art
Slow down for Slow Art Day this Saturday, April 16, 2011
by (cgedeon)
Submitted 04-15-2011 under NEWS
Picture stopping at a piece of art. What do you notice: The shape? The color? The size? Eight seconds later, your attention is gone and so are you, on to the next piece where you will spend another eight seconds on its aesthetics. If this is you,...
Literacy Center Partners with Artist Erick Picardo
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 04-12-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Literacy Center of West Michigan is proud to partner with local artist Erick Picardo. His painting, “Pulse of the Saints,” is now featured in the Center's lobby. “Pulse of the Saints,” Picardo says...
Catalyst Radio: Art.Downtown to hold its largest pop-up gallery event yet
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 04-08-2011 under NONPROFITS
INTERVIEW (9:08) The annual Art.Downtown event is coming up and has a larger footprint than ever before. This year, Kendall College of Art and Design is opening up their graduate studios just over the highway while Site:Lab hosts their first major...
Child Abuse is Focus of Art and Poetry Exhibition
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 04-05-2011 under NEWS
It is a topic that people don't want to think too much about--child sexual abuse. But it happens every day and in fact, one in three of all girls and one in seven of all boys are sexually abused by the time they are 18 years of age. It is thought...
"Critical Reality: Why Is Arts Criticism Important?" Wrap-up
by (Arts Council GR)
Submitted 04-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
When the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, Artpeers, and Avenue for the Arts partnered up to sponsor a panel discussion about the role of arts criticism in Grand Rapids, we titled it “Critical Reality: Why Is Arts Criticism Important?...
ArtPeers / Art.Downtown / WMCAT - April 15
by (ArtPeers)
Submitted 04-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
With Art.Downtown less than two weeks away, participating ArtPeers and WMCAT artists are busily preparing for the highly anticipated opening on April 15. ArtPeers would like to thank WMCAT for their generosity in...
Art Criticism: An Afterthought
by (KCAD)
Submitted 04-01-2011 under NONPROFITS
Last night, UICA's Director of Education Elizabeth Goddard participated in a panel discussion concerning Art Criticism that was hosted by the Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, Dwelling Place and ArtPeers at Wealthy Theatre. The other...
[REVIEW] (a)wake: Local women artists' exhibition for Women's History Month
by (Holly)
Submitted 03-28-2011 under OPINION
Photo essay by Denise Cheng This past weekend, the site-specific exhibition entitled "(a)wake" opened... ...and closed. The exhibition was a collection of works by 11 local artists, installed on the fifth floor of what was previously Steketee...
UICA: Where Artists Connect To A Bigger World
by (KCAD)
Submitted 03-25-2011 under NONPROFITS
On June 13, 2007, several past and present members of the Visual Arts Committee (VAC) met at UICA. Their lively, two-hour discussion covered UICA’s history, some philosophy of art, the nature of volunteerism, and the importance of UICA’s work...
New Book Brings Lambert Zuidervaart Back to Grand Rapids
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 03-10-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
More than 20 years ago, Lambert Zuidervaart began developing an idea for a book. His idea had the working title, Cultural Politics and Artistic Truth. But even for the accomplished arts philosopher, professor and author, the subject was much more...