World Refugee Day Celebrates Local Refugee Population
Submitted 06-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
Each year on June 20, World Refugee Day offers Grand Rapids an opportunity to call attention to refugees affected by disasters, armed conflict and other situations of violence.According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an...
Sidewalk Chalk Flood in downtown Grand Rapids
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
With Rosa Parks Circle at the center, chalk art spread throughout downtown Grand Rapids during Sunday afternoon's Sidewalk Chalk Flood. Organizer Rob Bliss passed out thousands of pieces of chalk to an estimated 3,000 happy artists who came to lay...
Behind the Scenes: Hard Hat Preview of UICA's New Building
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
For more than a year there has been much talk and anticipation about the new mixed use building that will be home to the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA). A recent hardhat tour led by Jeff Meeuwsen, director of the UICA revealed...
Super Happy Funtime Burlesque going on national tour, fundraise at Electric Cheetah
Submitted 06-14-2010 under NEWS
Super Happy Funtime Burleque is a Grand Rapids based ragtag group of talented performers who bring action and entertainment to the people all around the West Michigan area. Known for pushing the restrictions on stripping, and stepping on the toes of...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Annette Gray
Submitted 06-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
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 supportive and safe environment in which to create, exhibit...
A Q&A with Hip Hop Producer Nixon
Submitted 06-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Nixon is arguably the most preeminent producer in the local scene having captured a number of Grand Rapids Hip Hop Coalition awards in recent years. He is also one of the most sought-after emcees in the local landscape. Everyone involved...
Public Invited to 14th Annual DIA Events
Submitted 06-11-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA) is sponsoring two inspiring and life-changing events that are part of the DIA's 14th Annual Gathering of Dominican Artists: 1) A retreat for artists and those who appreciate art;...
Wine tasting, documentary screening, hors d'oeuvres 6/17
Submitted 06-09-2010 under NONPROFITS
Art of the Table and Electric Cheetah / Eel, along with Community Media Center's Wealthy Theatre, are presenting the Grand Rapids premiere of the winemaking documentary, "Blood Into Wine," June 7. More information about the event (including...
UICA Interview: Rebecca Murtaugh
Submitted 06-08-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA's Director of Education, Elizabeth Goddard, had an opportunity to ask Rebecca Murtaugh a few questions about her art and her life as a working artist in Brooklyn, New York. Murtaugh received her Bachelors of Science from Pennsylvania...
Local artist invites you into the living room of an immigrant family
Submitted 06-07-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Mandy Burrow, a local artist and art professor at Calvin College, seeks to foster an exchange between United States natives and immigrants in her current installation, "Americans." "Americans" invites viewers into the recreated living rooms of three...