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Local urban sociology professor explains concerns about Heartside, gentrification
by (alreyno)
Submitted 12-29-2015 under OPINION
Anyone who spends time in downtown Grand Rapids can see obvious signs of economic resurgence, especially in the area around Monroe Center. However, looking south from Fulton Street toward the Heartside Neighborhood, the economic picture is more...
Giving great: Take gifts beyond average by supporting local, handmade this year
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 12-08-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Want to feel extra good about your holiday shopping this year? What if a perfect, one-of-a-kind gift was easy to find, would support the local community, and created a charitable ripple effect that will reach throughout the year? Here are a few...
"Coming Home" exhibition shared at UICA now through February
by (lydiajoy)
Submitted 12-01-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
This season at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA), a series called "Coming Home" features a diverse group of Michigan artists focusing on exploratory development, comings and goings, seasonal changes and the importance of...
Tanglefoot artists throw open studio doors to public for 24th year
by (lydiajoy)
Submitted 11-17-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
This year, the long-standing Tanglefoot collective of eight Grand Rapids artists are hosting an open public studio event in the historic Westside building. The oldest event of its kind in Grand Rapids, Alynn Guerra, Carlos Aceves, ...
City High Middle School to host 7th annual Recycled Art Market
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 11-03-2015 under NEWS
Grand Rapids City High Middle School is hosting its 7th Annual Recycled Art Market this coming Saturday, November 7. The art market will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Up from the 17 artists hosted in the first year, this year’s event will host 70-...
Avenue for the Arts to celebrate emerging local artists in First Friday event
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 11-03-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
For over a decade, The Avenue for the Arts has played a critical role in providing artists with various opportunities to showcase. Events tailored to provide artists with the opportunity to display their artwork include Art Downtown,...
"Native Kids Ride Bikes" artist to talk on gentrification, public space at Civic Studio
by (civicstudio)
Submitted 11-01-2015 under NONPROFITS
Urbanization and new developments in Grand Rapids are bringing up many questions and uncertainties, while sparking conversations of gentrification and rights to public space. With these concerns, Civic Studio is inviting the public to engage in a...
GRAM brings retrospective of local art hero Reynold Weidenaar to community
by (RickBeerhorst)
Submitted 10-29-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
For many years Reynold Weidenaar was something of a local artist hero. He was a regular downtown feature who could be seen working from his big Chevy, sketch book in hand, with a pair of binoculars and wearing his signature red beret. He has been...
Nomadic placemaking: Art designed to help communities see future potential
by (tclinton)
Submitted 10-06-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
We frequently use the term "nomadic" to describe SiTE:LAB. I love that word choice because it makes it clear that our business model of moving from place to place is a conscious choice. The most frequent questions I get asked by visitors...
Artist creates mural using fingerprints on GRAM walls
by (lydiajoy)
Submitted 10-02-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
Black and white contrast filling two intersecting walls of space immediately catch the eye when walking through the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) during this year's ArtPrize Seven. Artist Judith Braun traveled from New York City at the...