artprize
Local Artist Highlight: Kailey Smith-Barth
by (Avenueforthearts)
Submitted 01-14-2024 under NONPROFITS
From newcomer to belonging, Kailey Smith-Barth has found her ideal niche in Grand Rapids: an artist with a day job in the arts as Exhibitions and Internship Manager for ArtPrize. She’s modest about her own artwork and thinking about a new...
Community Updates: Friday, September 16
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-16-2022 under NEWS
Art Prize Begins in Grand Rapids + City of Grand Rapids Announces Additional Events As of Thursday, ArtPrize 2022 has officially begun in Grand Rapids -- with an official opening ceremony scheduled to take place on Friday, September 16. For the...
Community updates: Wednesday, Dec. 1
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-01-2021 under NEWS
ArtPrize returns to annual format ArtPrize will be back in 2022—along with its original every-year schedule, it announced Tuesday. Next year’s return of the Grand Rapids-based international art competition marks the first time ArtPrize...
Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 7
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-07-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids' first outdoor 'gear library' opening this weekend Grand Rapids' first ever community library for outdoor gear is opening on Oct. 11, aiming to provide equitable access to outdoor adventure opportunities for local youth...
ArtPrize 2021 - What will captivate our imaginations this year?
by (JW Newson)
Submitted 09-16-2021 under NEWS
It’s back! Today ArtPrize returned to Grand Rapids, MI, turning the city into a giant art gallery for the first time since 2018. The return of the popular festival that has brought millions into downtown Grand Rapids comes after a year delay...
Grand Rapids Art Museum Presents ArtPrize 2021 Exhibition with Disability Arts Organization, DisArt
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 09-08-2021 under NONPROFITS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), DisArt, and protest artist Oaklee Thiele recently announced the September 16 opening of ArtPrize 2021: My Dearest Friends Project. The outdoor exhibition at GRAM will be presented on the Museum’s...
Community updates: Thursday, Sept. 2
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 09-02-2021 under NEWS
Blandford Nature Center celebrating late founder with four-day exhibit Blandford Nature Center (BNC) is inviting the public to join in the celebration of the life and achievements of its founder Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray, who passed away in Grand...
Community updates: Thursday, May 13
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 05-13-2021 under NEWS
City of Grand Rapids receives $75K grant for local Indigenous art along Grand River The City of Grand Rapids has been awarded a $75,000 Our Town grant to bring permanent art and historical markers of original Indigenous people to the city’s...
Community updates: Friday, April 23
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-23-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids park improvements continue through millage investments, leveraged funding Progress on city park improvements throughout Grand Rapids marches on, with 26 parks currently under construction or slated to be in the near future, the city...
Community updates: Friday, Feb. 26
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 02-26-2021 under NEWS
Festival of the Arts hosting ‘Plein Air’ event in June in downtown social zones Festival of the Arts, Grand Rapids’ annual summer celebration of art, music, and culture, will be hosting a modified version of its event this June,...