Category Archives: Artists & Galleries

Photo Friday: Exposure Detroit Tour Bus by heypat (Patrick Simpson)

heypat (Patrick Simpson) says he has many hobbies, and photography is just one of them. He's also one of the 5 photographers in the May 8th Exposure.Detroit show.
I'm sure he won't mind if I use some space to say that the Opening Party is Friday, May 8th, 2009 from 7-10 PM at the Bean [...]

Grand Rapids ArtPrize: the city is the gallery

Thanks Matt for passing this one along...

inducement by powerbooktrance
Yesterday the city of Grand Rapids announced the ArtPrize, a competition open to artists of all kinds from around the world that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes. The display and voting will [...]

NPR series "Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit"

Planet Detroit by paulhitz
National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" is currently running a series titled "Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit" which explores Detroit's struggle to regain vitality in the face of seemingly insurmountable economic conditions. It shows that there is beacon of hope out there if approached with creative, innovative thought mixed thoroughly with a good dose [...]

Call for Artists: Honoring Michigan's Downtowns

Main Street Businesses by Eridony
On September 15-16, 2009 Lansing will host the 2009 Michigan Downtown Conference. The annual conference brings hundreds of civic and business leaders from across the State and features an award ceremony to recognize excellence in our Michigan downtowns.
The conference organizers are seeking an exceptional, hand-crafted, Michigan-made award to reflect the [...]

Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk Flood

UPDATE: Check out the Flickr slideshow for Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk and also the Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk Flood group for a ton of photos from the event!
In Rob Bliss calls artists of all ages to downtown Grand Rapids, Rapid Growth reports that social networking maven Bliss (who Facebooked up a giant pillow fight and [...]

Backstage at Ann Arbor's FestiFools Parade

Where's Waldo? by murn
On her blog Relish, photographer Myra Klarman has posted Marching toward FestiFools 2009, a great collection of photographs from snooping around the studio over the last several weeks to document the massive “behind-the-scenes” effort that goes into creating the 1-hour spectacle that is the annual FestiFools.
FestiFools 2009 takes place in Ann Arbor [...]

AMP and the Arsenal of Creativity

Untitled by Vanessa Miller
Vanessa has a great set of photos from
allied media conference oh8
Wiretap's Jenny Lee has a great article called In Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity. It begins:
“Michigan will be the next film capitol of the world,” Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview following the release of his new film Gran Torino, shot in [...]

Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown

Ginny, You Are My Shining Star by docksidepress
We have compiled an extensive list of Valentine's Day Events, Gift Ideas, Getaways & Dating Ideas, Giveaways and Parties for Singles, Couples & Kids. With Absolute Michigan's Mondo Valentine's Day Rundown you have no excuse in not charting out a stellar V-Day. Just scroll through this seemingly [...]

Happy Michigan Holidays

Courtesy Michigan in Pictures with a big assist from Roar of the Tigers...

Holiday Train, photo by StormchaserMike Photography
The holiday season seems to too often become about things that I have no desire to celebrate - busy-ness, consumption and another excuse to fight about the fact that we are a country that is predicated on the [...]

Michigifts: Pewabic Pottery – Detroit, MI

Pewabic Pottery -Detroit by DetroitDerek
Pewabic Pottery is a living treasure and offers visitors an exciting glimpse of a little known part of American history. Founded in 1903 during the Arts & Crafts Movement, Pewabic is nationally renowned for its tile and pottery in unique glazes. Today it is a non profit ceramic art education center [...]