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SiTE:Lab Raises the Bar for ArtPrize / Hyperallergic

SiTE:Lab Raises the Bar for ArtPrize / Hyperallergic

by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — In a smaller city like Grand Rapids, where the cost of living is far lower than American art centers like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, there can be more curatorial opportunities —  if one plays their cards right. The Not Yet exhibition...
At ArtPrize, What the F is “Art”? / Hyperallergic

At ArtPrize, What the F is “Art”? / Hyperallergic

by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Grand Rapids is a two hour drive due west of the state’s bankruptcy carnival that is Detroit, the hometown of President Gerald R. Ford, and the first city in the U.S. to add fluoride to its drinking water. It is an easy-to-visit city located...
Eye Exam: What Chicago Can Learn from Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize / Newcity Newspaper

Eye Exam: What Chicago Can Learn from Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize / Newcity Newspaper

by Alicia | Oct 9, 2012 | Newcity Newspaper, News, Writing

Chicago could learn a few things from ArtPrize, the annual art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, open to artists from around the globe. It used to be that trade-fair style art fairs and biennials churned the money and the buzz. But in 2009 Rick DeVos, the...