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Peopledesign Helps Transform UICA’s Brand
by (KCAD)
Submitted 06-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
A cornerstone of the West Michigan community since 1977, UICA is on the cusp of opening a prominent new facility in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids. As part of this move, UICA has engaged Peopledesign to help focus and re-invigorate the UICA...
Elizabeth Goes to Eksperimenta!
by (KCAD)
Submitted 05-27-2011 under NONPROFITS
If anyone had suggested a year ago to Elizabeth Goddard, Education Director at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) that she’d be presenting at an arts conference in Estonia, she would have said, “Yeah, right.” And then...
GR Comics Society to hold release party for its long awaited first collection
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 05-24-2011 under NEWS
When the Grand Rapids Comic Society formed two years ago, they dreamed of assembling an anthology to be able to say, "Look, Grand Rapids! We are establishing a comics scene, and we are the artists." This Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Sparrows...
Summer Art Market Vendor Registration Now Open
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 05-19-2011 under NONPROFITS
The eighth annual Market presented by Avenue for the Arts begins Saturday, June 11th, 2011. Vendor registration is now open to anyone who has handmade artwork and/or crafts for sale. The Market, located on South Division between Weston and...
UICA Named as Finalist for National Youth Award
by (KCAD)
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
UICA's ArtWorks Youth Program was recently named as one of 50 finalists for the 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP). This prestigious award recognizes UICA as being “one of the top arts- and humanities-based...
UICA Spotlight: Raven Jones
by (KCAD)
Submitted 05-12-2011 under NONPROFITS
For the past three years, Raven Jones has been part of the UICA family. Since she started in our ArtWorks Youth Program in 2008, she has participated in four ArtWorks projects. During these projects she showcased her beaded works at an art...
Trip The Light: Ephemeral
by (diaghilev)
Submitted 05-04-2011 under OPINION
On behalf of the artists involved in Trip The Light: Ephemeral I'm privileged to premiere, here on The Rapidian, the only video you'll ever see (above) from this most groundbreaking live event. Most sincere thanks to our friends at...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Mike Katerberg
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 05-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
This article was written in collaboration with the artist. Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small offshoot of Heartside Ministry, a program working to enrich and empower the people living in the shadow of downtown Grand Rapids,...
Interview with UICA's Associations Artists
by (KCAD)
Submitted 04-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
Artists Brett Colley, Lora Fosberg and Diane Christiansen talk about their work in UICA's Associations exhibition!
SMart Multimedia Art Festival explores "virtual authenticity"
by (Amanda Hogan)
Submitted 04-19-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
In an age where social media, television, and internet consume our time and challenge our senses, how do we know what is or what isn’t real? This is the theme explored by Grand Rapid’s only multimedia art festival, SMart Festival....