arts & culture Features
J. Bennett Rylah
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Teri O'Driscoll did a little multitasking when she suggested that her school's Parent Teacher Student Association sponsor a market where artists using recycled materials could sell their wares. The result: raise money for City High, teach kids to be mindful of the environment and support local artists.
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Kelly Quintanilla
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Scott Naylor deals in "purposeful art," where a creation can incorporate sound and lighting as well as sculpture for use by companies, bars, restaurants or even someone's own entertainment center. Get an earful about Loud Art Design.
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Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, October 08, 2009
ActiveSite partner Todd Ernst thinks the us-and-them mentality between local artists and the fire department has given way to a we-together approach -- gelling just in time for ArtPrize.
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Thursday, October 08, 2009
ArtPrize is indeed radically different than anything that has come before it.
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Ruth Terry
Thursday, October 01, 2009
This 80-foot-long mural gracing the side of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation headquarters will remain when ArtPrize 2009 ends next week, one of several artworks that have permanently changed the Grand Rapids cityscape. Lasting marks of ArtPrize abound in the city.
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Juliet Bennett Rylah and Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, September 24, 2009
It's like Halloween, Christmas and New Year's, all rolled up into the 17-day party marathon of ArtPrize. What to wear, say and go to during city's over-the-top arts event.
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
After all the endless discussion these past weeks of what ArtPrize may be or should be, the time is now upon us. But is it all that and a bag of chips? (A: Yes)
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Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Grant Carmichael and his colleagues at ActiveSite think one great way of predicting the future is to have a hand in inventing it, and you can catch of glimpse of coming times next week at the launch of ArtPrize. The competition has encouraged the fusion of art and technology with some stunning results.
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Rick DeVos
Thursday, September 17, 2009
For the next few days, Rick DeVos will post a blog in Rapid Growth that offers what ArtPrize means and how it may change the way art is experienced in Michigan. He's used social media to decentralize control of the event, a gutsy move that has excited some and rankled others. Whichever side you fall on, one thing is certain: This inaugural year represents a huge social experiment.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
G-sync's Tommy Allen can be jaded after being submitted to weeks of ArtPrize street chatter, but it appears for once that road to this event will live up to all the hype.
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