ArtPrize

On this episode of the podcast Gloria Kirk-Hanna takes us behind the scenes of her 2017 ArtPrize entry “Fragments of Old Bones; New…

“Early January on the Pearl Street Bridge” is the name of one of the most intricate entries in ArtPrize 2017. The piece was…

  Some artists make art to entertain and amuse, while activist artists like Ti-Rock Moore make art to challenge and raise awareness about…

Jeana Eve Klein, 42, of Boone, North Carolina was one of five artists invited to compete in Pitch Night Durham where artists pitch…

Artist Jedediah Johnson found a interesting way deal with a “life long fear of kissing people.” He started making out with them in…

As a married woman I don’t have any reason to troll through craigslist personals, but I was highly entertained when my single friend…

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood Standing before a massive wall-size photograph of the 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division inside a…

By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood A little girl jumps high delighted by her wild-haired shadow. Nearby a young couple engages in a public display of…

Thousands of paper lanterns were released into the night sky Friday in downtown Grand Rapids as part of ArtPrize 2012. The entry, by Mark…

We’re going to time warp just a tad on this episode of the podcast. We’re going back to a coat closet inside the…

I’m a dreamer, canner and collector of bits, bobs and trinkets, so I was delighted to happen upon Heather Holloman’s “Dream Collection” on…

The streets of Grand Rapids were packed again yesterday and the city was buzzing with great energy. This is one of the many…

I’m feeling rather fickle as I indulge in the visual feast that is ArtPrize. Each new piece I see becomes my favorite. I’m…

Finishing this quilt project came down to the wire as expected, but boy am I happy to be done. Crossing the finish line…

I have five days to finish hand stitching the bindings and hanging sleeves on this stack of ArtPrize quilts. Five days until life…