Amanda Browder in Conversation with Kevin BuistPosted on Published October 14, 2019October 4, 2019 by Jaenell Woods 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 Jaenell Woods 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 Jaenell Woods 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 Jaenell Woods 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 […]
ArtPrize, Deloitte and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University Announce Continuation of Internship Program to Increase Professional Opportunities for StudentsPosted on Published September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 by Jaenell Woods GRAND RAPIDS (MI)–September 11, 2019 — Project 1 by ArtPrize, in collaboration with Deloitte and Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), are excited to announce the continuation of an Internship Program that welcomes college students from across West Michigan who are eager to learn important leadership skills and gain professional […]