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New Event To Generate Ideas and Prize Money
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 01-27-2011 under NEWS
ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos today announced 5x5 Night (pronounced “five by five”) a new event to be held the last Tuesday evening of each month in Grand Rapids. Five presenters will have five minutes each to sum up their ideas with five slides. Five...
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...
Looks like a winner: Deconstructing the West Michigan Aesthetic
by (markrumsey)
Submitted 10-12-2010 under OPINION
As a working artist I spend a great deal of time trying to determine how people act, react, or interact with art. The relationship between art and viewer is determined by how a person evaluates what they are looking at. Having traveled and presented...
What #ArtPrize2010 has taught us
by (mattsimoto)
Submitted 10-12-2010 under OPINION
From Rapidian staff: It's been a busy few weeks for Grand Rapids and that means it's been busy at The Rapidian, too. ArtPrize season brought us a lot of content from both new and existing reporters, a multitude of arts-entertainment and...
Sweeping up after Artprize: Joe Mangrum sand art de-installation
by (scott warren)
Submitted 10-11-2010 under OPINION
As an Artprize venue that housed nine artists, the Goodspeed Lofts (Cherry and Grandville) in downtown Grand Rapids has been our home for the last three weeks. We made a lot of new friends there, shot a ton of video of great art and music, and...
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...
Beauty of Chaos: ArtPrize Profile of Erwin Erkfitz
by (dan_himself)
Submitted 09-30-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Erwin Erkfitz, a 29 year old from LaPeer county, Michigan got into art at a very early age. As a seven year old child, his first drawing was the cover of Treasure Island. Throughout elementary, middle school, and high school, he loved...
Artprize 2010: Chaotic Growth artist interview
by (GRTV)
Submitted 09-30-2010 under NONPROFITS
"Chaotic Growth" is a collaborative project by the guys who painted the interior of Stella's Lounge. This is a short interview of a couple of the guys involved in the project.
Artprize 2010: Michael Murphy Artist Interview
by (GRTV)
Submitted 09-29-2010 under NONPROFITS
Artprize artist Michael Murphy spoke with GRTV's Mike Knorr outside Madcap Coffee during the opening weekend of Artprize. Michael's work is next to the WMCAT building on Fulton St. In this video he speaks about his piece in Artprize and...
Respectful and Sweet: Critical Questions from the Discussion with Tom Eccles
by (pwitt)
Submitted 09-29-2010 under OPINION
Last Friday, Sept. 25 at 5:15pm, ArtPrize hosted Tom Eccles in an informal discussion at Grid70, the new innovation lab space owned by Rockford Construction and inhabited by innovators from Meijer, Amway, Wolverine World Wide, and Steelcase. Mr....