by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic
My story for Hyperallergic about the show Unit 2 (Part 1), a collaboration between Watkins College art students and prisoners on death row in Nashville’s Riverbend Maximum Security Prison was picked up by The Verge and the Nashville Scene. Thanks y’all!...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — A seven-week road trip isn’t something you just plan overnight. In fact, it’s a long-term project that takes significant strategizing and visits to couchsurfing.com. Once on the road, it becomes clear that not everyone has the stamina for that seemingly...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — At surface value, ArtPrize is all giant flowers, mythical dragons, yarn-bombed trees, and cash galore. Begun in 2009, the annual event attracts thousands of visitors from Michigan and elsewhere, a strange combination of populism and art world elitism wrapped...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — There’s nothing quite as uplifting as wandering around an urban area and stumbling upon soft loving wool coverings. Wrapped around fences, trees, and even parking meters, the woven yarn invites that tactile, community-oriented and crafty feel...
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...
