Kendall College of Art and Design
Local Artist Highlight: Jacob Wiseheart
by (Avenueforthearts)
Submitted 03-17-2024 under NONPROFITS
In Jacob Wiseheart’s words, “Art has really saved my life. It has a therapeutic quality for me. People are always interested in the artist’s thought process. They have an instinctive desire to know the artist’s mind. I love...
Community updates: Thursday, July 15
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 07-15-2021 under NEWS
Grand Rapids Urban League selected to lead Cure Violence in Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids Urban League (GRUL) has been unanimously selected by the Grand Rapids City Commission to lead the Cure Violence program in the city, the City of Grand Rapids...
Community updates: Thursday, Jan. 28
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-28-2021 under NEWS
UICA reopening July 15 in new downtown location Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) will be reopening on July 15 at its new downtown Grand Rapids location, it announced Tuesday. The over 40-year-old art organization will now reside in the...
UICA Announces Exhibition Calls for Soft Reopening This Summer
by (KCAD)
Submitted 01-26-2021 under NONPROFITS
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is pleased to announce its soft reopening planned for July 15, 2021, in its new home, the historical Woodbridge N. Ferris Building on the campus of Kendall College of Art and Design of...
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)...
Community updates: Wednesday, June 17
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 06-17-2020 under NEWS
City leaders further detail police reform plans City of Grand Rapids leaders gave further details about its police reform plans on Wednesday, amid continuing community activism around improved police-community relations. The details are new City...
Grand Rapids Public Museum looks inside brain, shows off subatomic discoveries
by (Grand Rapids Pu...)
Submitted 10-18-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
Brain: The World Inside Your Head Now open at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Brain: The World Inside Your Head, takes you literally inside the head! Probe the geography of a giant brain and stand in the midst of the brain’s constant...
Grand Rapids Trans Foundation awards first scholarship
by (Grand Rapids Tr...)
Submitted 08-16-2016 under NONPROFITS
On behalf of its Board of Directors, the Grand Rapids Trans Foundation (GRTF) is pleased to award its first $2,500 scholarship to local college student Aaminah Shakur. The GRTF scholarship program invests in transgender individuals in Grand...
DisArt Stories Matter: Robert Andy Coombs says inclusive clothing designs can bring people together
by (GRTV)
Submitted 04-22-2015 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...
DisArt Stories Matter: Matthew Pozsgay shares what he's learned designing for children with disabilities
by (GRTV)
Submitted 04-22-2015 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...