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The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Wendy Smith
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 08-30-2012 under NONPROFITS
Our featured artist for September is Wendy Smith. Here is a little about the artist, in her own poetic words: My name is Wendy M Smith, my nickname is Butterfly. I live in my own little world through red colored glasses. I have seen...
The Art of Giving: Volunteering in ArtPrize
by (edelsteven)
Submitted 08-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
It’s that time of year again. The days are still hot, but the nights are getting cooler. Back to school sales echo across the airwaves. People speak of winter’s approaching cruelty with little to no dread. And - what’s that other...
Big Bang Art Festival bringing "outsider" art to Mangiamo! this weekend
by (jtstoner)
Submitted 08-22-2012 under OPINION
Heartside folk artist Reb Roberts, of Sanctuary Folk Art Gallery, doesn’t believe in doing anything ordinary. According to his website he is suspicious of everything that is normal. So don’t expect the East Hills Big Bang Art Festival he...
Local photographer Terry Johnston to guide urban photo walk
by (lizstudt)
Submitted 08-09-2012 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum will host an urban photo walk this Friday. The tour is a sub-section of GRAM on the Green and Friday Night Conversations. Guests can arrive early and stay late to take part in other GRAM on the Green events. The tour will...
Dance program makes art more accessible to children
by (lizstudt)
Submitted 08-06-2012 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Hearts in Motion Dance Project was founded two years ago with a simple mission: make dance more accessible for families with children. Alison Brown, founder and head instructor of the project, felt the need for a new type of dance studio: one in...
New mural to be celebrated at 106 S. Division
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-06-2012 under NONPROFITS
This summer has been a hot one—but there is no cooler place to beat the heat than the Avenue for the Arts. This Thursday, August 9 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the 106 South Division Parking lot, the Avenue will welcome its newest addition: a...
Kev Couture: Red carpets, runways and Rooftop Couture
by (emberlyvick)
Submitted 07-25-2012 under OPINION
Though his roots seed from Queens, New York, celebrity stylist Kev Couture is Michigan bred, after migrating to the mitten with his father in his pre-teen years. With the beginnings of a Yankee, this fashion guru’s adolescent exposure in the...
My Story Through Art: exhibit showcases art by foster care youth
by (BethanyMentor)
Submitted 07-16-2012 under NONPROFITS
“My Story Through Art” is designed to allow youth at risk and/or in foster care to retain a sense of their past, to describe their present situation or to take a look into their future through the utilization of a self-expressive and...
Local artist selected to travel to Israel and Palestine
by (ulrichb)
Submitted 07-12-2012 under OPINION
“I am definitely very excited and very grateful. I know this is one opportunity in life that is also probably going to change a lot in my life,” says local printmaker Alynn Guerra. At the time of publish, Guerra is still 1/3...
Rob Smith, local and international fashion photographer, shares his story and the Flash Mob Foto Shoot
by (emberlyvick)
Submitted 07-06-2012 under OPINION
“I’ve always been one who’s seen life in pictures,” says Grand Rapidian Rob "Sky Limit" Smith. A Michigan native, Smith is the creative visionary and founder of Smith Worldwide and is also an...