artprize
Ready, Set, Go Time!
by (Erica Curry VanEe)
Submitted 09-23-2011 under OPINION
Friday night marks the first of five neighborhood “Go Times” that ArtPrize organizers have structured for our community to go deeper and wider in their ArtPrize adventure. Go Time participants are able to go on a scavenger hunt within...
Screwed Rapids at the UICA
by (Liz Winkelman)
Submitted 09-21-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Interview with ArtPrize artists, The Screwed Arts Collective, about their collaborative piece at the UICA and learning that it’s more about the process than the product. If you take a walk up Fulton Street in downtown Grand Rapids and...
GRPS and ArtPrize: A collaboration not to be missed
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 09-20-2011 under NONPROFITS
As ArtPrize 2011 kicks off Wednesday, September 21, GRPS’s involvement in this year’s event has certainly produced some unforgettable pieces. Not only is GRPS providing venues for the event, many GRPS students have partnered with...
Gifts from the ArtPrize community
by (Erica Curry VanEe)
Submitted 09-20-2011 under VOICES
Happy Birthday ArtPrize! Today is my birthday too, and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to spend it with you. You have been one of the best birthday gifts of my life, and that’s pretty impressive, considering I have...
Wish you were here
by (Peg Treegarden)
Submitted 09-18-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
View highlights from artist Deanna Morse's video installation "Wish You Were Here" (voting #55321). You can learn about how you can be a part of the ArtPrize experience at her three workshops, all on Saturdays at 2 p.m. at Westminster...
Fragrant re-imagining of Afghan war rugs: An interview with artist Barbara Koenen
by (pelz)
Submitted 09-14-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Walk up the stairs to the second floor of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), and you will be greeted by complex layers of aromas that range from grandma’s apple pie to Tandoori chicken to boudoir sachets. Sunday at the GRAM, artist Barbara...Beyond the Reboot: Interview questions for artists, curators and venue managers
by (Holly)
Submitted 09-10-2011 under
ARTIST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? (physical and mental process) 3. How did you consider the placement of your piece-the context of the space it’s in, as well as in...
Urban Adventure Race Adds Twist to to ArtPrize 2011
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 08-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Now that it is in its third year, Grand Rapidians know there are many strategies to fully experience ArtPrize. You can stroll around for a few whole days and take it in slowly, you can give it an hour or two every day for its duration, or you can...
“I Believe I Become” ArtPrize entry highlights student aspirations
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 08-29-2011 under NONPROFITS
A team of visionary and creative art students from Grand Rapids Public Schools are working to create a mural to enter into this year’s ArtPrize competition with support from several local businesses. Local artists Georgia Taylor and...
Grand Rapids artist Derrick Hollowell’s big concept
by (Sandra Mitchell)
Submitted 07-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Derrick Hollowell spends a lot of time thinking. The 46-year-old artist, musician, and teacher has spent much of his life expressing himself through paintings and music, but words don’t escape Derrick, either. Articulate and soulful, Derrick...