Introverted and OCD: Artist Mandy Cano Villalobos Turns Curator at Kendall College’s Fed Galleries
Aaminah Shakur The Fed Galleries at Kendall College of Art & Design have announced a new initiative called IGNITE which seeks to offer opportunities to emerging curators to produce a small exhibition in the gallery space. The inaugural exhibition, Introverted and OCD, is curated by local artist Mandy Cano Villalobos and features work by eleven … Continue reading
Drag Syndrome Creates Controversy, But Also Fruitful Conversation About Disability, Queerness, and Performance Art
by Aaminah Shakur The intersection of queerphobia and paternalistic ableism in West Michigan has brought controversy to an upcoming ArtPrize Project 1 performance event. Paul Amenta and Ted Lott have collaborated on an accessible theater structure that will be the site of musical, theater, and spoken word performances for the duration of Project 1, September … Continue reading
Edward S. Curtis the North American Indian, Muskegon Museum of Art
…the exhibition reminded the viewer that he/she is looking at history, “the vanished race”, rather than living Indigenous culture.
US IS THEM Asks Hard Questions & Seeks Communal Solutions
by Aaminah Shakur With US IS THEM the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art has brought to Grand Rapids an exhibition that pulls together work from diverse artists, of diverse styles and mediums, the likes of which the city has not hosted before. The show features over sixty works by thirty two contemporary living artists of national and international … Continue reading
The Land of Here & Now at KCAD Fed Galleries
Land of Here and Now: Five Years of Artists at Shared Space Studio, on-view at KCAD Fed Galleries through July 23, 2016
Watching You Watch Art: Gallery Guard Reflections
What would galleries and museums look like if we were truly trying to be accessible to everyone, all year long? What would our community look like if we didn’t wait for ArtPrize to actively invite everyone into our spaces, make them welcome, and provide educational opportunities for them to take the next step in engaging with the art offered? What do we need to do in both design and marketing to make this possible?
Race, Gender, & The Best American Poetry
“This has been an exceptionally controversial year in the world of poetry…”
Break It Down, Make It Better Compares Curatorial Practices
Summary and key-points from “Break it Down, Make it Better”, Avenue for the Arts, at UICA February 28, 2015.
