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Laura Alexander answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, The Tempest II:
Lynda Cole answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, Rain:
Tracy Van Duinen answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about his piece, Metaphorest:
On Tuesday, September 20, at 9:00 a.m., in honor of the 224th Anniversary of our nation’s founding document, attorneys from the Grand Rapids Bar Association volunteered their...
Dixie Olin’s house is littered with art. From the large mural of a beach scene in the dining room to the art projects on the deck to the ornate...
Steve Samson, Director of Exhibition and Facilities at UICA, brings to mind a quote from the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau who inspired leaders during the French Revolution when he said...
"It was a good run," said Marty Green, former employee of the General Motors Metal Fabrication plant in Wyoming, Mich. Marty sums up much of the sentiment radiating from "RUST." Namely, that the...
One of the most interesting things about ArtPrize is the vast range of venues that exhibit entries. Restaurants, schools, local businesses, sometimes completely atypical spaces allow us to...
After a bout of persistent e-mailing- Jenn Schaub of Dwelling Place has given me the chance to learn some of what it takes to organize the annual arts event...
Let me first clarify by saying that I realize the term public is general and does not directly represent the many who didn’t participate in the ArtPrize hullabaloo. If all...
ArtPrize: This event opens many cans of worms for me from the nature of art (and craft) to the value of success. I’m questioning the concept and the nature of the Top Ten. In this...
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...
Too busy or too Type A for a leisurely stroll around ArtPrize? More concerned about working out than spending time with a work of art? With the...
If the stories of individuals impacted by the closing of the Wyoming General Motors plant were not told with the actual words of those interviewed, Austin Bunn’s play ...
By Austin DeJonge, Hope College student
The voice of popular media and resulting anxiety surrounding concerns such as the war on terror, failing economy, and global warming can seem to the...
By Becca Robinett, Hope College student
Waves of people move among the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s ArtPrize exhibits, which expand into the surrounding environment,...
By Emily Rediger, Hope College student
Artprize offers the unique opportunity experience the communion of city and art. Being a first time attendant of Artprize, I had no set...
By Leah Carroll, Hope College student
One venue in particular that must be experienced is the United Methodist Church located in the basement at 227 East Fulton...
Nineteen days ago some people started something. They marched onto Wall Street. Inspired by the movements created by the Arab Spring, they're not leaving. Not leaving until something changes....
By Becca Hawkins, Hope College student
Care for some art with your beer? No, it’s not a sarcastic joke about the bar economy during ArtPrize. It’s a legitimate question if...
By Anna Swartz, Hope College student
Those wanting to experience ArtPrize often overlook art featured in venues that are smaller or not centrally located. One venue very much worth...
By Alison Zdan, Hope College student
City Art Gallery, a recent addition to the local art scene, is located north of...
The top ten is out. The majority of the pieces are bad. Now what?
ArtPrize has a problem. If this is the kind of work that gets awarded colossal sums of...
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...
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...
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Grand Rapids, MI is one of the locations selected to premiere 58: The Film, a documentary that invites audiences to discover the...
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....
With Halloween fast approaching, what better time to spend an evening learning about spooky haunted places in Grand Rapids -- or at least the stories that helped earn them that reputation? ...