artprize
Top Ten Featured Artist: Bill Secunda
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Bill Secunda answers The Rapidian's 5 artist questions about his piece, Mantis Dreaming: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Laura Alexander
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Laura Alexander answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, The Tempest II: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Lynda Cole
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Lynda Cole answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, Rain: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your piece? ...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Tracy Van Duinen
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Tracy Van Duinen answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about his piece, Metaphorest: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your...
Dixie Olin: The Importance of Art
by (michellemmyers)
Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Dixie Olin’s house is littered with art. From the large mural of a beach scene in the dining room to the art projects on the deck to the ornate vases in the china cabinet, any onlooker can tell that the house is inhabited by an artist. As a...
Local arts organization SiTE:LAB's volunteer
by (bagelkerk)
Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
One of the most interesting things about ArtPrize is the vast range of venues that exhibit entries. Restaurants, schools, local businesses, sometimes completely atypical spaces allow us to see art in unique settings. This season’s SiTE:LAB is...
Run, ride and see ArtPrize
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-02-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Too busy or too Type A for a leisurely stroll around ArtPrize? More concerned about working out than spending time with a work of art? With the Grand Rapids Urban Adventure Race on October 8, people can double dip: get a run in, ride their bikes and...
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...
How to help the good guys win
by (pelz)
Submitted 09-28-2011 under OPINION
Today is the last day to cast wide your votes. Until today I was a staunch non-voter for several reasons. I believe that art is intrinsically awarding on its own, both for the maker and the viewer. I worry about mass appeal. But ArtPrize wants...
Female Artists Explore Indefinite Boundaries at (106) Gallery
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 09-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
indefinite boundaries, the exhibition this year at the (106) Gallery for Artprize 2011, features the work of nine female artists who deal with ideas of place and the environment. The artists are not in collaboration with each other, but their...