Art Galleries

You may have noticed some changing façades on Division Aveneue South.

The Diatribe is hosting a mural activation party for one of its 49507 mural series.

Boozy brunches, lit walks, engaging art and an ice bar are just a few things on the menu for this weekend, starting tonight with some must-see exhibitions at the UICA.

Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) will showcase a new exhibit by an assistant professor.

A local performing arts organization received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help facilitate its summer mural project. 

Perrin Brewing Company is marking the season with the release of its Summer Scene Imperial Fruit Ale.

A local art student group is hosting a poetry reading and community mural event, with donations being given to support the family of Patrick Lyoya. 

Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency is re-imagining what learning can look like. While many schools have faced changes due to the pandemic, Ox-Bow is continuing its long history of exploring alternative models of education by announcing a hybrid residency and workshop program: Longform. 

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park‘s 2021 visitor attendance placed it 45th among the 150 most-visited art museums in the world.

Minority-owned businesses are invited to join a pop-up holiday market scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 17, 4-9 p.m.  

An international street artist will create improvised artworks throughout downtown Muskegon. 

The Grand Rapids Art Museum is displaying a new exhibit, “An Art of Changes: Jasper Johns Prints, 1960-2018,” until Jan. 8.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is renovating and rededicating its Volunteer Tribute Garden and sculpture, “The Tribute,” by Italian artist Oliviero Rainaldi.

In 1964, a collection of behind-the-scenes photos of music legend Bob Dylan was deemed by the editors of Look magazine as inappropriate to publish.

As one of the most prolific contemporary art institutions in Grand Rapids prepared to close its doors, I sat down with people from the...

Local art galleries listings and highlights

The Grand Rapids Art Museum will be showcasing new exhibitions this fall. The exhibitions are Mathias J. Alten: An Enduring Legacy, and Hand and Machine Harmony: Regional Arts & Crafts. 

The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (ACGK) will host October Art Hop from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Haymarket Plaza in downtown Kalamazoo.

The public has a few more days to cast their votes in a greater Grand Rapids art competition that concludes this week.

The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) opened its new location on Thursday, Sept. 9 at Kendall College of Art & Design’s main campus, 17 Pearl St. NW in Grand Rapids.