforce each year.

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Public responds to Art21 preview, artist conversation about process

Submitted 10-03-2014 under NONPROFITS

[VIDEO] Right after viewing the sneak preview of Art21 and having a chance to ask questions of the artists featured in the film, these respondents stopped to share their own insights and learning. Each night, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.

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Award-winning art documentary series premieres in Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-03-2014 under NEWS

Director Susan Sollins and featured artists Leonardo Drew and Katharina Grosse present "Art in the 21st Century" and talk about their process of working on their artwork. Sollins, Drew and Grosse are this year's Grand Jurors for ArtPrize.

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My experience of ArtPrize: watching audiences connect with dance in different ways

Submitted 10-02-2014 under VOICES

The most significant interactions with "respirador (breather)" I witness come from two completely different groups: children, and retirees (65+ years old.) These two groups of people connect with the work in very different, but equally important ways.

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Art that expresses need for peace: conversation with UICA curator Alexander Paschka, artist Ladislov Hanka

Submitted 10-02-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

The UICA’s Alexander Paschka and artist Ladislov Hanka talk about bees and sharks, "Gun Country" and "There's Something Happening Here," belief and hope.

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Mental Health issues; Who do we call?

Submitted 10-02-2014 under OPINION

Suicide, along with violence between law enforcement and residents of the United States, is rapidly growing while tolerance is disappearing. Lives are being lost, destroyed and turned upside down while mentally ill people are falling into the cracks of our legal system.

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Artist caricatures ArtPrize, West Michigan, fellow artists with exhibit "FartPrize"

Submitted 10-02-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

Anna Lisa Schneider describes her ink-drawn installation, "FartPrize" as, “a tongue-in-cheek, visual exploration of the entire ArtPrize experience.”

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Open voting for all ArtPrize entries in "Round One" ends Saturday

Submitted 10-02-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

With races between artwork extremely close, your vote counts. The ability to vote for any and every entries ends this Saturday at 11:59. On Sunday, Round 2 voting will commence after the announcement of the Public's Top 20.

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