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Smart spectacles and masterful manipulations: a look at the 3D Juror’s picks
by Tori Pelz ArtPrize goers are not unfamiliar, to say the least, with the role of spectacle in art. This year, we have been entertained by a shoddy sculpture of a lynched Sadam Hussein that was...
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My kid waxes poetic on ArtPrize
by Stacy Walsh Now that the buzz surrounding ArtPrize is winding down, I wanted to take a moment to share my reflections. This year was my first ArtPrize, and taking my kids to look at art (especially...
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ArtPrize: Overexposed
by Jennifer Steensma Hoag Professor, Calvin College During ArtPrize last year I visited the Frederick Meijer Sculpture Gardens, one of the few venues that adhered to strict photography policies during...
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What’s in a vote?
Musings of a Political Scientist at ArtPrize by Kevin R. den Dulk, Professor of Political Science at Calvin College Artistic expression confronts me like a foreign tongue. I generally realize when...
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Top 10’s cousins: Giving context to the public-vote winners
Images compiled by Kevin Buist and Tamara Fox To frame Monday’s Critical Discourse of the Top 10 public-voted ArtPrize pieces, ArtPrize Exhibitions Director Kevin Buist presented “companion pieces”...
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Break 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...
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Aviary Dreams: “Birds of the Bible” nests in Holland
By Colette Gehr If one is going to settle on a niche for painting, West Michigan surely has enough subject material to select from. And artist Catherine McClung has done just that with her latest...
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“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...
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A 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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Flex Gallery and the work of Greg Oberle
by Zachary Johnson Greg Oberle, Damned if you Do, doll limbs, acrylic paint, fake eyelashes, glass eyes, makeup, wood. Flex Gallery. 2017 In response to a lack of public art opportunities during...
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Drag Syndrome Creates Controversy, But Also Fruitful Conversation About...
by Aaminah Shakur The intersection of queerphobia and paternalistic ableism in West Michigan has brought controversy to an upcoming ArtPrize Project 1 performance event. Paul Amenta and Ted Lott have...
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If ArtPrize was a Sandwich Contest
by Ten Li Years ago the benevolent oligarchs of Bland Vapids devised a plan to change the image of their little big town, and so was launched “Sammich Mundus”, the grandest sandwich contest the world...
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