multi-cultural Features
Thursday, October 15, 2009
We really thought Tommy had said the last word on ArtPrize version 1.0 but then the UICA Curatorial Award Winner Young Kim stopped by the Kissing Booth and the conversation continued into the afternoon.
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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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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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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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Bona Van Dis
Thursday, September 10, 2009
There's a whole new class of young professionals in West Michigan who may never suffer from heart trouble -- the hundreds of people who work at non-profit organizations on causes good and great. Now they are ratcheting up their own support group in a region known for its philanthropy.
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Mary Radigan
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Grab your pen and notebook, sling the camera over your shoulder and head out to cover news as a reporter for The Rapidian, the city's newest online publication. Or use your digital recorder or video camera: it publishes audio and video too. Local news never had it so good.
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Matthew Gryczan
Thursday, August 20, 2009
While it's great to have the most advanced equipment to shoot videos in high definition, technology always takes a back seat to the art of storytelling, says Daniel Garcia. Far from a dying art, storytelling is alive and well in metro Grand Rapids through the area's film and production programs.
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Sara Cosgrove
Thursday, February 26, 2009
In the not too distant future, Kristin Salerno may very well be a household name. To a legion of local non-profits, musicians and politicians, she already is.
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George Heartwell
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The mayor has a vision to rebuild West Michigan's urban heart as one of the nation's great cities through youth, education, innovation, transit and sustainability.
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Sara Cosgrove
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Teacher turned songwriter Karisa Wilson is the reigning Jammie winner for Best Album and one of the local scene's fastest rising stars. Have a listen
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