Grand Rapids Art Museum
Story Matters: Faithful attendee, volunteer says "everybody needs LaughFest"
by (GRTV)
Submitted 03-09-2015 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. This story was...
GRAM exhibit "Marks of Genius" reveals how artists think
by (RickBeerhorst)
Submitted 11-11-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
To me looking at artists' drawings is like watching the special features on a DVD: it reveals the process. To look at a drawing is to peek behind the curtain. This particular collection of drawings comes to The Grand Rapids Art Museum from the...
Community input shapes direction of GoSite implementation plan
by (GoSite)
Submitted 11-04-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
The GoSite, a collaborative project brought together by the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) to create a fun, innovative and welcoming place for visitors and locals alike to find and share information about Grand Rapids, opened Phase I this past...
"Intersections" artist explores layers of meaning in prize-winning piece
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-13-2014 under OPINION
Not many in our community were surprised that Anila Quayyum Agha’s work “Intersections” won this year. We knew it, as soon as we walked into the room where her installation hung. But Agha wouldn’t let herself go there...
Battling to get deeper: "Reciprocity" finds favor with public vote
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-07-2014 under OPINION
I had heard that Marc Sijan was an “interesting character.” I had heard that he was following in Duane Hanson’s footsteps after studying under him. I had even heard that he was pandering to the ArtPrize audience, sizing us up and...
Art of war at ArtPrize 2014
by (evanarragon)
Submitted 10-03-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
ArtPrize 2014 goers will notice works scattered throughout the exhibition venues addressing the experiences of war. These artists have given their Grand Rapids audiences a reminder that we live in a nation currently involved in military action and...
Shortlist reveals insight into juror selection process
by (Holly)
Submitted 09-30-2014 under NEWS
On Monday at 7 p.m., the category jurors for this year's ArtPrize competition revealed their top selections to the public in the ArtPrize HUB (41 Sheldon Avenue SE). The event, broadcast live on WOODTV 8 and at Rosa Parks Circle, included juror...
GRAM unveils ArtPrize exhibit "[DIS]Comfort Zones"
by (erictank)
Submitted 09-18-2014 under NEWS
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM)'s Artprize exhibition "[DIS]Comfort Zones" displays tension themed pieces for the viewer to reflect upon. Covering topics such as war, religion, bodies and food, the GRAM seeks to bring a "...
Don't miss GRAM's "Michigan Modern" exhibition
by (Lindsay Fischer)
Submitted 07-31-2014 under OPINION
Growing up in Michigan I took for granted our state's rich design history, which owes much to forces like the automobile and furniture industries. The influences of companies like Herman Miller and General Motors have echoed across the decades,...
Giant chess board engages public space in play
by (erictank)
Submitted 07-22-2014 under NEWS
On Thursday, July 17 Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) in cooperation with Grand Rapids City Parks and the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) launched the inauguration of its new giant chess board outside of the GRAM on Monroe Center. The chess board is...