Terry Johnston
Local photographer inspires during Rauschenberg discussion
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 05-07-2012 under OPINION
Upon arriving at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) for the Rauschenberg installment of their weekly series, Friday Night Conversations, I really had no idea what to expect. On the second floor I found Terry Johnston, the local photographer whose...
Mural in the works at Harrison Park School
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-02-2012 under NEWS
Richard App imagines that in the future adults will return to Harrison Park School with their kids to look at the mural he created in 2012. They’ll return, not only because it is good art, but also because they played a part in painting it, or...
GRadPics: Photographers to produce 700 senior photos
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 12-09-2011 under NEWS
It is a rite of passage that most 17 or 18 year olds go through: the senior portrait. The photographs appear in graduation invitations, yearbooks and kids hand them out to one another. But for many seniors in Grand Rapids Public Schools (GRPS), the...
Terry Johnston: Life through pink-rimmed glasses
by (Mark Spohn)
Submitted 10-12-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Terry Johnston stands at the front of a classroom, safely behind his MacBook Pro. Many would decline the opportunity to be interviewed by a room full of college level writers, as college students can be rather daunting. Vintage pink-rimmed glasses,...
Good Art is the Best Art: An assessment of issues brought up during the Rapid Growth panel
by (kevinbuist)
Submitted 06-18-2010 under OPINION
On Wednesday, Rapid Growth Media hosted the fifth panel discussion in its monthly series of conversations about issues facing Grand Rapids. Titled "Good Business is the Best Art," the panelists discussed issues surrounding assigning value to art and...