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The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio -- Bertha Zamora
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 10-01-2010 under NONPROFITS
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create,...
Value of Art
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 09-28-2010 under OPINION
I have been getting flak for being an elitist snob when I talk about the quality of work in ArtPrize. There seems to be some nebulous, unsupported idea that judging art is wrong floating about ArtPrize. Suspending judgement and embracing the idea...
Friday Night Conversations presents "Community Idea Exchange Mixer: Thoughts on ArtPrize"
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
Share your thoughts on ArtPrize and art during GRAM's Community Idea Exchange Mixers, October 1 and October 8, 2010 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.Cash bar from 5-9:30pm. Relax and browse the 43 ArtPrize exhibitions on view, and remember, GRAM is...
"Evaporative Buildings" at UICA
by (KCAD)
Submitted 09-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
Right around the corner from UICA's entrance is Alex Schweder La's "Evaporative Buildings," on Weston St. This "Evaporative Buildings" installation is located in UICA's loading dock and is made from projections and mechanically induced mist. The...
Maya Lin, "Projects and Processes"
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-22-2010 under NONPROFITS
Special Guest Lecture: Maya Lin"Projects and Processes"Grand Rapids Art Museum's Cook AuditoriumSaturday, October 2, 20107:00pmSponsor: Herman MillerMaya Lin, creator of the renowned Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Grand Rapids’ own Ecliptic at Rosa...
Grand Rapids Art Museum's ArtPrize Artist Talks
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
Join the Grand Rapids Art Museum for GRAM's ArtPrize Artist Talks. These are informal lectures and presentations by some of the 43 artists on view at GRAM during ArtPrize. Remember, GRAM is FREE during ArtPrize! See the full schedule of events at...
Invisible Curators and Ready Partners
by (pwitt)
Submitted 09-21-2010 under OPINION
"As long as art is the beauty parlor of civilization, neither art nor civilization is secure." - John Dewey “Art as Experience” 1934This quote by the American philosopher John Dewey calls upon us to recognize the inherently political nature of art:...
Friday Night Conversations: "Insight Into the Curatorial Process"
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
Friday, September 24, 2010Friday Nights at GRAM5-9pmFriday Night Conversations: "Insight Into the Curatorial Process"7-7:30pmJoin the Grand Rapids Art Museum for Friday Nights at GRAM during ArtPrize, and learn more about the curatorial process from...
ArtPrize: Social networking that bleeds
by (csmit)
Submitted 09-20-2010 under OPINION
As we approach the second installment of ArtPrize, we should remember that we are entering an arena of realism, one quite different than the social networking atmosphere that ArtPrize can sometimes produce. I speak most definitively of ArtPrize...
[Eat & Drink ArtPrize 2010] J. Gardella’s Tavern
by (amandastpierre)
Submitted 09-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Just a few doors in from the corner of Fulton Street and Ionia Avenue, J. Gardella’s Tavern awaits ArtPrize enthusiasts looking for a casual “Chicago tavern-style” experience. Their fare includes a variety of starters, burgers, sandwiches and...