Grand Rapids Art Museum

Community Updates: Friday, January 27

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 01-27-2023 under NEWS

Grand Rapidians Continue to Express Frustration Over Lack of Affordable Housing in the City at Tuesday's City Commission Meeting Two weeks ago, the Grand Rapids City Commission held a public hearing session for a proposed Brownfield...

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Quilted Works of Art by Carole Harris Opening at the Grand Rapids Art Museum

by (Grand Rapids Ar...)

Submitted 03-16-2022 under NONPROFITS

The work of Detroit-based fiber artist Carole Harris will be on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) from March 17 to June 18, 2022, in Carole Harris: Bright Moments. The newest installment of GRAM’s Michigan Artist Series...

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GRAM Presents Forty Years of Groundbreaking Photography by Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems

by (Grand Rapids Ar...)

Submitted 01-13-2022 under NONPROFITS

A forty-year retrospective by two of today’s most influential photo-based artists, Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems, will be on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) beginning Jan. 29 until April 30, 2022. Organized by GRAM, ...

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Dana Friis-Hansen, GRAM Director and CEO, to Step Away from Leadership Role on January 1, 2023

by (Grand Rapids Ar...)

Submitted 01-07-2022 under NONPROFITS

Dana Friis-Hansen, Grand Rapids Art Museum Director and CEO, recently announced his plans to step away from his leadership role at the beginning of 2023, marking over a decade of service at the Museum. Friis-Hansen joined GRAM in July 2011 and...

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Community updates: Thursday, Oct. 15

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 10-15-2020 under NEWS

2020 census count ends Thursday with Grand Rapids official reporting nearly all residents likely counted "Nearly all Grand Rapidians have been counted" in the 2020 census count, the City of Grand Rapids’ Interim Communications...

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Community updates: Tuesday, Aug. 18

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 08-18-2020 under NEWS

MHSAA moves Michigan high school football to spring The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced Friday it will move the 2020 fall football season to spring 2021, due to football's higher risk for spreading COVID-19. The move...

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Community updates: Thursday, Aug. 13

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 08-13-2020 under NEWS

Kent County Health Department reports decline in county’s new COVID-19 cases, urges face covering use for younger students Kent County's rate of new COVID-19 cases has declined since last week, the Kent County Health Department (KCHD)...

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Community updates: Monday, July 13

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 07-13-2020 under NEWS

Grand Rapids Art Museum reopening August 1 The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) will be reopening to the public on August 1, it announced Monday, after four months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A soft reopening for GRAM Members will take...

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COVID-19 in Grand Rapids: Thursday, April 16 updates

by (The Rapidian)

Submitted 04-16-2020 under NEWS

As of today, April 16, Kent County has a confirmed 385 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths. Statewide, there are a confirmed 29,263 cases and 2,093 deaths. Shared in this Thursday, April 16, update are continued COVID-19 responses impacting Grand Rapids...

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GRAM Announces Participation in National Internship Programs for Underrepresented Students

by (Grand Rapids Ar...)

Submitted 02-24-2020 under NONPROFITS

The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) announced today its participation in two paid internship programs during summer 2020: the graduate-level Steelcase Fellowship and the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) undergraduate paid internship...

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