Heather Hart in Conversation with Kevin BuistPosted on Published October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by Margaret Paxton 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 […]
Amanda Browder in Conversation with Kevin BuistPosted on Published October 14, 2019October 4, 2019 by Margaret Paxton 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 […]
To Belong in ArtPosted on Published September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by Margaret Paxton By Holly Tumbarello Getting the chance to talk with the artists about their art, learning how they viewed community, and why they chose their specific locations throughout Grand Rapids helped shape my view on belonging. Not only did I attend parts of Grand Rapids I had not visited before, but it also challenged me to […]
Where Art Becomes AgoraPosted on Published October 11, 2019September 20, 2019 by Margaret Paxton Over 600 community volunteers worked with artist Amanda Browder in creating her Project 1 installation, Kaleidoscopic. Photo: Edgar Hernandez This essay, written July 19, 2019 and addendum written September 13, 2019, comes from the Project 1 catalogue. By Rebecca Carbin, Independent Curator In her 2015 anthology of recent practices in public art, titled Out of […]
ALONG THE GRAND: THE FLOW OF CONTEMPORARY ART HISTORY IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGANPosted on Published October 11, 2019September 14, 2019 by Margaret Paxton By: Joseph Antenucci Becherer, PhDSnite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame This essay, written on July 8, 2019, is from the Project 1 by ArtPrize catalog. The history of art gives us a sweeping survey of human expression, centers of creative activity, and audience engagement. In the years following World War II, the centerpiece […]