Avenue for the Arts
Gaspard Gallery combines poetry and photography
by (alexfluegel)
Submitted 09-24-2012 under OPINION
ArtPrize foot traffic tapers off somewhere on South Division between Rumors Nightclub and the Goodwill. Though the area between Fulton and Wealthy Street contain the highest concentration of year-round art galleries, few seem interested or...
New mural to be celebrated at 106 S. Division
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-06-2012 under NONPROFITS
This summer has been a hot one—but there is no cooler place to beat the heat than the Avenue for the Arts. This Thursday, August 9 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the 106 South Division Parking lot, the Avenue will welcome its newest addition: a...
Dressed to Sell: Angela Jones
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 05-10-2012 under NONPROFITS
The apple does not fall far from the tree when it comes to our first featured artist for The Market presented by the Avenue for the Arts. Angela Jones comes from a family of makers. She has always been a creative person and thanks to her parents,...
Art brings crowds downtown to Art.Downtown.
by (eschroeder)
Submitted 04-18-2012 under OPINION
The annual event Art.Downtown took place this past Friday April 13. With over 300 artists and 30 locations it is one of the largest arts related events Grand Rapids has to offer and the entire experience is free. Pre-coverage for the evening was...
Deadline for Art.Downtown. artists and venues fast approaching
by (Chelsea)
Submitted 03-06-2012 under NEWS
Art.Downtown. is happening April 13, 2012 and submissions for all venues and artists must be in by this Friday, March 9th. The coordinators of Art.Downtown. can work with artists who need venues and venues who need artists. It is anticipated that...
Urban Lights 2011- Gifts worth giving: local, handmade, affordable
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-23-2011 under NONPROFITS
Holiday shopping has become something of a circus, with every business vying for your attention with their specially conceived fanfares. I haven’t even been to the mall recently but I have had some vivid nightmares concerning its festive...
You’ve cast your vote for Artprize, now vote for community.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
After a bout of persistent e-mailing- Jenn Schaub of Dwelling Place has given me the chance to learn some of what it takes to organize the annual arts event ‘Free Radical’. It was a bonus for me that it happens to take place on the...
Catalyst Radio: 106 Gallery part of Division Avenue's transformation into Avenue for the Arts
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 09-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
Don't have time to listen right now? Download the episode and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW (10:39) Division Avenue, now also known as the Avenue for the Arts, has a long tradition of pop up galleries in abandonned buildings. Back in 2005...
Avenue for the Arts and Heartside Gallery featured on "The Bright Side"
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-30-2011 under NONPROFITS
CEDAM (Community Economic Development Association of Michigan) is producing a television show featuring Michigan communities. On their latest episode, Episode 3: Michigan Arts and Culture, they came to Grand Rapids to film the Avenue for the...
Catalyst Radio: Pekich Park Concert Series to increase community investment
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
Don't have time to listen right now? Download the MP3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW (9:49) Among the many neighbors in Heartside, Hugo Claudin, an artist and community organizer, noticed that Pekich Park has become a very active...