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Terry Johnston: Life through pink-rimmed glasses

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 11:34

Though ArtPrize is over, the art and one's understanding of it remains. Grand Rapids based photographer, Terry Johnston, provides tips and criteria to assist a judgement and appreciation for the...
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What does this year's Top 10 say about our public?

Monday, October 3, 2011 - 15:36

Our choices for this year's ArtPrize winners reveal some of our culture's problematic preferences.
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Duke Greene gives a writer's view of the visual arts

Friday, September 30, 2011 - 11:45

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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New Picturesque gallery open to the public

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 13:51

This fall's Picturesque series, "Art or Kitsch?" is now open for submissions. Rapidian users are encouraged to submit their photos of art, their own artistic photo creations and their...
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Women's City Club: A must-see ArtPrize venue

Sunday, September 25, 2011 - 09:20

Women's City Club Event Manager and artists talk about getting ready for ArtPrize and their work on display there.
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Ready, Set, Go Time!

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 11:44

ArtPrize has a new way to enjoy the various neighborhoods this year, called Go Time parties, where you can have fun on a scavenger hunt and even win prizes.
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Special coverage of the 3rd year of ArtPrize, from art criticism to photos to conversations with artists and venues, and everything in between.

Art with a Capital A

Reviews, critiques and discussion about art.
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Unraveling the ambiguity of contemporary art

| Tue, 10/04/2011 - 11:54am

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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Unraveling the ambiguity of contemporary art

| Tue, 10/04/2011 - 11:54am

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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Art and dying cities: What does “Top Ten” really mean?

| Mon, 10/03/2011 - 3:18pm

OPINION: Art and Dying Cities: two issues Grand Rapids has recently tackled, between the Top Ten lists of ArtPrize and Newsweek. In this article, I ask the question: How do Top Ten lists come to be and what are they really saying?
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Art and dying cities: What does “Top Ten” really mean?

| Mon, 10/03/2011 - 3:18pm

Wow. That's Bad.

| Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:48pm

OPINION: How we can improve ArtPrize: The top ten are out. Naselli talks about curation, location, and four ways that she suggests we might save ArtPrize.
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Wow. That's Bad.

| Fri, 09/30/2011 - 5:48pm

OPINION: How we can improve ArtPrize: The top ten are out. Naselli talks about curation, location, and four ways that she suggests we might save ArtPrize.
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Gender and art: Do the numbers add up to anything?

| Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:52pm

OPINION: Looking at the gender ratios at the Exhibition Centers, ArtPrize 2011
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Gender and art: Do the numbers add up to anything?

| Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:52pm

OPINION: Looking at the gender ratios at the Exhibition Centers, ArtPrize 2011
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3-2-1: Engage, swag and vote

| Sat, 09/24/2011 - 4:40pm

OPINION: With just 19 days, it can often feel like there is too much to see and so little time. Experienced Wayfinder Erica Curry Van Ee boils down all the information she has learned in hopes of helping other attendees.
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How to See Art

| Thu, 09/22/2011 - 9:16pm

OPINION: Can art change your mind? Naselli talks about the importance of our vote in ArtPrize, and how to rise above personal preference to choose the greater good.
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Beyond the Reboot

Interviews with artists, curators and venue managers.(Interview questions for reporters available here.)

Artprize 2011: Erkfitz's part of Schematic in Two Parts

| Thu, 10/06/2011 - 11:36am

LOCAL LIFE: Interview with Artist Erwin Erkfitz, co-creator of a collaborative mural in the Heartside district.
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Top Ten Featured Artist: Lynda Cole

| Wed, 10/05/2011 - 8:00am

LOCAL LIFE: [ArtPrize 2011 3rd Place winner] In this audio interview, artist Lynda Cole talks about how she keeps hearing the same three words: "beautiful, peaceful & mesmerizing" about her piece, Rain.
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Top Ten Featured Artist: Lynda Cole

| Wed, 10/05/2011 - 8:00am

Top Ten Featured Artist: Tracy Van Duinen

| Wed, 10/05/2011 - 7:59am

LOCAL LIFE: [ArtPrize 2011 2nd Place winner] In this audio interview, artist Tracy Van Duinen shares the story of his collaboration with the students at WMCAT.
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Dixie Olin: The Importance of Art

| Tue, 10/04/2011 - 11:55am

LOCAL LIFE: Dixie Olin shares the importance of art to the individual, the community, and society as a whole.
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Dixie Olin: The Importance of Art

| Tue, 10/04/2011 - 11:55am

LOCAL LIFE: Dixie Olin shares the importance of art to the individual, the community, and society as a whole.
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Mosaic: Art or craft

| Wed, 09/28/2011 - 3:47pm

NONPROFITS: ArtPrize participants Van Duinen, Tavonatti, and Bomarito offer varying approaches to the medium of mosaic.
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Mosaic: Art or craft

| Wed, 09/28/2011 - 3:47pm

NONPROFITS: ArtPrize participants Van Duinen, Tavonatti, and Bomarito offer varying approaches to the medium of mosaic.
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Assocreation: Pink streetwear!

| Tue, 09/27/2011 - 2:40pm

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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Kaiser's Carnival of Castoffs

| Mon, 09/26/2011 - 8:37pm

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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Capture: Art or Kitsch?

Picturesque this falls asks you to capture art, create kitsch, or play with the lines in-between

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Kent Vocational Options at ArtPrize 2011

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Artprize 2011: Erkfitz's part of Schematic in Two Parts

Local jewelry artist talks about ArtPrize; role of art in her life

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