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The whole town is a buzz with ArtPrize. I meandered downtown to check it out recently at night. It felt a little bit like Halloween as my friend and I wandered around looking for treats….only visual treats instead of sweets. We checked out the Hub–former UICA building, reinvented...
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 don’t know if every weekend is like this up north, but I’m thinking the first weekend in August on the Leelanau Peninsula is the one to put on my calendar for a return visit. What a lot of fun happenings in this beautiful part of Michigan. The Plein Air Festival sponsored by the Glen […]
I love Paris because its love affair with art is everywhere. The impulse to express oneself creatively is integral to the life and culture of this glorious city. One only needs to wander around with eyes wide open to see the ever present visual feast. Stimulating. Interesting....
I arrived in Chicago the day AFTER the big snowstorm expecting to see lots of snow and I did. What I didn’t expect and thoroughly enjoyed were the hundred colorful and artistic acrylic HEARTS lined up on both sides of Michigan Avenue. The Hearts, a project sponsored by Northwestern’s Bluhm...
One of the most interesting things I have done recently is to visit the Beacons exhibit at the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts in my hometown of Grand Rapids. Yes, the city decreed as “dying” by Newsweek. What an outcry of rage that as engendered. Holy Cow. What a major brouhaha. But...
Home again…..after three stimulating days in New York City. I’ve loved this city for 40 years. It is filled with memories of visits during my early married years, excursions with our children and multiple trips to cover the fashion shows for the Press. Before the children were...
Wow! I looked at my blog stats page recently and noted that I had done 124 posts. In Old Media terms, this is 124 articles (of sorts). I never dreamed when I launched DesignDestinations in August of 2009 I would find this so much fun, be so stimulating and receive such positive responses. I...
Last week I had an opportunity to attend SOFA in Chicago. No, I didn’t lounge around in a furniture store. SOFA is a massive and annual art happening in Chicago. New York and Sante Fe also have SOFA events. The Chicago event occurs at Navy Pier the first weekend in November. It’s a three-day...