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Local restaurants enjoy demands of ArtPrize

Submitted 10-03-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Downtown restaurants have risen to the challenges of ArtPrize.

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #13- Valentiger

Submitted 10-02-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

WMI drank some beers with Grand Rapids' own Valentiger.

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ArtPrize Artist Profile: Susan Leigh Picking Radiates "In the Now"

Submitted 10-01-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Singer/songwriter Susan Leigh Picking speaks the universal language of music and its child-like call to be present.

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La Leche League of Grand Rapids remembers longtime leader

Submitted 09-29-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Members of La Leche League of Grand Rapids gather to remember recently deceased leader Juliet Kauffman

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What do you see: tension and tangle bring peace at the GRAM

Submitted 09-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Artist Andrew Hawkes sets the stage for obsession and anxiety with his work "It's not my fault."

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The human body in all its beauty and strangeness at Frederik Meijer Gardens

Submitted 09-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

26 artists from all over the world tackle the human form for ArtPrize at Frederik Meijer Gardens.

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Let's Kiln U

Submitted 09-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

A local ceramic artist shares his passion for clay by building an Anagama Kiln in the lot across from the Fulton Adobe.

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ArtPrize Artist Profile: Looking back in time with Robert Watkins

Submitted 09-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Robert Watkins discusses his 2012 ArtPrize entry and what Grand Rapids means to him.

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ArtPrize Artist Profile: Henkel's 8-foot tall 'Rainman' stands at 50 Monroe

Submitted 09-28-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Former Art Train artist installs 'Rainman' at 50 Monroe.

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West Michigan Indie Podcast: Episode #12: Skee-Town Stylee

Submitted 09-27-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

WMI sat down with dub-hop trio from Muskegan; Skee-Town Stylee

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