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Rapidian on the street: Anishinaabensag Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Bikes)

Submitted 10-01-2015 under NONPROFITS

What do those bikes mean? Why bikes? What did you notice on the bike? We asked viewers their thoughts on Dylan Miner's entry into ArtPrize, which made it into the Jurors' Shortlist.

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Grand Rapids artist garners finalist position on Jurors' Shortlist

Submitted 09-30-2015 under LOCAL LIFE

Monroe "Akibang" O'Bryant makes the Jurors' Shortlist for 2-D with a thought-provoking graphic series of photos re-enacting crimes in the Grand Rapids area in 2012-2013 at the GRAM.

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BREAKTHROUGH encourages audiences to rise from ashes

Submitted 09-30-2015 under NEWS

Laura Bennett and the Breakthrough Team hope to de-stigmatize mental illness and create a judgement free space with their ArtPrize submission "BREAKTHROUGH."

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St. Cecilia sends buskers to ArtPrize

Submitted 09-30-2015 under NEWS

St. Cecilia Music Center is sending out buskers who have entered ArtPrize as performers to show connections between the performing and visual arts.

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When Critical Discourse is anything but: A Midwest call out of art scenes and community

Submitted 09-30-2015 under OPINION

What does "critical" and "discourse" and "art" and "community" outside of academic and institutional buzzwords mean, even?

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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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