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		<title>The Art of Installation:  ArtPrize Entry “Slow Dancing at Dusk”</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elizabeth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All I have to say is that, so far, ArtPrize has been one long crazy ride.  I don&#8217;t think I have ever seen art displayed like this, on this grand of a scale before.  I found myself being inspired constantly and awestruck by all of the talent that is currently all over downtown Grand Rapids.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPrize Entry: untitled abstract by Violet Whitaker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graceposton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Violet Whitaker&#8217;s untitled abstract showing at HopCat is a shock to the senses, waking one up from a state of slumber. I recently chatted with the 2008 Kendall graduate at the ArtPeers meet and greet on the lawn of Mangiamo&#8217;s. She describes her piece as &#8220;psychedelic&#8221; and says that abstract art speaks to everyone whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art Prize Kick off!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyvz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excitement is in the air as folks line the streets of Grand Rapids to see ArtPrize entries! These city streets are magical with the art, people, and sounds all around. I thought this would be a good time to put up a few links to make it easier for our readers to get around Grand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPrize Entry: “Everything” by You&amp;I</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elizabeth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe I love this piece because it is a huge drawing.  Maybe I love it because, every time I look at it, I find something new that I did not notice before.  Maybe I love it because I love drawings.  Whatever the reason is, you should really stop by 45 Ottawa to see &#8220;Everything!&#8221; by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Installation: ArtPrize artist, Holly Bechiri’s “Pages”</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arthappens/~3/PL9KuILjAxY/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>elizabeth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but I love art.  I love seeing art.  I love making art.  I love writing and talking about art.  I also love seeing that process that takes place to make art happen.  It is a rare sight, usually closed to the public and accessible only to the artist, their helpers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote With Your Fork, Grand Rapids!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyvz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share with our readers an exciting pre-artprize event. The New Deal, an artist collaborative out of Grand Rapids, will be displaying their sculpture FORK at the farmers Market on Saturday, September 19. This collaborative brings attention to some important issues surrounding food security and the local economy. In their own words: &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPrize Entry: Surf-n-Turf by Derek Maxfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With some personal connections and a little smooth talking, I got a very rare sneak peek at the creation that has been hidden from the public inside a semi-truck for weeks. Award winning ice sculptor and author Derek Maxfield, co-founder of Ice Sculptures LTD., is not only creating an amazing underwater scene using only colored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ritch’s Robin on the Westside</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amyvz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discarded silverware, old street signs, rusty car parts are just some of the many found objects that artist Ritch Branstrom uses to create his pieces. I had the opportunity to photograph some of Ritch’s artwork at Wheatland Music Festival. What captured my interested right away was his amazing sculpture of a robin that he had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPrize Entry: Beerhorst Wonder Wagon</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arthappens/~3/eULs9yjME9w/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a beautiful late-summer Michigan afternoon, I wandered over to the Beerhorst family house for one of their infamous art shows. Upon arrival, one would normally be drawn straight up the stairs of the front porch and directly into the foyer of their century old home. However, I was immediately pulled to the driveway to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ArtPrize Entry: Cirque Grand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>graceposton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cassie Truskowski (known to many as Miss Pussykatt) is overseas in the UK and Dublin, Ireland until September 12th. I had the opportunity to catch her during her limited time on the internet to pose the following questions about Cirque Grand which will be showing outside at The B.O.B. Grace: What exactly is your ArtPrize [...]]]></description>
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