art
Good Art is the Best Art: An assessment of issues brought up during the Rapid Growth panel
by (kevinbuist)
Submitted 06-18-2010 under OPINION
On Wednesday, Rapid Growth Media hosted the fifth panel discussion in its monthly series of conversations about issues facing Grand Rapids. Titled "Good Business is the Best Art," the panelists discussed issues surrounding assigning value to art and...
Sidewalk Chalk Flood in downtown Grand Rapids
by (moorekat)
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
With Rosa Parks Circle at the center, chalk art spread throughout downtown Grand Rapids during Sunday afternoon's Sidewalk Chalk Flood. Organizer Rob Bliss passed out thousands of pieces of chalk to an estimated 3,000 happy artists who came to lay...
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Annette Gray
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 06-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create, exhibit...
Public Invited to 14th Annual DIA Events
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 06-11-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Dominican Institute for the Arts (DIA) is sponsoring two inspiring and life-changing events that are part of the DIA's 14th Annual Gathering of Dominican Artists: 1) A retreat for artists and those who appreciate art;...
UICA Interview: Rebecca Murtaugh
by (KCAD)
Submitted 06-08-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA's Director of Education, Elizabeth Goddard, had an opportunity to ask Rebecca Murtaugh a few questions about her art and her life as a working artist in Brooklyn, New York. Murtaugh received her Bachelors of Science from Pennsylvania...
Local Artist-Photographer Terry Johnston Hosts Free Artist Photoshoot
by (wealthytheatre)
Submitted 06-07-2010 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids freelance photographer and local arts advocate Terry Johnston is excited about a new, personal project, focusing on "starving artists" - a condition Johnston describes as "a very real possibility when a community doesn't value its local...
Internationally Acclaimed Artist for ArtPrize 2010
by (KCAD)
Submitted 06-02-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA is proud to announce that we will be exhibiting work by internationally acclaimed artist, Chris Jordan, for ArtPrize 2010. Jordan's main piece for ArtPrize, entitled Gyre, is a 8-foot by 11-foot photograph which depicts a wave made from 2....
The Artists of Heartside Gallery and Studio-- Anthony Welch
by (Heartside Galle...)
Submitted 05-18-2010 under NONPROFITS
Heartside Gallery and Studio began in 1993 as a small program of Heartside Ministry. This ever-expanding program continues to offer the Heartside community and its neighbors a supportive and safe environment in which to create, exhibit and...
ARTcation
by (KCAD)
Submitted 05-14-2010 under NONPROFITS
ARTcation is a community wide collaboration between arts and humanities organizations that use downtown Grand Rapids as a learning laboratory. By combining our resources, we provide students with free programming that supports multi-sensory...
Old Public Museum brought back to a Life all its own.
by (Peg Treegarden)
Submitted 04-22-2010 under LOCAL LIFE