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THE FEED
This week signals the beginning of the GRAM/Ox-Bow Friday Lecture Series. Celebrating the shared centennials of these two great art organizations, this summer-long event will bring a distinguished lineup of speakers to the Art Museum. Learn about the evolution of art over the past one hundred years and experience how Ox-Bow artists envision its future.
Please join us for the Ox-Bow Artists Reception this Friday, July 9 at 5:00pm. Starting at 6:30 pm, the Executive Director of the Alliance of Artists Communities, Caitlin Strokosch, opens the series by presenting Ox-Bow and the Importance of Artists’ Communities. Lectures are held in GRAM’s Cook Auditorium and will continue every Friday through August 20. The full series schedule is available here.
Also, the Ox-Bow Centennial Exhibition is currently on view at GRAM, providing a look at historical and contemporary art movements through paintings, drawings, prints, glass, ceramics, metal sculpture, and book art.
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) celebrates 100 years of art, legacy and vision with its Centennial Year in 2010. The mission of the Grand Rapids Art Museum is to provide a gathering place where people of all ages and backgrounds can enrich their lives through interaction with works of art in a thought-provoking and creative way. Established in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, the new art museum is internationally known for its distinguished design and LEED Gold certified status. Established in 1910 as the Grand Rapids Art Association, GRAM has grown to include more than 5,000 works of art, including American and European 19th and 20th century painting and sculpture and over 3,000 works on paper. Embracing the city’s legacy as a leading center of design and manufacturing, GRAM has a growing collection in the area of design and modern craft.
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