Kendall College of Art and Design
Kendall's LEED renovation of Federal Building nearly complete
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 01-10-2012 under NEWS
As Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University prepares to move into the Federal Building (also known as the former Grand Rapids Art Museum), it has done complete renovation of the space totaling $28.5 million dollars. The building...
Mother Earth’s gowns
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Audrey Schultz, Hope College student Mother Earth is an installation featuring a collection of felted dresses which has drawn a lot of attention among the works featured at the KCAD venue. Each garment employs form, color, and...
Visit the Kendall Graduate Studios this Year at Art.Downtown.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 04-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Kendall College of Art and Design Graduate Studio space features 35 KCAD grads majoring in Printmaking, Drawing, Painting and Photography. Their work ranges from highly rendered figurative work to abstract forms and patterns—...
Community Foundation Awards $375,000 in New Grants
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 04-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
In 1940, Grand Rapids Community Foundation made its first grant to a fledgling art school in Grand Rapids. It was followed by subsequent grants of $100 each in 1941 for the Kendall Memorial School and in 1942 for the David Wolcott Kendall School. In...
Catalyst Radio: Art.Downtown to hold its largest pop-up gallery event yet
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 04-08-2011 under NONPROFITS
INTERVIEW (9:08) The annual Art.Downtown event is coming up and has a larger footprint than ever before. This year, Kendall College of Art and Design is opening up their graduate studios just over the highway while Site:Lab hosts their first major...
Grand Rapids student fashions creative footwear, builds business
by (GRCC Compositio...)
Submitted 03-09-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
This article was written and edited by Amie Guin, Doug Johnson, Aly Lemire, and Catherine Lynema for EN 102-4433 at GRCC. Who needs a pair of those high-priced, designer-labeled shoes that you can only pick up at a fancy retail shop? There is no...
Tanya Eby: Writer, Reader, Teacher and Blunderwoman
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 02-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Reader reviews of Tanya Eby's first book, Easy Does It use phrases like chick lit, addictive as a bag of Doritos and cute. The reviewers also write that it is wickedly funny and insightful. Reviewers claim to laugh out loud. All of this pleases Eby...
Hits and Messes: World Affairs Council presents Great Decisions lecture series
by (jeffcrafter)
Submitted 02-11-2011 under NEWS
The Great Decisions foreign policy lecture series at Aquinas College features speakers from multiple disciplines speaking on topics from the cutting edge in the fast-changing realm of world affairs. The series, presented annually, is...
Dreamers Become Artists at Outside The Lines
by (otlgr)
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
Tomorrow (Saturday, January 29th) brings the first annual "Outside the Lines" event to the Sazerac Lounge in Grand Rapids. Local "non-artists" are putting the last finishes on their entries, which will be voted on between 6PM-9PM at the event (...
Oak Hill Cemetery Part II: The individuals buried there and their contributions to GR
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 10-07-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
This is part two of a two part series talking about the History of Oak Hill Cemetery and the people buried there. I also spoke with Fred Quillin, who is a local history buff, to get a citizens perspective on the cemeteries in this great city....