MUSKEGON — The 58th annual Muskegon Community College Student Art and Design Exhibition in the Overbrook Art Gallery begins Monday, May 16, and runs through Sept. 8.

Nancy Buchanan fondly remembers her good friend Maria Bereza, especially during the Easter season.

MUSKEGON — The Muskegon Museum of Art will bring back its annual On Tap & Uncorked event on Friday, April 29.

WEST OLIVE — The Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective will transform the Nature Center at Hemlock Crossing County Park into a one-night-only, pop-up art venue on Saturday, April 16.

MUSKEGON — Several local students were among those recognized during the 2022 West Michigan Student Showcase.

PHILADELPHIA — As Russian forces were closing in on Kyiv last Thursday, Oksana Maslova, a Philadelphia Ballet dancer from Ukraine, was exchanging text messages with friends and family nearly 5,000 miles away. Her mother, who had gone to Kyiv to be with Maslova’s sister, spent the previous tw…

HOLLAND — The annual campus-wide, 24-hour Dance Marathon fundraiser organized by Hope College students is returning to an in-person format — although still with adjustments – when it runs on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, in the Dow Center.

The Grand Haven Art Festival is putting out a call to artists to apply for the 2022 show, which will is scheduled for June 24-26.

Grand Rapids Ballet is kicking off its 50th anniversary with the classic fairytale, “Cinderella,” from Feb. 25-27.

Hackley Public Library in Muskegon has several events planned throughout February to celebrate Black History Month.

An Artist Trail will be held in Grand Haven on Saturday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MUSKEGON — The Frauenthal Center has announced its 2021-22 season, which begins Dec. 18.

The biannual Holly Berry Bazaar, sponsored by the United Methodist Women, will take place Saturday, Nov. 13.

It’s taken more than two years, but the Midwest Miniatures Museum is poised to finally open in Grand Haven.

The newly renovated and relocated Midwest Miniatures Museum in Grand Haven plans to officially open its doors to the public on Nov. 6.

The Grand Haven Schools Foundation was once again the beneficiary of the Art at the Yard fundraiser.

After a year’s hiatus, Art at the Yard is back.

The Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective (LVAC) will host “A Walk in the Woods” in Grand Haven’s Duncan Memorial Park from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10.

MUSKEGON — Dr. Scott Behrens, vice president of enrollment management and student success at Monroe County Community College, will present “Using Data to Inform Growth and Student Success” on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at noon in Muskegon Community College's Stevenson Center, Room 1300.

This year’s weeklong Hispanic Heritage Fiesta – from its authentic food to music and dancing – was an overwhelming success, say the organizers of the event held in Grand Haven.

Chef Ollie McCain loves the food culture in Peru, calling it a melting pot of several South American foods paired with Asian influences.

GRAND RAPIDS — ArtPrize returned to Grand Rapids this week.

There’s often so much more to a piece of artwork than what first meets the eye.

The Big Red Quilters Guild in Holland is welcoming two-time ArtPrize winner Annie Loveless, who will offer a lecture at their meeting on Monday, Sept. 20.

HOLLAND — Dr. Ernest Cole of the Hope College English faculty will present the lecture “Negotiating the In-Between: Colonial Education, Spatial Geographies, and the Postcolonial Body in Transition.”

The four teenage artists who spent the summer creating a mural are excited to see their artwork as part of the Spring Lake landscape. They also hope messages expressed in the artwork resonate with people.

Marianne Stupartis' Halloween-themed quilt, titled "A Witchin' Good Time," took first place at the Lighthouse Quilt Guild's recent virtual show. 

We are just two weeks away from the start of one of the region’s biggest attractions — ArtPrize is returning to Grand Rapids.

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University’s dance program will present “Reclamation,” a senior dance concert,” on Friday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.

Art on the Riverfront, an outdoor, juried art show, will return to Grand Haven on Saturday, Aug. 21.

The Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective (LVAC) will host its second pop-up art event in collaboration with the Ottawa County Parks Foundation.

FERRYSBURG — The Tri-Cities Artist Incubator’s grand opening event took place last Saturday at its Ferrysburg location.

The Lighthouse Quilt Guild will continue its tradition of hosting a show in association with the annual Coast Guard Festival, but with a twist this year.

Christina Hutton takes pride in incorporating nature into her artwork.

Students participating in the Grand Haven Area Public Schools’ Summer Theater Camp will perform “Seussical Junior” this weekend.

The award winners for the 2021 Grand Haven Arts Festival, a juried art show that took place this past weekend in the city’s downtown, were announced Tuesday.

Locally produced artwork is now on display – and on sale – as part of a celebration for the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s 50th anniversary.

This week’s Spring Lake Heritage Festival Artisan Street Market offered area artists the chance to show off their unique creations.