Art Prize
Community Updates: Friday, August 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-26-2022 under NEWS
First Annual Mexican Film Festival to Take Place at Wealthy Theatre in September In September, Wealthy Theatre, the Mexican Heritage Association of West Michigan, and the Consulado de México en Detroit will be partnering to bring Mexican cinema...
Wealthy Theatre documentary premiere co-directed and edited by Grand Rapids’ Libi Hake
by (Martha Shaifer ...)
Submitted 09-07-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Libi Hake, the co-producer and editor for “Work at Hand,” has deep roots in the Grand Rapids area. Her father’s side of the family emigrated from Germany in the 1830’s and soon had a successful liquor distribution business....
BREAKTHROUGH encourages audiences to rise from ashes
by (averym92)
Submitted 09-30-2015 under NEWS
"BREAKTHROUGH" is a time-based ArtPrize entry located outside of the DeVos Place Convention Center. It was created by collaborators Laura Bennett, Mark Bird and Randy Flood, two psychotherapists and a fine artist,...
ArtPrize grows to include stage, screen, hands-on experiences
by (averym92)
Submitted 09-23-2015 under NEWS
ArtPrize is hosting new events this year as it continues to grow and evolve. As it draws in more artists and visitors, ArtPrize has also been growing to include more than just visual aspects of art and teaming up with events that are already a part...
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County announces $20+ million Plaza Roosevelt Redevelopment Project
by (habitatkent)
Submitted 09-01-2015 under NONPROFITS
Habitat Kent’s most ambitious project to date, Plaza Roosevelt is a comprehensive redevelopment project that will invest more than $20 million to reinvigorate one square block bounded by Rumsey Street, Grandville Avenue, Graham Street and...
ArtPrize offers options for their biggest fans
by (tiffewigleben)
Submitted 09-18-2014 under NEWS
ArtPrize wants you to have the best possible experience at this year’s event. Offering ArtClub and ArtFan, membership programs that celebrate and reward supporters of the largest prize to artists and one of the most unique art events in the...
Technique is not enough: Where Jerry Saltz and I agree on how to experience art
by (NicoleGR)
Submitted 10-02-2013 under OPINION
I'll start off by admitting that I know next to nothing about art. Sure, I took an art history class a few years ago but I remember next to nothing from that. So when I look at a piece of art, I naturally will look at it differently than what an...
Con Artist Crew, Spectrum Health Rehab team up for Artprize
by (yuengerr)
Submitted 09-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
So this is Grand Rapids
by (kcaralis)
Submitted 12-12-2011 under OPINION
As I prepared to move to Grand Rapids a few months ago, I had little idea what to expect. While it’s true that I’d spent most of my life living in Michigan (Metro Detroit and then Ann Arbor), in the past few years I’d explored both...
The Role of a Curator in ArtPrize 2010
by (mslager)
Submitted 12-07-2009 under LOCAL LIFE
ArtPrize 2010 should award the "Best Curation of an Unconventional Art Space." This past year, I would have voted for Holly Bechiri as its first recipient for her curatorial work at 45 Ottawa. Holly is an artist...