ArtPrize moves into the last week
No, this isn’t a beauty salon. Â It is the roof of the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts and it is what...
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ArtPrize moves into Week Two
ArtPrize has taken over our town and wonderfully so. Grand Rapids is packed with young and old, families, old...
ArtPrize: Just what do you say when faced with 1700 works of art?
It feels like the world is descending on Grand Rapids this week. The media is hyped—we’re getting coverage in...
Chicago: Refrigerators on Parade
Normally when I go to Chicago and make my way down the Magnificant Mile of Michigan Avenue I am drawn to the...
Going to Chicago for a Day of Art
I am totally in awe of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In fact, I’m so taken with the this rock star of...
Chicago: a visual feast
Recently I went to Chicago for the day to go to two art exhibits–a wonderful photography presentation...
ArtPrize: See the mammoth mural taking shape
With just two busy weeks to go before the official start of ArtPrize, I simply had to see  how Jeff Zimmermann,...
Insider tip: Holland, Michigan is not just for tulips.
Holland, Michigan is a great little town to visit. Holland is clearly a tourist destination along what we love to...
Dale Chihuly at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park…..again ……and again.
Big Surprise: the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is so...