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There’s something really fun about seeing ArtPrize entries before the real opening on September 21. I’m so curious. And I keep having friends ask me about what to see, where to go and how to make sense of the mammoth Art Extravaganza. First off, I’m no expert and am not privy to the...
ArtPrize is less than two weeks away and already colorful and creative art work is popping up in Grand Rapids to be admired, enjoyed and soon to be voted on. I’m really pumped about what I’m seeing. Going to be another really great time in Grand Rapids. Recently I took a short...
I have always wanted to go this Art Extravaganza and this year I got my wish. Expanding over the entire 12th floor of the Merchandise Mart, Art Chicago is worth a trip to the Windy City if you want to see some of what’s current and happening in the art world. It happens every year […]
No, this isn’t a beauty salon. It is the roof of the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts and it is what ArtPrize is all about…….. creativity in many forms. Questions. Aha moments. Major Wows. Smiles. Connections. ArtPrize has totally taken over Grand Rapids, the...
ArtPrize has taken over our town and wonderfully so. Grand Rapids is packed with young and old, families, old folks using walkers, groups and singles. The diversity is palpable. For example on Friday I visited the tony Grand Rapids Art Museum, the massive white Modernist box filled with...
It feels like the world is descending on Grand Rapids this week. The media is hyped—we’re getting coverage in prestigious publications like New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Bloggers are blogging and photographers racing around, hoping to be the first to get the really fabulous shot of...
Normally when I go to Chicago and make my way down the Magnificant Mile of Michigan Avenue I am drawn to the delights in the windows of the the ritzy and fashionable stores, the wild getups of the people on the streets and the always fabulous floral or botanical displays along the...
I am totally in awe of the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson. In fact, I’m so taken with the this rock star of photojournalism that I went to see his work twice–at two different museums. The first time was in NYC last May at the Museum of Modern Art. It captured my interest to the...
With just two busy weeks to go before the official start of ArtPrize, I simply had to see how Jeff Zimmermann, the Chicago artist who is painting an absolutely huge mural on the side of the Kendall College of Art and Design building, is progressing. Here are a few shots to compare with...
Big Surprise: the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is so popular that the wise folks at the Gardens have decided to extend the run until the end of October. It is really worth going to see. When I first heard that the 15th anniversary of...