West Michigan's Arts & Entertainment Guide
Becoming Made: Kalamazoo artist details the craft of Japanese woodblock printmaking
Written by Marla Miller | Wednesday, 23 November 2016 13:00 |At first glance, the soft, subtly shifting hues in artist Mary Brodbeck’s Japanese woodblock prints take on the look of a painting.
But there is a much more labor-intensive process that goes on behind-the-scenes, one that she explores in the documentary “Becoming Made.” It can take months to find the right imagery and inspiration, then sketch, carve, paint and create one print.
Tanglefoot artists celebrate 25 Years of the Open Studio Event
Written by Justine Burdette | Thursday, 17 November 2016 12:38 |The artists of the Tanglefoot Building in Grand Rapids aim to keep a tradition of 25 years going this month. For the past quarter century, the first of its kind studio in Grand Rapids has hosted the Open Studio event on the weekend before Thanksgiving. The event has gone beyond an exhibition and sale, as the public is invited to observe and interact with artists in their unique studio spaces.
After forming a relationship with legendary fine art quiltmaker Nancy Crow and hosting a solo exhibition of her work, Muskegon Museum of Art agreed to help develop and debut an invitational exhibition of colorful, circular abstractions that push the envelope of quiltmaking.
As our wardrobes change along with the seasons, it’s only fitting to view fashionable frocks and runway designs in a fresh light.
Chronicling Empires: Q&A with Ryan Spencer Reed
Written by Ameera Chaudhry | Monday, 03 October 2016 09:30 |Ryan Spencer Reed just wants to change the world. In 2004, the Calvin College alum sparked a national conversation on the War in Darfur with his photography, taking the exhibit on a university tour across the U.S. Since then, he’s worked as a photojournalist around the world.
Beginner’s guide to West Michigan museums
Written by Troy Reimink | Thursday, 08 September 2016 14:05 |Here’s a handy beginners’ field guide to museums, some art-centric and some not, all over West Michigan.
JEFF KRAUS: The ambiguous world of enigmatic domains
Written by Josh Veal and Nicole Rico | Thursday, 08 September 2016 11:31 |Simple shapes, large swaths of color and quasi-patterns dominate the abstract landscapes of Jeff Kraus’ canvases.
But the 31-year-old Grand Rapidian doesn’t want to tell you how to interpret his work. Rather, Kraus enjoys “the fact that each person can look at it and associate different things from their life onto it.” The art, which has been shown in galleries from Los Angeles to New York, is meant to be experienced rather than deciphered.
UICA looks back on 40 years of challenging Grand Rapids
Written by Troy Reimink | Thursday, 08 September 2016 11:24 |“The UICA has been a major reason why I enjoy living in GR, as it has been the most professional, inspiring, forward-thinking art institution outside of Detroit, as far as I’m concerned.”
PAUL AMENTA: Going behind the scenes with the curator of SiTE:LAB
Written by Elma Talundzic | Tuesday, 06 September 2016 22:00 |Way back in 2007, a group of sculpture students at Kendall College of Art & Design embarked on a project that’s since grown faster and larger than they ever could have expected.
That project, first known as ACTIVESITE and later called SiTE:LAB, has been making a name for itself in the local arts scene (and beyond). Revue talked with Amenta about plans for the future, why SiTE:LAB is important, and what the general public should get out of it all.
Rust — a notorious destroyer of aged bikes, pipes and cars, takes on a new meaning at the superusted exhibition, opening August 18 at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) in downtown Grand Rapids.
Drawing on her experiences living in the Midwest — also known as the “Rust Belt of America,” exhibition curator Cheryl Wilgren Clyne focuses on the transformative nature of rust in superusted, which runs through Oct. 23.
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