I-196 westbound through Grand Rapids was closed for several hours on Sunday night while authorities worked to clear an overturned semi-truck. The truck was travelling at an excessive rate of speed...
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Posted: 14 years 6 days
Posted: 14 years 6 days
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile 2010, artprize2010, Cabinet, grcc-ml2010ap, Thomas Verstraete, Woodwork
“I don’t consider myself an artist,” said ArtPrize participant Thomas Verstraete, “I’m a...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
It’s mid September and the summer sun readies a last repose for the season. Hanging high, it sheds a lingering warmth on the red bricks of an old factory along Market Avenue. A large white...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize, ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize artists, artprize2010, Gabriel Garcia-Fraire, Grand Rapids ArtPrize, grcc-ml2010ap, Pub 43
“Community” finds a fitting home above a sandy shuffleboard at Pub 43 during Grand Rapid’s second annual ArtPrize competition. Twenty-three year old Chicagoan artist Gabriel Garcia...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010
Members of the Alliance for Community Media gathered footage of ArtPrize 2010. One ACM member talks about his impression of the flying pig.
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010
Members of the Alliance for Community Media gathered footage of ArtPrize 2010. Jason Mack talks about his work and inspiration.
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010
Members of the Alliance for Community Media gathered footage of ArtPrize 2010. Here's are a few of the many pieces you can find downtown.
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: ACMCS, artprize2010
Members of the Alliance for Community Media gathered footage of ArtPrize 2010. Here are some kids reactions to the Live Statue downtown.
Posted: 14 years 1 week
During the first ArtPrize I chose to not use the down vote option, maybe it was a case of Midwest politeness, I thought it was sort of rude. This year, watching ArtPrize unfold again, I have...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, Bull's Head, eatdrinkartprize2010
The Bull's Head Tavern is a locally owned restaurant on Monroe, just north of Rosa Parks Circle, making it an ideal oasis of food and drink...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010, Peppino's
On a rainy day, Peppino's Grille, Pizzeria and Sports Lounge is a great place to relax and enjoy some Italian food while watching the game on multiple large-screen TVs. On a sunny day Peppino's...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Destination 1111 is gearing up for its seventh year at 1111 Godfrey from Oct. 1-3 on the west side. For three days each fall, the warehouse is...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Before there was ArtPrize, before there was ActiveSite, or ArtPeers, there was Free Radical. The Free Radical Gallery started in 2000 on...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010
Writing WOTS on the week of artprize is sort of like trying to make a ripple in the ocean during a tsunami.
With that being said there simply is NO reason for not getting...
With that being said there simply is NO reason for not getting...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: volunteerism
Our friends at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum have requested assistance with their Curious George Exhibit "load out" on...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: skill-based volunteerism, volunteering, volunteerism
Each week the Volunteer Center will highlight an exciting skill-based volunteer (SBV) opportunity found on our...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: eaddrinkartprize2010
Based off my visit on opening day of ArtPrize, this should be a must on your list of places to eat and drink during ArtPrize. It was lunchtime and while the streets were bustling with people...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, UICA
I just spent three hours downtown, on an initial recon. Some early thoughts: They lucked out with the weather: it was a perfect night to jaywalk and loiter, warm enough for a single layer....
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010, grcc-ml2010ap
by Matthew Barron with Nate Sanders, Rebecca Mason, and Adam Command
It's September again, a time when celebrations abound, leaves set out to paint sidewalks, students commence studies anew...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: ArtPrize Artist Profile, artprize2010, grcc-ml2010ap
Grand Rapids Radiologist Dr. Steve Bezinque is making an impact on the second annual ArtPrize. The very spirit of ArtPrize is embodied in his piece that encourages the public to...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: Architecture, art, artprize2010, design, Ecliptic, GRAM, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Maya Lin, Rosa Parks Circle
Special Guest Lecture: Maya Lin
"Projects and Processes"
Grand Rapids Art Museum's Cook Auditorium
Saturday, October 2, 2010
7:00pm
Sponsor: Herman...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010
Located across from the Van Andel Arena, Ritz Koney offers hungry ArtPrize observers a casual and affordable dining options. One of the few restaurants downtown allowing a family of four to eat...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010
Mike and Johnny Brann's is known for its Sizzling Sirloin Steak, served up by John Brann Sr. over 50 years ago, but the restaurant also has a lot for those whose tastes stray from red meat. For...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010, flanagan's
We’ve probably all heard the saying, “Everybody’s got a little Irish in them.” And at Flanagan’s Irish Pub on Pearl Street in downtown Grand Rapids, it’s easy to get your Irish on.
First,...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: ap2010ec, artprize2010, Arts, criticism, media
From The Rapidian staff: Yesterday afternoon, The Rapidian soft-launched our ArtPrize 2010 page. Here, you will be able...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010
The Cottage Bar has been serving the best burgers in town since 1927, making them the oldest restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids.
Recently voted the "Best Burger in Michigan" by USA...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010
Louis Benton is a fine dining steakhouse, and ArtPrize goers looking for Grand Rapids' upscale offerings need look no further.
The restaurant serves the finest U.S.D.A. prime aged steaks...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, deli, eatdrinkartprize2010, grand central market
Grand Central Market and Deli provides Monroe Center visitors not only an oasis of substantial sandwiches and salads made to order, but the convenience of a small grocery store, too.
The...
Posted: 14 years 1 week
Tagged: artprize2010, eatdrinkartprize2010
Mojo's Dueling Piano Bar & Restaurant is easy enough to find. It's located at the corner of Pearl and Monroe Street in downtown Grand Rapids. Moreover, it's the only place in town where you'll...