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UICA to host 25th annual Holiday Artists' Market
by (erictank)
Submitted 12-03-2013 under NEWS
From December 6 starting at 5 p.m. through December 7 at 7 p.m., the UICA will host its annual Holiday Artists' Market. Available for purchase will be locally crafted goods, artwork, jewelry, toys, greeting cards and other accessories. In...
WMEAC film series to present Trashed at Celebration Cinema
by (erictank)
Submitted 11-26-2013 under NEWS
On Wednesday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. Celebration Cinema will show Trashed, a film by Jermey Irons. The movie is presented by the West Michigan Environmental Action Council and sponsored by Clothing Matters. The event is open to the public with a...
Last Chance to experience Pulso: Arte de las Americas
by (erictank)
Submitted 11-26-2013 under NEWS
There's one week left to check out the current art exhibit Pulso: Art of the Americas, a collaboration between the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts and Kendall College of Art and Design. The exhibit features artwork displayed at the UICA...
Avenue for the Arts presents 11th anniversary of Free Radical
by (erictank)
Submitted 10-29-2013 under NEWS
On November 1 and 8 the Avenue for the Arts presents the 11th anniversary of Free Radical, an art event on South Division Avenue showcasing local talent. Local businesses along the strip will transform into temporary art galleries, hosting over 100...
Play at UICA
by (HannahMax)
Submitted 10-07-2013 under OPINION
The current exhibition at UICA is titled "Play." On the forth floor there is an interactive mechanism made of acrylic, electronics, and wood. Iowa resident Del Jackson is the creative genius behind this product. This piece is called A.I....
Impart: Artist Tim Stoelting asserts "art is a tool for generating change"
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-27-2013 under NEWS
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Tim Stoelting is an artist who plays around with people's perceptions of the spaces and objects around them. With his ArtPrize entry "...
Impart: Local artist Brandon Belote sees links between art and science
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-27-2013 under NEWS
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Brandon Belote is the projectionist and AV technician at UICA and a Kendall grad. He often experiments with video in his work. "I wouldn't...
Grand Rapids, it's time to send the circus packing
by (jon_dunn)
Submitted 09-20-2013 under OPINION
As the city celebrates everything that is great about West Michigan during ArtPrize, a traveling sideshow of cruelty overshadows the festivities. Elephants, lions and tigers are calling the Van Andel Arena parking lot home this week. Before...
Story Matters: Michael Johnson shares how Grand Rapids is a hidden gem
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 08-29-2013 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. While in Ah Nab Awen Park on Friday, August 23, The Rapidian's Story Matters project asked...
UICA + KCAD: What can we expect from this new alliance?
by (tfox)
Submitted 08-24-2013 under OPINION
During the campus meeting Tuesday morning, KCAD president David Rosen indicated that the college would be engaging in a collaborative relationship with UICA, so when the formal announcement was made on Friday morning, it wasn’t entirely...