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What's next for ArtPrize 2014 double winner Anila Quayyum Agha
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 01-26-2015 under NEWS
"This city has done me the biggest service by embracing the work. It was a controversial work, talking about the divisions between us and what separates us. To be open-minded and to embrace that shows deep compassion and understanding,"...
Local history buff launches Tour GR, gains traction
by (erictank)
Submitted 12-02-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Meet Jim Winslow, local graphic designer, photographer and history enthusiast. For the past three years he has been leading walking tours throughout the city and just this past June he launched Tour GR. Since then, he has done as many as 60 tours,...
"House," ArtPrize Top 20 finalist, on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens until Jan. 4
by (alreyno)
Submitted 10-20-2014 under OPINION
Osman Khan’s sculpture, "House," a finalist on the Jurors' Shortlist, will be hosted at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park through January 4. For this piece, Kahn has built a minimalist sculpture of a house...
ArtPrize examined from a youth perspective
by (Andy Angelo Pre...)
Submitted 10-14-2014 under NONPROFITS
The Andy Angelo Press Club (AAPC) is a program of the GR Creative Youth Center and Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities. On Sunday, September 28 and Friday, October 3, the AAPC visited ArtPrize and each student wrote about what stood out to them...
"Intersections" artist explores layers of meaning in prize-winning piece
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-13-2014 under OPINION
Not many in our community were surprised that Anila Quayyum Agha’s work “Intersections” won this year. We knew it, as soon as we walked into the room where her installation hung. But Agha wouldn’t let herself go there...
ArtPrize 2014 Awards: Anila Quayyum Agha wins hearts of jurors, public
by (Ana Olvera)
Submitted 10-11-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The point of ArtPrize is to get people talking and thinking about art, and it did. Todd Herring, ArtPrize director of marketing and communications, started the awards ceremony with a slow-jam performance about the “tension”-filled...
ArtPrize Off the Beaten Path: MoDiv
by (TSzakal)
Submitted 10-08-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
MoDiv is an inviting set of local shops at the corner of Monroe Center and Division. It is a popular area, but the ArtPrize spotlight typically shines brighter at the other end of the street with high profile venues such as The GRAM...
Public responds to second night of "Why These Finalists" discussion
by (GRTV)
Submitted 10-08-2014 under NONPROFITS
Tuesday night's Critical Discourse panel- Nicole Caruth, Digital Content Editor forART21, Mia Lopez, Curatorial Fellow at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and Paddy Johnson, founding editor of Art F City- analyzed...
I don't like it: How not to form critical discourse about art
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-08-2014 under OPINION
Critical Discourse has, since year one of ArtPrize, been possibly my favorite night of the year- no exaggeration. I want real discussions about art. I champion the idea of building conversation. I miss “crit sessions” from art classes. I...
ArtPrize awards celebration planned for Rosa Parks Circle
by (Holly)
Submitted 10-07-2014 under NEWS
This year's Awards Ceremony for ArtPrize will be at the Civic Theatre, a smaller venue than past years. Because of limited seating going to artists, venues and others involved in the event, another celebration, open to everyone, is planned at...