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Community arts series builds creative momentum
by (DwellingPlaceCo...)
Submitted 12-18-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
On October 11, 2018, the year-long Community Arts Series kicked off with residents creating recycled garden creatures at Verne Barry Place for their community garden. Thanks to grant funding from the Michigan Center for Arts and Cultural Affairs (...
UICA Outside draws together diverse artists to create permanent artworks energizing, accessible to all
by (UICA)
Submitted 09-18-2018 under NONPROFITS
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) 2018 ArtPrize exhibition is an expansion of their current public art initiative, the Exit Space Project. Featuring five mural projects in three Grand Rapids neighborhoods, UICA Outside draws together...
UICA welcomes news Exhibitions Curator, Juana Williams
by (UICA)
Submitted 06-26-2018 under NONPROFITS
UICA is proud to welcome the newest member of our team, Exhibitions Curator, Juana Williams. Williams comes to us from Detroit, MI, where she most recently worked as Assistant to the Chair at Wayne State University Department of Art and Art...
Dwelling Place launches new community arts series
by (Dwelling Place)
Submitted 04-17-2018 under NONPROFITS
“Our focus for the Community Arts Series is lowering barriers to resident participation so that our residents know that cultural programs are for them, and how they can best utilize the cultural organizations in the downtown area. The arts are...
Chiaroscuro International Film Series connects world cultures through award-winning films
by (Chiaroscuro Int...)
Submitted 01-09-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
The Chiaroscuro International Film Series opens its 12th season this Sunday, January 14 at the UICA theatre in downtown Grand Rapids. Each season includes five celebrated films from around the world. The theme for this year’s award-winning...
ArtPrize artist feature from UICA: Kyd Kane
by (UICA)
Submitted 09-26-2017 under NONPROFITS
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts invites you to learn more about West Michigan's creative workforce, neighboring cultural organizations, and about ways to engage with Grand Rapids' art-scene with interviews and guest features...
Artist or activist? Creative voices inspire dialogue
by (DwellingPlaceCo...)
Submitted 09-26-2017 under PLACE-MATTERS
The streets of Grand Rapids have been busier than normal this year, not with visitors to cultural events, parades or races, but with citizens protesting. From The Women’s Rights March to A Day Without Immigrants and the most recent DACA...
Local artist feature from UICA: Eana Agopian
by (UICA)
Submitted 07-05-2017 under NONPROFITS
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts invites you to learn more about West Michigan's creative workforce, neighboring cultural organizations, and about ways to engage with Grand Rapids' art-scene with interviews and guest features...
Movie review: "I Am Not Your Negro"
by (John Kissane)
Submitted 04-04-2017 under OPINION
Was there ever a more elegant, even feline, writer than James Baldwin? It does him a great disservice to say he should be read because to do so is good for the reader; he isn’t kale. His legacy owes as much to his stylish prose as to his...
Movie Review: "Always Shine" at the UICA
by (UICA)
Submitted 01-17-2017 under NONPROFITS
"Always Shine" is a 2016 American psychological thriller written by Lawrence Michael Levine and directed by Sophia Takal. The film follows two burgeoning actresses, Beth (Caitlin Fitzgerald) and Anna (Mackenzie Davis) who leave the hustle...