It’s no secret that I think SiTE:LAB is amazing. This year, Rumsey Street Project blew my mind. Rather than taking up a whole building, they took over an entire block of abandoned buildings, including several houses, a garage, and an old church. This was the inside of a building once owned by the church …
SiTE:LAB Workflow happened on Friday night at the old public museum, 54 Jefferson. It was fantastic. It was awesome. I am so happy that I was able to be a part of it. The Chairmania exhibit that my Collaborative Projects class worked on went really well. We worked hard on it, and it was so …
In 2007, Paul Amenta was looking for a way to give his sculpture students some experience outside the classroom. To do this, he started SiTE:LAB, which was then called ActiveSite, to use empty, but architecturally intriguing spaces as homes for one-night art shows. SiTE:LAB Workflow, as a part of Art Downtown, will be the third …
ArtPrize! It’s over. The awards have been announced. “Elephants” by Adonna Khare won the main award, and “Displacement (13208 Klinger St)” by Design 99 won the juried award. Design 99 won, and I’m going to get all my feelings about that out right now: OHMYGOSHDESIGN99I’MSOHAPPYFORYOUTWOYOUAREGREATANDFANTASTICYAYWOOHOOYAY! Um, yeah. SiTE:LAB cleaned up pretty well at the …
I went to SiTE:LAB last night. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. The big idea behind all of the SiTE:LAB exhibits has been creating art that’s site-specific in spaces that aren’t traditional art spaces (like galleries) and aren’t usually open to the public. SiTE:LAB The Dream Before is at 54 Jefferson …
My Friday night was all about Art Downtown, a yearly event in Grand Rapids. All of the art galleries on South Division are open, and various art organizations in the community hold their own shows as well. One of the main attractions of the event this year was Site:Lab, a mix of performance art and …