Documenters Flip the Free Radical Script
Live/Work 42’s window by Tori Pelz Tonight marks Avenue for the Arts’ 10th annual Free Radical event in which storefronts and apartments in downtown Grand Rapids turn into pop-up art galleries. In an...
View ArticleBreak It Down, Make It Better Compares Curatorial Practices
by Aaminah Shakur On Saturday, February 28, Avenue for the Arts, ArtPrize, and the UICA convened creative-minded folks from West Michigan for the Break It Down, Make It Better event. This is a series...
View Article“Process/Result” Opening at 337 Project Space
“Process/Result” is the second show at 337 Project Space, Tom Duimstra’s recently-opened art venue. The exhibit has been installed since last week, but the opening is scheduled for 6-9PM November 6, to...
View ArticleLearn ‘How to Play Guitar’ at 337 Project Space
By Steve Davison “How to Play Guitar” Opening Reception Friday, February 5th. at 337 Project Space, 337 Division Avenue, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this group exhibition, curator Tom Duimstra...
View ArticleMegan Roach: Fiber Artist & Entrepreneur
by Zachary Johnson Megan Roach. Untitled. Hand woven and hand dyed wool, alpaca, leather, snaps. Flex Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI. 2016 In response to a lack of public art opportunities during winter,...
View ArticleNoble Experiments: An Interview with Kate Lewis of Neighbor Gallery
By Steve Davison Kate Lewis, photo by Philip Carrel If you’ve attended any Avenue for the Arts First Friday events over the last six months, there’s a fairly good chance you’ve passed by or through...
View ArticleCurrent Exhibition at 337 Project Space Features Expressive Abstract Paintings
By Tamara Fox Gone Swimming: Abstraction at 337 Comprised of a mere fifteen works by four artists, this little exhibition is a gem of painterly expression. Matt Wolcott Eric Schroeder Eric Schroeder’s...
View ArticleA Deeper Look
Rumi Koshino. Untitled 1, Untitled 2. Watercolor on paper. 2015 By Zachary Johnson Studying art history in college, the question that arose in every class was, “At an exhibition, what do you look at...
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