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Free Radical showcases local art and Heartside venues
by (MattP)
Submitted 10-29-2012 under OPINION
Free Radical is an art show which not only showcases some of the diverse Grand Rapids art community, but is also a way to explore some incredible spaces and businesses in the Heartside district. The first showing was Friday, October 26, but there is...
Youth celebrate love of art with animation
by (Peg Treegarden)
Submitted 10-18-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
This summer, the Community Media Center’s youth animation camp partnered with ASIFA/Central to participate in a unique collaborative international animation project. We worked in tandem along with other youth in countries around the world. The...
Why ArtPrize needs all kinds of art
by (MattP)
Submitted 10-08-2012 under OPINION
In an article in the Grand Rapids Press, Joseph Becherer makes some intriguing comparisons between ArtPrize and Renaissance Florence. Becherer relates that the Florentine public had a high appreciation for quality in art which “set the...
Revealing the honesty in imperfection with artist Miranda Graham
by (samibirch)
Submitted 10-05-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Miranda Graham has “a preoccupation with imperfection.” As a Master’s Student at Kendall College of Art and Design, Graham works primarily with oil, ink and subject to paint disfigures: physical deformities of human bodies, ranging from crooked...
ArtPrize Artist Profile: Abbey Adams connects to nature through art
by (Alexandra Krupp)
Submitted 09-26-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Science and art may seem like they are on two opposite sides of the creative spectrum, but to painter and illustrator Abbey Adams, they literally go hand in hand. Through art, she is able to be closer to the topic, critter or scene and get a better...
What do you see: Song of Lift by Martijn van Wagtendonk
by (Holly)
Submitted 09-26-2012 under OPINION
"Is there work up there?" "I'm not sure." "I think I hear voices." "Well, okay, let's go check it out." My companion and I almost didn't go upstairs at UICA late Monday afternoon as we raced around...
All aboard the Okavark to create sustainable peace
by (yuengerr)
Submitted 09-25-2012 under OPINION
Anybody seeking to escape the chaotic madness and vote pandering that is much of ArtPrize, specifically near The BOB, hop on board the magic bus. “How much are tickets for the next ride?” jokes one admirer as he entered. The bus is a...
ArtPrize Artist Profile: Andrew Hawkes claims responsibility for "it's not my fault"
by (PFeutz)
Submitted 09-25-2012 under OPINION
“I was boiling lye in the kitchen, and my mom freaked out. I had to use drain opener, since it’s 100% lye. I had gloves and a respirator on, boiling this big pile of death. And I don’t know if I had the wrong chemicals or if it...
Finding what I missed at ArtPrize
by (Kyle Esterley)
Submitted 09-19-2012 under OPINION
I caught a glimpse of ArtPrize 2012 before the fact. As I strolled through the city Sunday evening there were small groups of people scattered around the Rosa Parks Circle area on Monroe. Artists were hard at work: U-Haul trucks and moving vans...
ArtPeers to participate at SiTE:LAB during ArtPrize 2012
by (ArtPeers)
Submitted 09-17-2012 under NONPROFITS
ArtPeers is proud this year to participate in the SiTE:LAB venue during ArtPrize 2012. ArtPeers is participating in two ways: presenting a kiosk and presenting the debut of a new video series, all during the weeks of ArtPrize at SiTE:LAB. Kiosk: We...