Art.Downtown 2011 Plans Underway

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Spring is just around the corner, which means that planning for the 2011 edition of Art.Downtown is beginning.  Last year, the event included over 300 artist in 32 different venues, with over 4000 attendees, making it one of the largest studio hops West Michigan has to offer!  We know that 2011 will be no different.  This year, the event will be held on April 15, 2011, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

The first planning meeting for Art.Downtown will be held on Friday, February 4, at 5:30 pm at Pub 43. Pub 43 is located at 43 South Division.

Anyone interested in participating is welcome to come.  One of the first goals of these meetings is to establish what venues, groups, and individuals are interested in participating in Art.Downtown and how they would like to be involved.  We will be discussing changes for 2011, reviewing meeting dates and event deadlines, and be gathering preliminary contact and site information.  If you or anyone you know is interested in constructing one of the best events Grand Rapids has to offer, be sure to make it to this meeting.  See you there!