West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Gallery of Glass: GRAM’s winter exhibition shows off the beauty of a versatile material
Written by Megan Sarnacki | Friday, 27 December 2019 09:00 |While glass is often described as a delicate property, its metamorphic nature allows artists to explore not only fragility and transparency through their work, but also resiliency and strength. Examining the innovative ways glass can be styled is A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass, Grand Rapids Art Museum’s latest exhibition.
Woven Wonders: 'Excellence in Fibers V' brings top entries in international competition to Muskegon
Written by Marla R. Miller | Monday, 25 November 2019 11:13 |Wearables and wall hangings with intricate patterns and detailed faces and figures push the bounds of the fiber and craft movement.
Snow & Symbols: Meijer Gardens explores the importance of holidays across the globe with cultural symbols
Written by Megan Sarnacki | Monday, 25 November 2019 11:08 |Going from 20 displays in 1995 to more than 45 international tree spectacles today, the Metro Health Christmas & Holiday Traditions exhibition is back at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park with more than 300,000 bright lights.
Head Toward the Light: Saugatuck Center for the Arts welcomes viewer participation with ‘Luminescence’
Written by Megan Sarnacki | Monday, 28 October 2019 10:32 |Most exhibitions enforce a strict NO TOUCHING policy. Saugatuck Center for the Arts is challenging the idea with Luminescence, an interactive installation that encourages viewers to become active participants.
Abstract Alliance: The GRAM and UICA partner to create twin exhibitions exploring abstraction
Written by Abi Safago | Thursday, 26 September 2019 14:28 |It’s a rare, special occasion when the two big art organizations in Grand Rapids team up.
Celebrating Life, Death and Talent: Muskegon Museum of Art showcases a huge variety of art this fall
Written by Marla R. Miller | Thursday, 26 September 2019 13:47 |The Muskegon Museum of Art has more than one ambitious exhibition taking over its remodeled galleries throughout the coming months. Whether you’re looking for the best Michigan-made art or would just like to contemplate death, the MMA has you covered. We talked with the staff about what makes these shows worth visiting — maybe more than once.
A complete preview of art exhibitions and events in West Michigan for the 2019-2020 season.
Refractions, Residents, Resilience: Three powerful exhibitions come to the KIA
Written by Dana Casadei | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 10:18 |After finding out you had secured a landmark exhibition for your museum, simply displaying it would’ve been enough for some. Not for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, though.
Art in Action: Experience Live Art teaches people everything that goes into creating
Written by Kayla Sosa | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 10:15 |At Experience Live Art, two individuals are bringing the appreciation and education of art to West Michigan residents and students.
Pioneering the Project: Project 1 reinvents the ArtPrize model
Written by John Kissane | Tuesday, 27 August 2019 10:11 |For its 10th anniversary, ArtPrize is reinventing itself. The Grand Rapids-based art festival, if not moldering, had started to show its age. Last year, MLive reported that registration for public voting numbered only 32,613 people, the lowest total in the festival’s history.
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