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Rapidian on the street: The Last Supper

Submitted 09-30-2015 under NONPROFITS

What are visitors thinking about Julie Green's work at The Fed Galleries at KCAD, where hundreds of plates depict last meal requests on death row?

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Women Who Rock!

Submitted 09-29-2015 under NONPROFITS

Anissa Eddie, co-owner of Malamiah Juice Bar in the Downtown Market, is shaping the Grand Rapids community, one juice at a time.

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Just wrong enough: How swinging inside an ArtPrize house creates community

Submitted 09-29-2015 under OPINION

As a facilitator of volunteers and volunteer myself for Kate Gilmore's "Higher Ground," my turns on the swing brought a surprising combination of power dynamics, physical duress, intimacy with strangers, and even monotony.

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Jurors' Shortlist Announcement narrows selection for ArtPrize winners

Submitted 09-29-2015 under NEWS

During the Jurors' Shortlist Announcement on September 28 at the ArtPrize HUB, five jurors announced their top selections, and talked about what makes ArtPrize- and our community's interaction with it- important.

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Community Challenge aims to promote economic equity and increase neighborhood business growth, sustainability

Submitted 09-29-2015 under OPINION

The challenge aims to promote Black-owned businesses across the city and increase capital flow to neighborhoods they are located in

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ArtPrize visits Burning Man

Submitted 09-29-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS

Kevin Buist, Exhibitions Director at ArtPrize, had a chance to visit Burning Man this year along with Executive Director Christian Gaines. Here he shares the experience- and how it relates to other, more permanent artworks and city structures.

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Rapidian on the street: Port of Entry

Submitted 09-28-2015 under NONPROFITS

The Rapidian brought GRTV with them downtown to get responses from viewers on "Port of Entry," a work by Muñoz & Company at the Calder Plaza.

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cHURCH OF MONIKA invites performers of all genres to participate in ArtPrize

Submitted 09-28-2015 under OPINION

Monika Wuhrer’s open source ArtPrize entry at SiTE:LAB turns the stage over to local community and dialogue.

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How to Vote: Video tutorial explains options

Submitted 09-25-2015 under NONPROFITS

Confused about how to vote for your favorite artwork at ArtPrize this year? This short video walks you through your options.

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Art, activism and taking action to make change

Submitted 09-25-2015 under NEWS

A expert panel of artists, writers and scholars will lead a discussion on how art is related to social activisim at the Critical Discourse event on Friday, October 2.

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