In case you haven’t noticed, ArtPrize is in full swing. It is the largest open international art competition in the world, ...
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Posted: 14 years 1 day
Tagged: Activesite, artprize2010, George Wietor, Michigan Land of Riches, paul amenta, SiteLab, Zainea and the Mania
This week, in studio guest is Paul Amenta of SiteLab. SiteLab is known in Grand Rapids for projects like...
Posted: 14 years 1 day
Tagged: art, artprize 2010, Downtown, heartside, self-taught art
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010
People all across the world take pictures in order to capture moments they do not want to forget. Weddings, births, graduations, birthdays and holidays, people usually want to...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010
“Art is forever exploring adventure. I have a style, but every piece isn’t the same. I like to share ideas. A lot of people will do something with it. Everyone has a talent,...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
36 Local Leaders Will Participate in Premier Program
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – The Center for Community Leadership (CCL),...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: artprize, artprize 2010, ArtPrize Artist Profile, Chaotic Growth, erwin erkfitz, Stella, stella's, Stella's Lounge
Erwin Erkfitz, a 29 year old from LaPeer county, Michigan got into art at a very early age. As a seven year old child, his first...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
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On September 10, 2010, 1600 volunteers from 45 companies spread out across the county and worked together to Do More for their community. They tackled 79 projects at 61 agencies and...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: Actors Theatre, Calvin College, GRIID, Hugo Claudin, Institute for Healing Racism, Jeff Smith, Lines, mayor george heartwell, Play, Racism, Randal Jelks, Spectrum Theatre, Stephanie Sandberg, Tami VandenBerg, The Meanwhile, World Premiere
“The American Dream is not for everyone,” chanted cast members at the Wednesday night dry run of ...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: atercation, fight, GRPD, heartside, police
Some questions answered regarding Tuesday night’s altercation courtesy of Sgt. Chris Postma of...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010
Can you believe that Nick Stokes spent hours in his kitchen to produce his Evolution masterpiece? Yes, that’s right. Nick didn’t borrow his graphics from stock photos. ...
Posted: 14 years 2 days
Tagged: artprize, artprize2010, Chaotic Growth, graffiti, GRTV
"Chaotic Growth" is a collaborative project by the guys who painted the interior of Stella's Lounge. This is a short interview of a couple of the guys involved in the project.
Posted: 14 years 3 days
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, bad art, Documenta, Jeff Koons, Puppy
This is not an argument that comes easy for me, particularly given the current state of the top 25...
Posted: 14 years 3 days
Tagged: artprize, artprize2010, GRTV
Artprize artist Michael Murphy spoke with GRTV's Mike Knorr outside Madcap Coffee during the opening weekend of Artprize. Michael's work is next to the WMCAT building on Fulton St. In...
Posted: 14 years 3 days
Tagged: amaze, anxiety, Arts, assurance, Bali, Book, calm, cross, delight., desert, evening, experience, friend, garden, Heart, Hello God, help, imagination, important, insight, Italy India, Joy, life, listen, Listening, literature, Love, mature, mind, morning, movie, Peace, popular, prayer, quest, quiet, relationship, reputation, Science, self, serene, Soul, stillness, stranger, talk, tears, traditions, trouble, twilight, worry
Mary Navarre -- ...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: alternative arts, ap2010ec, artprize, artprize2010, Grid70, innovation, Tom Eccles
Last Friday, Sept. 25 at 5:15pm, ArtPrize hosted Tom Eccles in an informal discussion at Grid70, the new innovation lab space owned...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: altercation, blood, fight, Grand Rapids Fire Department, Grand Rapids Police Depertment, heartside
A few questions remain in the aftermath of a late night altercation tonight in Heartside. The incident, which occurred sometime between 10 and 11pm, resulted in a pool of blood and an abandoned...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
I have been getting flak for being an elitist snob when I talk about the quality of work in ArtPrize. There seems to be some nebulous, unsupported idea that judging art is wrong floating about...
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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: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010, grcc-ml2010ap
What is that? Is that art? Did someone steal half of that piece? How did he come up with that? These are just a few questions that may go through the mind...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: Block by Block, Chicago, civic media, content, crowdsourcing, digital journalism, hyperlocal, user-generated
From Rapidian staff: Last Thursday, I pinwheeled through the freeways separating our city from that tall bold slugger known as...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: art, artprize, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum
Share your thoughts on ArtPrize and art during GRAM's Community Idea Exchange Mixers, October 1 and October 8, 2010 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
Cash bar from 5-9:30pm. Relax and...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: Alex Schweder La, art, artprize2010, Evaporative Buildings, installation, UICA, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
Right around the corner from UICA's entrance is Alex Schweder La's "Evaporative Buildings," on Weston St. This "Evaporative Buildings" installation is located in UICA's loading dock and is made...
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: artprize2010, Dusty Folwarczny, Give
"Give" by Dusty Folwarczny at the Fredrick Meijer Gardens, Art Prize 2010.
Posted: 14 years 4 days
Tagged: artprize2010, Baldaquin, Mark Rumsey
"Baldaquin" by Mark Rumsey at the Fredrick Meijer Gardens, ArtPrize 2010.
Posted: 14 years 5 days
The diverse crowd moving about the city is what makes the ArtPrize competition and showcase truly unique. The eyes of the art world are once again on the city of Grand Rapids as art submissions,...
Posted: 14 years 5 days
The Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Greater Grand Rapids is set to honor seven young nonprofit leaders and one organization that have made outstanding contributions to the local nonprofit...
Posted: 14 years 5 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…” rings through classrooms across the country on the first bell of each school day. Most youngsters recite these words without a...
Posted: 14 years 5 days
Two years ago in a brief but tumultuous visit, hurricane Ike came to southern Ohio. On one day in particular hurricane force winds wreaked a terrible vengeance upon a large tree in...
Posted: 14 years 6 days
Tagged: Artist Profile 2010, artprize2010, grcc-ml2010ap, painting, Sotir Davidhi, Spectrum Theatre, Water Color
by Becky Spaulding, Daniel Heeren, and RuthMarie Sarros
A soft breeze brushes through the grass beside the Grand River, over which a ripple travels gently toward the shore. Rich...