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ArtPrize Round 1 Voting to end Saturday
by (lydiajoy)
Submitted 10-01-2015 under LOCAL LIFE
ArtPrize Seven is now through its first week, with the Jurors' ShortList and public vote tallies for the top 25 in each category now running live on the Leaderboard on the ArtPrize website. Over 260,000 public votes have already been cast....The Art and Spirituality of Women Songwriters
by (cicadmin)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under
The Art and Spirituality of Women Songwriters Wednesday, October 7, 7-8:45pm Presented by Fr. Marcos Zamora, CSP During ArtPrize we are exposed to many art forms. Sculptures made by creative hands, canvases filled by visionary painters, and many...
Exploring the disposable world
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 09-22-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
It’s an experience like no other, walking into an exhibition that takes on a familiar theme and transforms your understanding of the content through the artwork. Curator of the upcoming exhibition Adapt/Evolve, Ethan Ross, promises visitors an...
Wisemaker partners with ArtPrize to bring artmaking to everyone
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 09-15-2015 under NEWS
Wisemaker of The Geek Group is partnering with ArtPrize this fall to lead free, family-friendly Pop Up Workshops at The Hub every Saturday during ArtPrize. There will also be two open drop In studios at both The Hub and All Access Studio during...WiseMaker Arts in Sustainability Parade
by (g0dfreykaren)
Submitted 08-27-2015 under
If you enjoy Giant Puppet Heads, Crazy Costumes, Bands that play Reggae music, and Parades that celebrate Creativity, then you must not miss the Arts in Sustainability Parade on Saturday, September 5 at 12noon and 4pm. Grand Rapids artist, Kelly...
Teens liven downtown with mini murals
by (wmcat)
Submitted 08-26-2015 under NONPROFITS
In partnership with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., six teen artists from the West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology painted murals on utility boxes in the downtown core to honor public figures with a commitment to social justice. The teens worked...
Artists Creating Together to offer The Five Senses of Art Education Day During ArtPrize Seven
by (Artists Creatin...)
Submitted 08-25-2015 under NONPROFITS
On Monday, October 5, Artists Creating Together will host The Five Senses of Art, an ArtPrize Education Day, at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market in partnership with ArtPrize and Herman Miller Cares. ACT is an ArtPrize Education Partner with the...
Artists Creating Together partners with Creston Neighborhood Association in Art of Gardening class
by (Artists Creatin...)
Submitted 08-12-2015 under NONPROFITS
Over the course of 14 weeks, individuals ages 16 and older with disabilities have created and grown together through the Art of Gardening course offered by Artists Creating Together in partnership with the Creston Neighborhood Association. Art of...
Local musicians work to promote supplemental education programs
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 08-04-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
As Hugo Claudin, proprietor of multi-dimensional creative space Mexicains Sans Frontieres, painter, musician and veteran of Grand Rapids art scene puts it, “While we promote the arts and education, little effort is made to promote individual...
First annual Art Outdoor Project draws attention to Grand Rapids with local art
by (Gabi Brown)
Submitted 07-28-2015 under NEWS
Five local artists have been selected to have their work displayed on billboards along state highways this summer, from June 29 until October 3, for a new project developed by Experience Grand Rapids. The Art Outdoor Project aims to use ...