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Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Lisa Price
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-29-2011 under NONPROFITS
UICA's 23rd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked a few of the artists some questions about their products for the market. Below Lisa Price answered our questions. Tell us a little about yourself. I grew...
First ever Sass Fest celebrates doing it together
by (eschroeder)
Submitted 11-28-2011 under OPINION
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Sass Fest. It was promoted as "an event celebrating doing it together: music, workshops, movies, zines, handmade goods," a veritable bucket load of stuff proposed and organized predominantly by...
Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Hyun Yoo
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-22-2011 under NONPROFITS
UICA's 23rd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked a few of the artists some questions about their products for the market. Below Hyun Yoo answered our questions. Tell us a little about yourself. I‘m...
UICA's youth program honored by First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
Chosen from a pool of more than 471 nominations and 38 finalists, UICA's ArtWorks program was one of just 12 after-school and out-of-school programs across the country and the only program in the Midwest to receive this prestigious award. The...
Cultivation through the arts
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 11-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
Dominican Center at Marywood is pleased to show the work of two Michigan artists from November 1to December 29, 2011. The Marywood Gallery is a space reserved by Dominican Center for the purpose of exhibiting art created by West...
Artists showcase work in local downtown resale shop
by (quackene)
Submitted 10-25-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
You might be surprised to walk into a women’s resale clothing store on a Friday evening and find not just fashionable used clothing, but also art, appetizers, and a crowd of art enthusiasts. However, if you are walking into downtown's...
Looking back: capturing the art and kitsch of fall
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-20-2011 under OPINION
Well, there's no denying it now: ArtPrize is over. And with it, the closing of our fall edition of Picturesque: "Art or Kitsch?" We asked you to share your images in which you either captured some artwork around you, or made your...
Save The Space: Mexicains Sans Frontieres fundraiser event
by (scott warren)
Submitted 10-12-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Mexicians Sans Frontieres (MSF), an amorphous, avant garde artspace and music venue, celebrates their sixth year on Division Avenue with a special fundraising event titled “Save the Space; Viva MSF!” on Friday, October 14th at 9 pm. A...
You’ve cast your vote for Artprize, now vote for community.
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
After a bout of persistent e-mailing- Jenn Schaub of Dwelling Place has given me the chance to learn some of what it takes to organize the annual arts event ‘Free Radical’. It was a bonus for me that it happens to take place on the...
What does this year's Top 10 say about our public?
by (pelz)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under OPINION
Let me first clarify by saying that I realize the term public is general and does not directly represent the many who didn’t participate in the ArtPrize hullabaloo. If all of Grand Rapids cast their votes for what they deemed “good...