ArtPrize2011
Artifacts of local history blend with contemporary art
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Becca Robinett, Hope College student Waves of people move among the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s ArtPrize exhibits, which expand into the surrounding environment, including a walk-through installation along the riverbank. One of the...
Monroe Community Church: Creative, cozy, crowded
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Emily Rediger, Hope College student Artprize offers the unique opportunity experience the communion of city and art. Being a first time attendant of Artprize, I had no set expectations. I was surprised at the number of venues and...
First United Methodist Church features works that charm and inspire
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Leah Carroll, Hope College student One venue in particular that must be experienced is the United Methodist Church located in the basement at 227 East Fulton Street. The architecture and the site of the church itself is quite a...
Care for some art with your beer?
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Becca Hawkins, Hope College student Care for some art with your beer? No, it’s not a sarcastic joke about the bar economy during ArtPrize. It’s a legitimate question if you’re visiting one of the more hoppin’ venues...
Republican Headquarters provides quality art off the beaten path
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Anna Swartz, Hope College student Those wanting to experience ArtPrize often overlook art featured in venues that are smaller or not centrally located. One venue very much worth seeing is located at the Kent County Republican Headquarters,...
Two worth the trip
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 09-30-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Alison Zdan, Hope College student City Art Gallery, a recent addition to the local art scene, is located north of Grand Rapids’ main downtown ArtPrize Hub at 41 Sheldon Blvd. The venue opened in June of this year and features the works...
Wow. That's Bad.
by (mnaselli)
Submitted 09-30-2011 under OPINION
The top ten is out. The majority of the pieces are bad. Now what? ArtPrize has a problem. If this is the kind of work that gets awarded colossal sums of money, then the best and brightest of the art world will not bother. The contest has the...
Duke Greene gives a writer's view of the visual arts
by (mpurkiss)
Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Duke Greene, Grand Rapids local poet and hip-hop writer, has no formal artistic training. He does say that some of his teachers at Northview High School were the first to push him for excellence. He wrote his first song in 8th grade, but...
Artistic insights from an art student
by (connermarks)
Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Processing art becomes the subject of focus for many Grand Rapidians with the arrival of ArtPrize, yet many of us truly do not know how to judge or critique art from the viewpoint of an artist. “Art is kinda like a song,” says Tom Smith...
Mosaic: Art or craft
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 09-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
by Kelsey Fegan, Hope College student Historically, mosaic was a medium regarded as equal to fresco or oil painting. Highly durable, mosaic was used as decoration on the floors or walls of religious structures, secular buildings, or wealthy...