Archive for September, 2012
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The BIG Launch – Lights in the Night GR
BY :: SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: RAEANNA ANGLEN
VENUE: Ah-Nab-Awen Park, Gillett Walking Bridge
DATE: September 28, 2012If you were anywhere near downtown Grand Rapids on Friday night, chances are you looked up in the sky and saw …
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Spotlight Style Battle 2012 – This Is Art
BY :: CHRIS KOENS
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEY
VENUE :: GOEI CENTER
DATE ::Situated just outside the area most people consider “downtown” in Grand Rapids, and nestled beside a hometown pub and a metal yard, you find the …
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The ArtPrize 2012 Short List
BY :: STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEY
VENUE :: THE HUB
DATE :: 24 SEPTEMBER 2012
Last evening, we attended the ArtPrize 2012 Short List event at The Hub an event designed to announce the Top 25 by popular …
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Jesus and Mary Chain at the Orbit Room
BY :: STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEY
VENUE :: THE ORBIT ROOM
DATE :: 22 SEPTEMBER 2012I first heard the Jesus and Mary Chain back in the late 80s. It was a time of mixed tapes, vinyl and …
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Behind the Seams with Local Designer Liesl Geneva
BY :: ALEXANDRA FLUEGEL
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEYDestruction can spur creation, and from despair beauty can emerge. Just ask up-and-coming local designer Liesl Geneva. It’s been a long road for the Comstock Park native, who recently won the…
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ArtPrize 2012: ArtFan Party
ArtPrize 2012: ArtFan Party
Lafontsee Galleries
September 18, 2012
BY :: SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTONAt Lafontsee Galleries on the eve of ArtPrize, a special group of the annual art competition’s supporters came together to …
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ArtPrize 2012: The Artist Kick-Off Party
ArtPrize 2012: The Artist Kick-Off Party
EVE at The B.O.B.
September 16, 2012
BY :: SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTONArtPrize IV is well underway. While voting does not begin until Wednesday, September 19, the 1,717 artists who will …
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2012 ArtPrize Registration Day
LOCATION :: THE HUB
BY :: STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TIM MOTLEYToday marked Opening Day for the HUB, the annual headquarters of the ArtPrize event.
From 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., close to 550 came by to register to …
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ArtPrize 2012: The Sponsor Party
LOCATION :: THE HUB
BY :: THE SPARKLY STELLAFLY
PHOTOGRAPHY :: TERRY JOHNSTONArtPrize opening day is right around the corner, and there is already a noticeable buzz throughout the city. Banners are up, art is being installed, and official …
