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High Five offers innovative take on ArtPrize curation

Submitted 09-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

High Five (55 Campau) is unlikely to be a venue the average ArtPrize viewer will just stumble into. It takes a little deliberation, locating the small elevator that will transport the viewer to the building’s fifth floor. Before entering, the...

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Goodwill Industries Eliminates Wastes, Benefiting Local Community

Submitted 09-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In Grandville, there is a warehouse with floor-to-ceiling cardboard crates filled with stuff. Lots of stuff: unwanted holiday sweaters, broken belts and old VHS tapes. It’s the stuff that gets thrown onto the doorstep of Goodwill Industries...

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"Cup of Life" takes a closer look at coffee

Submitted 09-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Alysha Lach, a local student, is entering ArtPrize this year with a series of 365 individual illustrations that document the various ways coffee factors into daily life. The piece is called "Cup of Life" and Lach, an employee at The Bitter...

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McDaniel works through "Anxiety" with sculptural installation at UICA

Submitted 09-21-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

For ArtPrize 2012 Ryan McDaniel has a piece titled, "Anxiety," exibited at the UICA. McDaniel's art has changed substantially over the years. He started making paintings that one could match up with an obect in reality. His work has...

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Beerhorst family and MadCap Coffee give ArtPrize a lift

Submitted 09-20-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

The Beerhorst family, a local self-proclaimed “artist version of a circus family”, will be returning to ArtPrize this year with their new piece Perspective Lifters. The exhibit’s installation is housed at MadCap Coffee...

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Con Artist Crew, Spectrum Health Rehab team up for Artprize

Submitted 09-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #11- Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys

Submitted 09-19-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

In this episode, Tony Maniscalco and I sat down with Delilah DeWylde at Lee Harvey of Delilah DeWylde & The Lost Boys.  We talked about their band, rock-a-billy, and their new album "Win My Love."

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Art within Art: ArtPrize in Local Bars and Coffee Shops

Submitted 09-18-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

At HopCat, a waiter in a beanie sporting a beard-in-progress will sit at the table with you while you attempt to choose a local beer from the selection of nearly 100. If you ask him about the Key Lime Pie beer, he'll say, “You can even...

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Artist Dale Rogers brings Flight! to ArtPrize

Submitted 09-17-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Dale Rogers, the arists who at last year's ArtPrize covered the Blue Bridge with Metal Monkey Mania, will be returning this year with his new exhibit, Flight! The exhibit will be placed at Ah-Nab-Awen Park, on the riverfront in front of the...

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New generation of local restaurateurship brings technology to dining experience

Submitted 09-14-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Johnny Brann, Jr. has more than an extensive background in the restaurant industry. He started out working in his family’s Brann’s Steakhouses. His family started him off with the character-building work of weeding the parking lot. He...

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