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Live Coverage Feature: Maureen Nollette and Renee Hartig
by (KCAD)
Submitted 01-26-2011 under NONPROFITS
Showcasing more than fifty of West Michigan’s most exciting visual artists, Live Coverage features one-of-a-kind works of art, created right before your eyes! This unique fundraiser is a must for collectors, designers, and anyone with a passion...
Dear Newsweek - An open letter from Mayor George K. Heartwell
by (Mayor George K....)
Submitted 01-25-2011 under OPINION
Dear Ms. Brown: The citizens of Grand Rapids were astounded when you declared our city, Grand Rapids, to be a "dying city" in the January 21, 2011 issue of Newsweek. Dying city? Surely Newsweek must be joking! Would a major medical school...
Catalyst Radio: Outside the Lines challenges nonartists to put their art supplies where their mouth is
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-21-2011 under NONPROFITS
Outside the Lines is putting on its inaugural auction - a competition for nonartists - one week from now, and event coordinator Kendra Herington clues WYCE listeners in to what there is to look forward to. Listen in as Kendra explains how this...
UICA Showcases Luminous Artwork
by (KCAD)
Submitted 01-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
From January 14 through Febuary 13, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts will black out the windows of their home on Sheldon Boulevard. Responding to Michigan's winter darkness, Beacons: An Exhibition of Luminous Art will showcase the light...
WMCAT students receive Scholastic Art Awards
by (luisa1071)
Submitted 01-12-2011 under NONPROFITS
The West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology (WMCAT) entered student artwork into the Scholastic Art Awards and saw 28 of its students receive awards. This is a significant accomplishment for students served by WMCAT’s...
Artist with local roots returns to GR for opening reception
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 01-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Edward Gorey's morbid alphabet ("A is for Amy who fell down the stairs"), Charley Harper's works of wildlife curved into letters... Stylized alphabets recede into the distance, but illustrator Christopher Apap feels he is bringing something new to...
UICA: A Brilliant Investment
by (KCAD)
Submitted 12-22-2010 under NONPROFITS
A recent Gallup poll reports that the number one reason people become attached to a community is “openness.” For a region to prosper it must embrace people and ideas that are different. This belief is at the core of UICA. Every day we help our...
Five Questions with Local Artists: Cindi Ford
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 12-18-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
These five questions have been posed to several different local artists, their responses create this series. Cindi Ford has been teaching Printmaking part-time at Kendall College of Art & Design for over a decade. She is known for her non-...
UICA Offers Free Seminar Series For Youth
by (KCAD)
Submitted 12-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
This February, UICA's ArtWorks Youth Program will offer a free Seminar Series. This series will feature films, workshops, and presentations by local professional artists. All program offerings will introduce students to current issues facing our...
Five Questions with Local Artists: Michael Pfleghaar
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 12-11-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
These five questions have been posed to several different local artists, their responses create this series. First up, Michael Pfleghaar, local painter and orginal member of Tanglefoot Studios. What do you do and why do you do it? Mixed media...