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Duke Greene gives a writer's view of the visual arts

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Duke Greene, Grand Rapids local poet and hip-hop writer, has no formal artistic training. He does say that some of his teachers at Northview High School were the first to push him for excellence. He wrote his first song in 8th grade, but...

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Artistic insights from an art student

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Processing art becomes the subject of focus for many Grand Rapidians with the arrival of ArtPrize, yet many of us truly do not know how to judge or critique art from the viewpoint of an artist. “Art is kinda like a song,” says Tom Smith...

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Fresh food to be served at final Farm to Table dinner

Submitted 09-30-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

What if you could have a full meal made from the freshest local food possible? Imagine if you knew that everything on your plate was fresh picked, freshly slaughtered and cooked in front of you. Now open your eyes. The dinner is real. On Oct. 9,...

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Assocreation: Pink streetwear!

Submitted 09-27-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Your feet, fun shoes, pink paint, road dirt and white t-shirts are helping create an interactive ArtPrize 2011 entry for Assocreation. The finished t-shirts, Annamarie and Assocreation spokespeople are now hanging out at Grand Rapids Streetwear in...

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Former manufacturing employees shake off the "RUST"

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Marty Green started his manufacturing career at the General Motors Metal Fabrication plant on 36th Street in Wyoming in 1985. Although he experienced some bumps along the way by way of short-lived layoffs, he still enjoyed his time at GM. ...

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Kaiser's Carnival of Castoffs

Submitted 09-26-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Artist Kurt Kaiser, assemblage artist and faculty at Aquinas College, is an old pro at participating in ArtPrize. His first year, he showed "Carnival of Castoffs I" at 45 Ottawa, an independent venue that was normally just an empty...

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ArtPrize "Canopy" makes a delicate connection

Submitted 09-23-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Artist Ann Chuchvara says her work "...addresses the delicate connections that bind us to what is no longer tangible and the elements that exist in the periphery of our daily lives."  Her work Canopy, on display at the Women's...

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Screwed Rapids at the UICA

Submitted 09-21-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Interview with ArtPrize artists, The Screwed Arts Collective, about their collaborative piece at the UICA and learning that it’s more about the process than the product.   If you take a walk up Fulton Street in downtown Grand Rapids and...

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Wish you were here

Submitted 09-18-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

View highlights from artist Deanna Morse's video installation "Wish You Were Here" (voting #55321). You can learn about how you can be a part of the ArtPrize experience at her three workshops, all on Saturdays at 2 p.m. at Westminster...

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Mark Rumsey's sky is not falling

Submitted 09-18-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

The dining room ceiling at the Women's City Club has been transformed into a large cloud by artist Mark Rumsey and a few members of the community who came to build a cloud.   

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