artprize
Local artist builds community through 3D art
by (empichot)
Submitted 07-11-2013 under NEWS
On the corner of Cherry and Eastern, there’s a little pink building. That’s where Mark Rumsey works and where the East Hills Council of Neighbors convenes. This may not be the place you’d think an artist would work, but it’s...
New ArtPrize director explores Grand Rapids, culture, and permission to participate
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-30-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Christian Gaines, the new Executive Director of ArtPrize, has never lived in a mid-sized city. He grew up in large cities in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and as an adult has lived on both the east and west coasts, and even in Honolulu. Now, he...
GRAM Education Center supports lifetime learning
by (kmb53)
Submitted 11-29-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
When visitors to the Grand Rapids Art Museum walk in the building, they are immediately greeted with elegant architecture and works of art. As visitors look around, to the right they see a hallway across the courtyard which ends with a bright...
Four-time ArtPrize participants reveal learnings, offer advice
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 11-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
“I think in our heart we really believe ArtPrize is this really important thing that is happening to the city,” Rick Beerhorst says. “We want to be a part of it.” Beerhorst and his family have been regular participants of...
Art Beat visits current GRAM exhibitions
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 10-26-2012 under OPINION
Last Friday night The Rapidian Art Beat met up at the GRAM to view the “Real/Surreal” show, the Salvador Dali exhibit and “Elephants,” this year’s winning ArtPrize entry. We arrived and began wandering throughout the...
Lost and found at ArtPrize
by (T_Coin)
Submitted 10-25-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
My parents pulled into the parking lot of the Van Osdel dorms to pick me up. It was my birthday and the plan was to go out and eat, then go to ArtPrize. It was the first time that myself, my mom and my dad visited ArtPrize, and my older brother who...
GAAH Press Club votes art 2012
by (Andy Angelo Pre...)
Submitted 10-22-2012 under NONPROFITS
The GAAH Press Club went downtown to check out ArtPrize and each wrote a review of a piece of art. In this review they touch on materials used, emotions it made them feel, and whether they thought it was art or not. Also, The Press Club ...
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...
Site:Lab and its Detroit artists win big in ArtPrize juried awards
by (alexfluegel)
Submitted 10-06-2012 under OPINION
A small crowd had gathered inside of Site:Lab to watch the livestream of the 2012 ArtPrize Winners Announcement. A number of works being shown (and the venue itself) were in the running to win the coveted Jurors' Awards, and as the time drew...
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...