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The Eddy celebrates final "Artoberfest" concerts with time-limited pre-sale discounts
by (JW Newson)
Submitted 10-09-2015 under NEWS
The Eddy at ArtPrize Seven is kicking off its final concert series "Artoberfest” on October 9 and 10 featuring Netflix music documentary sensation Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, The Go...
Rapidian on the street: Public at Ford Museum responds to Why These Finalists panel
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-07-2015 under NONPROFITS
Critical Discourse event portions of video courtesy of WOOD TV8 With five of the 20 ArtPrize finalists discussed at Why These Finalists: Part 1 located at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, The Rapidian and GRTV headed down to that...
River City Cup and Cake brings espresso, pastries to Grand Rapids food truck scene
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 10-06-2015 under NEWS
River City Cup and Cake is a new espresso and pastry food truck in Grand Rapids. Lorin W. Tate opened on August 30 and has been busy ever since, serving ArtPrize visitors downtown. Currently he's located on the riverside behind DeVos...
Rapidian on the street: State of Exception
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-03-2015 under NONPROFITS
In a back room of the garage at SiTE:LAB's Rumsey Street Project, 800 backpacks hang on a large wall, a video screens along the floor in front of them, and various other objects and photographs face the backpacks on the opposite wall. ...
Umbered undertones leading trends in color
by (Winslow DiPiazza)
Submitted 10-02-2015 under OPINION
Color is all around us everyday, in the products we use, the fashions we wear and in the films we watch. Color evokes a mood. Color makes us feel a sense of emotion. But how do we discover which colors society will be drawn to next? Leatrice Eiseman...
Rapidian on the street: Anishinaabensag Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Bikes)
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 10-01-2015 under NONPROFITS
The Rapidian and GRTV went down to the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) to find out what people were thinking about after viewing Anishinaabensag Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Bikes) by Dylan Miner. The piece presents four Lowrider...
When Critical Discourse is anything but: A Midwest call out of art scenes and community
by (Briana)
Submitted 09-30-2015 under OPINION
The opinions expressed in this article are those of their respective contributors only. The views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of The Rapidian, its management or fellow employees. Last night found me at the the second...
Just wrong enough: How swinging inside an ArtPrize house creates community
by (tfox)
Submitted 09-29-2015 under OPINION
In the past week I've had the curious experience of acting as a performer in Kate Gilmore's installation "Higher Ground", at SiTE:LAB's Rumsey Street Project. An entire house on the site of Rumsey Street has been transformed to...
Art, activism and taking action to make change
by (katelewisceramics)
Submitted 09-25-2015 under NEWS
On Friday October 2, from 7 p.m - 8 p.m. the topic of "Reflecting the Times: Arts and Activism" will be addressed by a panel of arts experts in front of an audience as part of the Critical Discourse series at the ArtPrize HUB (41 Sheldon...
ArtPrize Seven turns Grand Rapids into giant music festival
by (Michelle Newson)
Submitted 09-24-2015 under OPINION
Hold onto your hats! ArtPrize is once again gearing up, this year set to run September 23- October 11. This will be ArtPrize’s seventh year bringing art to the public eye in a revolutionary way, and the 1,551 entries for 2015 brings the...