KB Start by telling me what you’re making for Project 1. RLH I am working on a new project called Voice Bridge. The project is going to be an intervention on the pedestrian Blue Bridge in Grand Rapids, a large scale interactive light and sound piece. It’s basically a treatment of LED light fixtures that […]
By: Mia Wallace Every kid who thanked me for helping them with an art project and every volunteer that I got to know made me feel less like a visitor. All my co-workers and mentors who went out of their way to get to know me and make me spreadsheets of the best places in […]
Olalekan Jeyifous is a Nigerian born, Brooklyn-based artist and architect. His work in public art, installation, drawing, collage, and design explores the past and potential futures of urban environments. For Project 1, Jeyifous presents a monumental sculpture titled The Boom and the Bust, referencing the historic and contemporary challenges of housing discrimination and the inequities […]
This conversation — which took place t the ArtPrize Hub in Grand Rapids, MI on May 17, 2019 — is part of the Project 1 Catalogue. Edited for length and clarity. Heather Hart is an inter-disciplinary artist exploring the power in thresholds, questioning dominant narratives, and creating alternatives through viewer activation. Her submerged rooftops, complete with […]
This interview — which took place at Amanda Browder’s studio in Brooklyn, NYC on April 30, 2019 — comes from the Project 1 catalogue. Edited for length and clarity. Amanda Browder produces large-scale fabric installations for building exteriors and other public sites. For Project 1 she invited members of the community to donate colorful fabric and […]