Avenue for the Arts
Jake Stilson, an Anticipated Performer at The Market Presented by Avenue for the Arts
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 07-08-2013 under NONPROFITS
After busking the streets of South Division for The Market on June 8th, Jake Stilson is an anticipated afternoon performance for the second event of The Market Presented by Avenue for the Arts, which is happening this upcoming Saturday from...
Parliament the Boutique offers handcrafted leather goods, fiber classes on South Division
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 06-25-2013 under NEWS
Parliament the Boutique recently opened on South Division. The brick and mortar store is the home to Littlewings Designs, handcrafted by Elyse Marie Welcher. Welcher wants to provide her community with a transparent studio boutique for production...
Always Inspired, Rachel Mckay Awaits the Market
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 06-23-2013 under NONPROFITS
"I’m just always waiting for my next inspiration,” says Rachel Mckay of her life as an artist in the Grand Rapids area while musing about her upcoming plans to be a part of the Market presented by the Avenue for the Arts. A native...
Catalyst Radio: The Market presented by Avenue For The Arts is Saturday
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 06-07-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio is featured Avenue For The Arts, and its Market highlighting artists and businesses and the community of South...Artisan market to return to South Division twice this summer
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 06-04-2013 under NEWS
The Market returns this summer, and this year they'll be holding two events. June 8 and July 13, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Avenue for the Arts will be featuring local and regional artisans and performers as well as businesses and restaurants along...
Artist speaks of excitement for Art.Downtown.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 04-08-2013 under NONPROFITS
This Friday, Art.Downtown celebrates five years of collaboration between local artists and the Grand Rapids community. This year is shaping up to be its best, bringing together some 400 artists in over 40 different locations throughout the city....
Re-envisioning the Avenue: new membership requirements signify more cohesive era.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 03-10-2013 under NONPROFITS
For many years now South Division's Avenue for the Arts has been powered by small grants and a whole lot of volunteer time. Organizers behind the Avenue and its numerous events- including upcoming Art.Downtown. and Market- are hoping that the...
Make, show, discuss: Artists as Entrepreneurs
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 01-14-2013 under NONPROFITS
This March as a precursor to their popular annual Art.Downtown. event the Avenue will be helping artists get prepared for the next stages of their careers by hosting a series of “Artists as Entrepreneurs” classes and discussions on...
Glancing back, looking forward on the Avenue
by (DWalsh)
Submitted 11-02-2012 under OPINION
When I moved into a live/work space in Martineau Apartments last year, artists had already been on Division Avenue for years, acting as agents of change alongside tenacious business and building owners. I was very excited to join the ranks of this...
Vertigo Music hosts "Map of Tasmania" art show
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 11-01-2012 under OPINION
Avenue for the Arts’ current venture, Free Radical, has taken over a series of storefronts on South Division and turned them into art galleries, as is the case with “Map of Tasmania” at Vertigo Music. The event occurs annually as a...