Events

Mathias J. Alten, American Impressionist

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Downtown – 09/15/2012 - null

Grand Valley State University invites you to view an exciting new gift of paintings from George and Barbara Gordon for our second floor gallery expansion made possible through their generous support. This outstanding, growing collection, now spanning two floors, includes oil paintings, watercolors, and archival materials from the Grand Valley State University permanent collection. The gallery is open every Friday and Saturday from except during holidays.

Actors' Theatre presents: Looking for Normal

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Downtown, Theatre/Performing Arts – 05/23/2013 - 06/01/2013

Looking for Normal by Jane Anderson. Roy and Irma have been married for twenty-five years. They have two children. Roy works in tractor plant in the heartland and both are active in church and their community. When Roy and Irma see their pastor for a marriage counseling session, though, Roy reveals that he's a woman trapped in a man's body and wants an operation to correct the situation. Looking for Normal is a powerful, yet often funny play about an individual's journey to personal truth, the cost of that journey on those he loves, and the hope that transformation brings.

GRAM presents: The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Allen Hunter

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Downtown, Exhibitions – 05/01/2013 - 08/31/2013

The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Allen Hunter - May - August, 2013 (specific dates TBA) Susana Allen Hunter (1912-2005) was an African-American woman who made quilts in Wilcox County, Alabama. Created from the 1930s to the 1970s, Hunter's colorful quilts reflect her life in that rural community. Using her innate flair for abstract design, she pieced together and quilted hundreds of colorful improvisational quilts throughout her lifetime. Organized by the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan.

Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Storms and Stories

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Downtown, Exhibitions – 11/10/2012 - 11/30/2013

Visitors to the Grand Rapids Public Museum can delve into the secrets of the "inland seas" at the Great Lakes Shipwrecks: Storms and Stories exhibit on the Museum's 3rd floor. Guests to the exhibit will learn how bad weather, bad decisions, bad design and bad luck can end in tragedy. They will see recovered artifacts and learn the personal stories of crews and loved ones on such memorable ships as Le Griffon, the Phoenix, the Carl D. Bradley and the Edmund Fitzgerald. Very real concepts like the "gales of November" are explored along with stories of survival and heroism. Great Lakes Shipwrecks: Storms and Stories is free with general admission.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Downtown, Exhibitions – 02/09/2013 - 07/07/2013

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition allows guests to experience the legend of Titanic like never before. Visitors to the highly anticipated blockbuster exhibit will receive a boarding pass granting them permission to "board" the White Star Line's R.M.S. Titanic, and from there the journey to another time and place begins. The galleries in this fascinating exhibition feature real artifacts recovered from the ocean floor along with room re-creations and personal stories; each highlighting a different chapter in the compelling story of the Titanic. Get your tickets early to guarantee your visi. Tickets are timed and limited. The fee includes admission to the exhibition, and to the rest of the Grand Rapids Public Museum

Looking East, Facing West: The World of Zhang Huan

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Exhibitions – 05/24/2013 - 08/25/2013

Huan is among the most prodigious and insightful artists working today. As a sculptor, painter, photographer, performance and installation artist, his impact in broadening the global dimensions of contemporary art has been immense.

Kendall College of Art & Design MFA Juried Print, Drawing & Painting Exhibition

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Downtown – 11/05/2012 - null

The juried exhibition of Master of Fine Arts students from Kendall College of Art and Design is currently visible in the Skywalk of DeVos Place Convention Center. Visitors will be afforded the opportunity to see this important exhibition of emerging artists. This exhibition will certainly add a new art destination for the cultural calendar in the region. Nineteen 2011-2012 Print, Drawing and Painting Graduate Students were chosen from their digital submission based both on craft and content. The final selection was made from the original work. "This juried exhibition represents the commitment and dedication of our graduate students at Kendall. Students arrive to our MFA program with passion, expectations and expertise. They graduate with refinement and depth in their chosen field, combined with direction and preparedness for the challenging life of an artist. These artists will go on to teach, exhibit and share their work all over the world. It is an inspiration and privilege to work with these students," said MFA Painting Professor Margaret Vega.

The Jansma Print Collection: Five Centuries of Masterpieces

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Downtown, Exhibitions – 03/08/2013 - 09/01/2013

The Jansma Print Collection celebrates the donation of The Flight into Egypt by Giovanni Domenica Tiepolo. Acquisition of the set of 18th-century prints by Tiepolo marks a milestone for the Jansma Print Collection by representing Christian art in five consecutive centuries of printmaking. These gifts help make GRAM a destination for print scholars, printmakers and students.

GRAM Selects ArtPrize 2012: Encore!

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, ArtPrize, Downtown, Exhibitions – 01/01/2013 - 10/06/2013

This exhibition underscores the significance of Grand Rapids' annual ArtPrize event by offering selected highlights from ArtPrize on a year-round basis. This "encore" presentation features works of art that were selected by GRAM curators, from venues throughout ArtPrize 2012 footprint, for their resonances and references to the Museum Collection, to upcoming exhibitions, and to the Muesum's unique architectural setting.

Heather McGill: Oblique Angle

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Downtown, Exhibitions – 04/26/2013 - 07/14/2013

Inspired by Detroit's spirit of technological innovation, Heather McGill's current series of highly patterned wall sculptures and drawings applies the materials of industry to modern art. One of the dynamic aspects of her work is her use of interference paints, which create color-shifting illusions. The paint's effect is activated when the viewer moves to view the object at an oblique angle, suggesting a shift in our perceptual reality.

Bernar Venet

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Art, Exhibitions – 01/30/2013 - 10/31/2013

Discover Meijer Garden's special, year-long exhibition showcasing revolutionary sculptor, Bernar Venet. Demonstration his iconic work in steel, five of Venet's large-scale sculptures will be displayed outdoors on the front lawn. The length and inclusion of this additional sculpture exhibition is unique to Meijer Gardens and will remain on display until October 2013.

8th Annual Memorial Rib Fest

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Festivals, Food/Wine, Fundraisers, Music – 05/24/2013 - 05/25/2013

Two days of live entertainment, music, and of course, ribs. Battle of the Bones-Proceeds to benefit Ward Goff Scholarship Fund

"Noir She Didn't" A Murder Mystery Dinner

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Food/Wine, Theatre/Performing Arts – 05/25/2013 - 05/25/2013

The Murder Mystery Company, the nation's number one interactive theater troupe, presents their "hot off the presses" new show, "Noir She Didn't". Join us for a crimetastic 1920's mystery, and make yourself right at home in Don Terry Bull's Legitimate Restaurant, where we put the "pro" in prohibition. Tickets are $60.00/ Person.Mention this ad and get your tickets today for only $45 a piece!

Growing Up Grand

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:03 GMT

Downtown, Exhibitions, Historical – 05/07/2013 - 05/03/2014

Follow Gerald Ford from his birth in Nebraska, to his growing up in Grand Rapids, to his graduation from the University of Michigan. A first-of-its-kind look at the making of our 38th president.