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ArtPrize 09-Open Water no.24 by deviant_anomaly
ART PRIZE 2009-0032 by RichardD72
AND THE WINNER IS... by rkramer62
DETAIL FROM WINNERS CANVAS by bitsorf
The first-ever ArtPrize in Grand Rapids has ended with Open Water no. 24, a 6' x 19' oil painting by Ran Ortner being chosen as the winner by public vote from 1,262 artists who exhibited at [...]
ART PRIZE 2009 by RichardD72
Michigan has taken the national stage with one eye on the ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids and the other on it's burgeoning and award winning wine industry which gaining credibility amongst wine experts and wine lovers. This is truly a positive and a definite 180 degree flip from most of the [...]
Here's a video produced by Absolute Michigan featuring audio from Brad Aspey of Interlochen Public Radio along with photographs from the Absolute Michigan pool and the Creative Commons. The music is Octopussy by Juanitos. There's so much more to see - definitely go to Grand Rapids if at all possible to check out ArtPrize [...]
Crooked Tree Arts Center by joseph a
Jennifer Guerra of Michigan Radio recently took a trip to northwest Michigan and produced three features on how organizations & individuals are dealing with economic challenges titled Up North in a Down Economy.
In addition to a story on the bright spot of growth that is the region's wine industry, [...]
Scott Allman has posted a cool video taking you behind the scenes at Michigan Works' new Film Training Class through Michigan State University & Lansing Community College. The class uses actual filmmakers like Michigan's Rich Brauer as instructors and retrains people to be able to work with movie crews. You can read about the class [...]
In what has quickly become a tradition, the idyllic resort village of Saugatuck, Michigan comes alive each June with filmgoers, actors, producers and directors sharing the excitement as outstanding independent films from all over the United States are screened in casual, intimate settings. Entertainment professionals from Los Angeles, New York and Michigan created the Waterfront [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Vanessa has a great set of photos from
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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 [...]
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The Detroit News takes a look at what Governor Granholm is likely to propose in tonight's State of the State address to address Michigan's $1.6 billion deficit. It's not pretty:
Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to eliminate the 160-year-old Michigan State Fair, slash elected officials' pay by 10 percent and slim down state government from [...]
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