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Unraveling the ambiguity of contemporary art

Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Steve Samson, UICA Director of Exhibitions and Facilities, offers suggestions to the novice on how to appreciate and evaluate contemporary art.

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Local arts organization SiTE:LAB's volunteer

Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Artist Leigh Ann Cobb shares her experience with SiTE:LAB, her appreciation for art, and her love for Grand Rapids.

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Run, ride and see ArtPrize

Submitted 10-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

There is still time to enter and be part of the Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race. The adventure challenge is open to more than just jocks and marathoners: "If you can read a map, you can do the race."

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Duke Greene gives a writer's view of the visual arts

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Duke Greene, Grand Rapids poet, gives his opinion of this year's ArtPrize entries and talks about his clarifying requirements between "good art" and "great art."

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Artistic insights from an art student

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Local artist and student Tom Smith explains art fundamentals we all can use to judge, understand, and appreciate art at ArtPrize 2011.

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Fresh food to be served at final Farm to Table dinner

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

On Oct. 9, local restaurant Rockwell's Republic will be serving a five- to seven-course dinner of local foods on the Lubbers Family Farm. The series has become a successful collaboration between restaurants, local producers and farmers, and consumers.

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Assocreation: Pink streetwear!

Submitted 09-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Assocreation: what is it? A person, a group, a place, a happening, a pink print t-shirt? Who is Annamarie Buller and why was she out there mixing it up again in the Heartside neighborhood on Saturday September 24 2011? This time it was your feet, fun shoes, pink paint, road dirt and white t-shirts.

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Former manufacturing employees shake off the "RUST"

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Years after assembly plants close, the question of "so now what?" still lingers in Michigan. Stories of those affected are turned into a play by Austin Bunn, "RUST."

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Kaiser's Carnival of Castoffs

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

I spoke with artist Kurt Kaiser about his ArtPrize 2011 entry "Carnival of Castoffs III," showing at CODA gallery on Division, and found out how he creates his work.

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ArtPrize "Canopy" makes a delicate connection

Submitted 09-23-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Ann Chuchvara's Canopy forms a delicate connection to ArtPrize.

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