The Village of Spring Lake’s Art in the Park project is taking on a youth movement.
GRANDVILLE — Congressman Bill Huizenga announced Wednesday that Jody Brown, a student at Zeeland East High School, is the winner of the 2020 Second Congressional District Art Competition.
CHICAGO — JC Rivera thought about hurricanes, he thought about his childhood in Puerto Rico and what happened whenever a storm passed through. Plywood would fly up across every window and every store front. He thought about this the other day, while driving through Chicago, passing business …
Due to the current COVID-19 concerns, the board members of the Wednesday night dances held at the Lynne Sherwood Waterfront Stadium have decided to cancel the June concerts.
The Grand Haven ArtWalk committee, along with the Grand Haven Main Street Board of Directors, has announced the cancellation if ArtWalk 2020.
The Lakeshore Art Festival 2020 has been canceled due to health concerns over COVID-19, its organizers announced Tuesday.
ROTHBURY – Electric Forest announced Tuesday, April 21, that based on input from state and local authorities regarding public gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has cancelled its 2020 event.
The Grand Haven Art Festival is hosting its second annual Poster Contest for the 2020 festival.
Hundreds of people took advantage of a sunny and warmer Saturday afternoon to take in Frozen in Time in downtown Grand Haven.
MUSKEGON — Heidi Naperala admits that she had “no idea what I was getting into” when she agreed to participate in this year’s Dancing with the Local Stars event.
Some of the greatest works of music ever composed, performed by many of the world’s finest soloists, will be part of the Grand Rapids Symphony’s 91st season.
Click Clack Moosic series continues at The Block
“Guided by the Light,” the new exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery of Second Christian Reformed Church in Grand Haven, contains the art collection of Donna Spaan.
GRAND RAPIDS — The Broadway sensation Hamilton is coming to Grand Rapids at the end of January. Broadway Grand Rapids announced Monday that people could have the chance to see it for only $10.
A Grand Haven church will be one of 60 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series next month.
Hopper Miller, a graphic design student at the Careerline Tech Center and a Spring Lake High School junior, designed the winning logo for the West Michigan Student Showcase 2020, an annual celebration of excellence for area high school youth held at the Frauenthal Center in Muskegon.
HOLLAND — This holiday season, the Holland Area Arts Council is reprising their partnership with Grand Rapids Ballet in two special performances for children ages 4 to 10 – and their adult guests – on Sunday, Nov. 17.
MUSKEGON — Celebrating the new Art and Music Building while honoring the memory of two longtime art faculty members, Muskegon Community College presents “Looking Back and Forward: Works by Past and Present MCC Art Faculty” from Nov. 11-Dec. 12 in Overbrook Gallery.
The Atrium Art Gallery at Second Christian Reformed Church is featuring artistic expressions in many media in a new exhibit, “A Myriad of Talents: Art by the members of Second Church.”
FERRYSBURG — Local students will have a handful of opportunities to meet and learn from theater professionals in the coming months.
Artwork, ranging from drawings to sculptures and more, have been displayed throughout Grand Haven’s downtown since Sept. 17, during the 10th annual ArtWalk celebration.
Characters from fairy tales will soon take center stage in Grand Haven.
Artists from the Grand Haven community and beyond crossed a Community Center stage Thursday evening to accept awards in the 2019 ArtWalk.
Families can get in the fall spirit with a free pumpkin decorating event on Saturday, Sept. 28, during that day’s Farmers’ Market at Grand Haven’s Chinook Pier.
Local artist Lewis Cross was born in Davison, Michigan, in 1864 and moved to Spring Lake in the early 1880s. His love of the outdoors began early in life with much of his time spent outdoors.
Grand Haven’s Central Park will be a hub of cultural celebration on Saturday, Sept. 28, as the city’s first Hispanic Heritage Fiesta is set from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Students browsed and discussed art in downtown Grand Haven on Tuesday.
BOSTON — Training surgeons is as easy as training dolphins or dogs.
MUSKEGON — The 91st annual Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition is now on display at the Muskegon Museum of Art, and it includes the works of nine artists who live in Northwest Ottawa County or have ties to the area.
The crowd may have been down from last year, but the art was shining as kids and families created masterpieces during the Family Art Day on Saturday, an ArtWalk event.
The memory of two Grand Haven artists and educators is being kept alive with a new nonprofit aimed at helping students.
Community members gathered outside The Depot in downtown Grand Haven to celebrate artists Tuesday evening.
HOLLAND — The Hope College Great Performance Series will present Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company and the Ahn Trio on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 19-20, at 7:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre.
HOLLAND – The Donia Organ Concert series at Hope College will feature Diane Meredith Belcher on Monday, Sept. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts.
For the past decade, various forms of artwork ranging from paintings to sculptures and more have decorated venues in and around Grand Haven’s downtown for ArtWalk.
Public art is gaining momentum and praise in the Village of Spring Lake — and now, village officials are seeking a sculpture to honor the memory of two local philanthropists.
Hard to believe it’s almost Labor Day. But, fortunately, we have a long, summer-stretching weekend ahead.
The Grand Haven Municipal Marina was filled with activity this past Saturday.
Spring Lake resident Robert DeJonge was named the winner of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts’ People’s Choice award in the 2019 West Michigan Area Show.
Art will be on the waterfront this weekend.
“Home Again,” the new exhibit at the Atrium Art Gallery of Second Christian Reformed Church, features Mark Ottens, a Grand Haven native who now resides in Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Planes, flowers and beach pole vaulting are on tap for this weekend.
A jeweler met a sculptor and they fell in love, blended their art and the rest is history.
Art on the street and free music at the Waterfront Stadium. What a great summer weekend in Grand Haven!
A recent staff turnover at the Tri-Cities Historical Museum was positive and amicable, according to Director Julie Bunke.
For years, Barbara Carlson has wanted to do a project transforming beach trash into works of art.
SPRING LAKE – Residents are invited to view the finalists for the Village's Art in the Park project from 5-7 tonight at Seven Steps Up.
Several old schoolhouses in Ottawa County are coming full circle and are once again being used for education, with tours taking place for the first time on Sunday, June 2.
It’s Memorial Day weekend, so, whatever you do, take time to remember those who fought and died for our freedom and country.
Central Park Players will continue to celebrate their 60th season when they perform “Sylvia!”
It’s a great weekend to see what’s in store in the Village of Spring Lake. And the Grand Haven Farmers Market opens Saturday morning.
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