A look back at local public art displays
Think ArtPrize is a unique event? It is indeed. But it's not the first time a multitude of...
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Posted: 13 years 50 weeks
Posted: 13 years 50 weeks
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, Cavalry, Chris LaPorte, Chuck Close, David Sprigg, hyperrealism, Marianne Moore, photorealism, Roger Green
I suppose it is no surprise that Cavalry won. The only thing we midwesterners love more than work is a righteous...
Posted: 13 years 50 weeks
Do we have a moral or ethical responsibility to preserve the planet for the future?
This question is at the heart of a new book, "Moral Ground: Ethical Action for...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Afghanistan, Anand Gopal, Calvin College
Renowned free-lance journalist Anand Gopal gave a startling talk Friday night to a crowd of around fifty people at...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Community, Grand Rapids, Southtown, The Love Movement, Timebanking
The Love Movement is a new movement in town that is asking residents to come to their workshops and learn more about timebanking! What is Timebanking? Well it is simply a modern bartering system...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Baxter, Lighthouse Communities, MANA, Michigan Voice, reminders, SECA, Southtown, vote
Lighthouse Communities is partnering with Michigan Voice to lead local civic engagement efforts. Michigan Voice is a state based collaboration formed in 2005 to improve long-term coordination...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Community Research Institute, CRI, Gabrial James, George Wietor, Jeremy Pyne, Johnson Center for Philanthropy, mapping
Jeremy Pyne of the Johnson Center's Community Research Institute is in studio to talk...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
The West Michigan Environmental Action Council is presenting the 2010 Environmental Issues Congressional Forum with candidates from the Second and Third Michigan Congressional Districts on...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Bissell, Downtown, Eastern street, Grand Rapids, Hall street, Kendall College of Art and Design, McFaddens, Oak Hill Cemetery, Thomas Dilley
This is part two of a two part series talking about the History of Oak Hill Cemetery and the people buried there. I also spoke with Fred Quillin, who is a local history buff, to get a citizens...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: artprize2010, bicycle, Cabildo, Founders, Julio Cano, Luke Jerram, music, public space, UICA
On Wednesday night, local band Cabildo had a solid caravan of 25 people - musicians and admirers - following them by bicycle and on...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
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What's in season? What fresh produce is on the horizon? If you're curious about what's at market, the Fulton Street Farmers Market...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: artprize2010, plan b, Rose Beerhorst
"Plan B" by the Beerhorst Family and Collaborators for ArtPrize 2010.
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Heart of West Michigan United Way's Next Generation group will be hosting a...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Afghanistan, Anand Gopal, Cost of War, Grand Rapids for Justice and Peace, Healing Children of Conflict, Peace, RAWA, tax dollars
This week marks the nine-year anniversary of the United States' occupation of Afghanistan. A group of concerned citizens called Grand Rapids for...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
"Benchmark Experience" by Scott Naylor of Loud Art Designs for ArtPrize 2010.
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: artprize2010, george schmidt, shout hole
"Shout Hole" by George Schmidt for ArtPrize 2010.
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
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Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players
Live in concert: Oct. 9, 2010 at Wealthy Theatre
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Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, Detroit, Emily T. Gail, photography, Ryan Spencer Reed, William James
The philosopher William James once wrote that it is important to ask not what reality is, but “under what circumstances do we think things...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: ap2010ec, art, artprize, artprize2010, vote
5: Reduce the girth:
Literally, think outside of the box, replace the 3 mile square with an organic model that is formed by the availability of resources. Maintain the...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: journalism, local advertising, Rapidian
There is no question that things are really hopping at the Rapidian. Monthly visitor numbers are up a whopping 78% compared to 3 months ago. Now nearly 15,000 visits are being made each month...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, Beili Liu, Lure/Forest, Lure/Wave, salt and earth, Young Kim
"To see or not to see. That's the question."
— Karl Gude,...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: Downtown, Eastern street, Grand Rapids, Hall street, Kendall College of Art and Design, Lowe, Midtown Neighborhood Association, Oak Hill Cemetery, soldiers, Thomas Dilley, Voigt
This is part one of a two-part series talking about the history of Oak Hill Cemetery and the people buried there. In this part, we will discuss the architecture and layout of the cemetery....
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Aquinas College students spent two hours doing yard work on the Marywood campus. The project, Love Where You Live, engages over 490 freshmen, sending them...
Posted: 13 years 51 weeks
Tagged: ap2010ec, art, artprize2010, interpretation, Kant, Rilke, Rodin
So what does it look like when we talk about art? If it’s just personal, the conversation dwindles into a three- or four-syllable declaration. That’s a pretty thin answer to 1,713 artists who have...
Posted: 13 years 52 weeks
Tagged: Analog Mutant, Hugo Claudin, jazz, Mexicains Sans Frontieres, michael vlatokovich, Scott Warren
Jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, Michael Vlatkovich brought his 3 piece band to Grand Rapids on Saturday, October 2 for an...
Posted: 13 years 52 weeks
Posted: 14 years 4 hours
Tagged: art, artprize2010, Beili Liu, CREO Productions, Grand Rapids, UICA, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
The ancient Chinese legend of the red thread tells that when children are born, invisible red threads connect them to the ones whom they are fated to be with...
Posted: 14 years 8 hours
Tagged: Architecture, art, artprize2010, Ecliptic, environment, extinction, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, installation, Maya Lin, memorial, Rosa Parks Circle, Water, What is Missing
A couple hundred tushes warmed 275 seats, plastic and winged, to receive Maya Lin this evening at the...
Posted: 14 years 9 hours
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010
On Wednesday night at the Hub (155 N. Division), Brett Colley – an artist and professor at GVSU – ran a panel on the international art (all 52 pieces of it) in Art Prize, and the complications of...
Posted: 14 years 1 day
Tagged: artprize2010, photography, Stacy Niedzwiecki, tall ships
In 2006, Stacy Niedzwiecki anticipated the event which would give her an opportunity to combine her passion for photograpy and classic tall sailing...