ArtPrize2011
Top Ten Featured Artist: Bill Secunda
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Bill Secunda answers The Rapidian's 5 artist questions about his piece, Mantis Dreaming: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Laura Alexander
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Laura Alexander answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, The Tempest II: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Lynda Cole
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Lynda Cole answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about her piece, Rain: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your piece? ...
Top Ten Featured Artist: Tracy Van Duinen
by (samantha.dine)
Submitted 10-05-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Tracy Van Duinen answers The Rapidian's five artist questions about his piece, Metaphorest: 1. How did you come up with the idea for this piece? 2. How did you make it? 3. How did you consider the placement of your...
Dixie Olin: The Importance of Art
by (michellemmyers)
Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Dixie Olin’s house is littered with art. From the large mural of a beach scene in the dining room to the art projects on the deck to the ornate vases in the china cabinet, any onlooker can tell that the house is inhabited by an artist. As a...
Unraveling the ambiguity of contemporary art
by (CatherineChaffee)
Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Steve Samson, Director of Exhibition and Facilities at UICA, brings to mind a quote from the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau who inspired leaders during the French Revolution when he said, "Every man has the right to risk his own life...
Local arts organization SiTE:LAB's volunteer
by (bagelkerk)
Submitted 10-04-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
One of the most interesting things about ArtPrize is the vast range of venues that exhibit entries. Restaurants, schools, local businesses, sometimes completely atypical spaces allow us to see art in unique settings. This season’s SiTE:LAB is...
What does this year's Top 10 say about our public?
by (pelz)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under OPINION
Let me first clarify by saying that I realize the term public is general and does not directly represent the many who didn’t participate in the ArtPrize hullabaloo. If all of Grand Rapids cast their votes for what they deemed “good...
Art and dying cities: What does “Top Ten” really mean?
by (sara)
Submitted 10-03-2011 under OPINION
ArtPrize: This event opens many cans of worms for me from the nature of art (and craft) to the value of success. I’m questioning the concept and the nature of the Top Ten. In this article, I ask the question: How do Top Ten lists come to be,...
Mother Earth’s gowns
by (Hope Contempora...)
Submitted 10-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Audrey Schultz, Hope College student Mother Earth is an installation featuring a collection of felted dresses which has drawn a lot of attention among the works featured at the KCAD venue. Each garment employs form, color, and...