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Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Shelly Klein
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-29-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA's 22nd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked the artists a few questions about their products for the market. Below Shelly Klein of k studio answered our questions.Tell us a little about yourself.I live in Grand...
Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Elizabeth Mayville
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-23-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA's 22nd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked the artists a few questions about their products for the market. Below Elizabeth Mayville answered our questions. Tell us a little about yourself. I'm a painter who...
Holiday Artists' Market Feature: Small Craft
by (KCAD)
Submitted 11-17-2010 under NONPROFITS
UICA's 22nd Annual Holiday Artists' Market is right around the corner and we asked the artists a few questions about their products for the market. Below Lindsay Jones and Jeffrey Kraus, of Small Craft, answered our questions. Tell us a little about...
"Regrettable Things Captured On Tape," an interview with Found Footage Co-Creator Nick Prueher
by (austinlb)
Submitted 11-02-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
It may sound strange, but I'm really looking forward to the medical penile injection video. Or learning how to make love better "through hypnosis." Or the exercise clip featuring "American Gladiators." This Wednesday night, Joe Pickett and Nick...
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...
Deinstalling Lure/Wave
by (Peg Treegarden)
Submitted 10-21-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
ArtPrize doesn't end until all of the artwork is taken down. On Monday, Lure/Wave was deinstalled from the new UICA building.
The Found Footage Festival Is coming to Grand Rapids!
by (KCAD)
Submitted 10-20-2010 under NONPROFITS
The Found Footage Festival is coming to Grand Rapids on November 3. This one-of-a-kind event features live-comedy and found video, showcasing footage that was found at garage sales, thrift stores, warehouses, and dumpsters throughout the US and...
Cabildo takes advantage of ArtPrize entry to bring music to public areas
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-07-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
On Wednesday night, local band Cabildo had a solid caravan of 25 people - musicians and admirers - following them by bicycle and on foot to nine pianos sprinkled around downtown. The pianos were part of UK-based Luke Jerram's ArtPrize entry, "Play...
Hey?!?! Did anyone else notice the elephant on the top of that building?
by (K_to_the_ukla)
Submitted 10-03-2010 under OPINION
Social commentary on art has been taken to a new level during ArtPrize, literally. The top of the new Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts building was being used to make statements designed to further the dialog about art, though it seems that not...
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,...