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UICA Spotlight: Israel Davis
by (KCAD)
Submitted 10-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
Since Israel Davis joined UICA as the Director of Ceramics in 2004, he has been working to evolve the clay studio while meeting the needs of all types of ceramic artists, including: the academic who’s work is about the process of art making and...
Event Highlights- Free Radical Friday!
by (DwellingPlace)
Submitted 10-21-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Free Radical Event is quickly approaching. With October 22 right around the corner Grand Rapids is gearing up for another big night featuring art and local businesses. During the Free Radical event, over 200 local artists will be...
Sunday Classical Concert Series planned at GRAM
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
Every Sunday from October 24 through December 26, from 2 to 3 p.m., experience a music event unlike any other in Western Michigan. Enjoy the sounds of prominent musicians from across the region during the Sunday Classical Concert Series this fall at...
Friday Nights at GRAM
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
Every Friday night at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, from 5-9pm: Join us for Friday Nights at GRAM from 5:00 to 9:00 pm with galleries open late, live piano music, and a cash bar. FREE for members and $5 for non-members, this price includes...
Friday Night Conversations: Culture Pass GR
by (Grand Rapids Ar...)
Submitted 10-12-2010 under NONPROFITS
Friday, October 15, 2010 Friday Night Conversations Culture Pass GR: Art + Culture Year Round in Grand RapidsJoin us for Friday Nights at GRAM from 5 to 9pm with galleries open late, live piano music, and a cash bar. Friday Night Conversations...
Top five quick and easy ways to improve ArtPrize
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 10-05-2010 under OPINION
5: Reduce the girth: Literally, think outside of the box, replace the 3 mile square with an organic model that is formed by the availability of resources. Maintain the Downtown as a central hub and organize second tier hubs of dense activity. Expand...
You've Got to See This! How We Look at Art
by (mnaselli)
Submitted 10-04-2010 under OPINION
So what does it look like when we talk about art? If it’s just personal, the conversation dwindles into a three- or four-syllable declaration. That’s a pretty thin answer to 1,713 artists who have labored at their own expense to create, dismantle,...
UICA Interview: Beili Liu
by (KCAD)
Submitted 10-03-2010 under NONPROFITS
The ancient Chinese legend of the red thread tells that when children are born, invisible red threads connect them to the ones whom they are fated to be with. Over the years of their lives they come closer and eventually find each other,...
Artist Maya Lin lectures about past and current work to a packed crowd at the GRAM
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-02-2010 under NEWS
A couple hundred tushes warmed 275 seats, plastic and winged, to receive Maya Lin this evening at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. The artist is best known nationally for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. In Grand Rapids, "Ecliptic"...
"So you want to be an art critic" or "How to talk about art and impress people"
by (K_to_the_ukla)
Submitted 10-01-2010 under OPINION
In case you haven’t noticed, ArtPrize is in full swing. It is the largest open international art competition in the world, essentially turning the city of Grand Rapids into an art gallery. With over 1,700 works of art on display, you can hardly...