Energize your family’s experience with a city-wide ArtPrize scavenger hunt. Hunts are available for groups of all sizes and are great fun for all ages. To register your family click here. There is a cost, but a percentage of proceeds…
Join the John Ball Zoo in Rosa Parks Circle for an interactive family event featuring some fun animal visitors! Hands-on activities and experiences will be happening throughout the day.
While at ArtPrize, be sure to visit the ArtPrize Mobile STEAM Lab powered by Switch for fun creative challenges based on past ArtPrize winners. Free and open to all ages. Mondays-Fridays: Rosa Parks Circle, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays:…
Daily hands-on creative activities for all ages including TinkerLab and creative challenges based on past ArtPrize winners. Free and open to all ages. The ArtPrize STEAM Lab is powered by Switch.
"Transcendence" is an all ages hands-on interactive art experience that is fun, educational and mesmerizing. Your contributions to this scientific art installation are welcome. Come play, learn and experience art. Located in the basement…
Featuring more than 25 ArtPrize artist and a host of others, We're a pop up art fair within the AP10 District. Come take a workshop, see live artist demonstrations and talk with artists about their work. We're also building a community…
12p - Long Bench Round Table with special guests (Come talk about Michigan's Solutions for sustainability with us!) 1-3p - Live inspirational music by Tony Geren 4p - Live Americana music by David Crandell & Kroez w/ Citizens' Climate…
Want to see ArtPrize 10 with a drink in your hand... aboard Grand Rapids' open-air Beer Trolley...without fighting the crowds? If so, this tour is for you! The exact route of this tour will be published a week before ArtPrize when venues and…
This series of five podcasts recorded in front of a live audience at Rosa Parks Circle will feature artists from a variety of ArtPrize locations outside of the immediate city center. It will give students and adults alike a window into the…
The African American Art and Music Celebration is a FREE two-day festival that will immerse the community in exceptional art, delightful music, dance, entertainment and scrumptious food reflecting the many aspects of our diverse…
Written by Ted Haddock • Produced by Ted Haddock • Runtime: 87 min. In 1955, when racial segregation defined the South, two groups of boys stepped onto a baseball field in a non-violent act of cultural defiance that would change the course…
Several years ago, jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli sat in with Paul McCartney on recording sessions for McCartney’s album, Kisses on the Bottom. Fifteen months and a Grammy Award later, McCartney personally invited Pizzarelli to…
Written by Joel Potrykus • Produced by Joel Potrykus • Runtime: 91 min. With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge – the unbeatable level 256 on PacMan – and he can’t get off the couch…
Energize your family’s experience with a city-wide ArtPrize scavenger hunt. Hunts are available for groups of all sizes and are great fun for all ages. To register your family click here. There is a cost, but a percentage of proceeds…
Easterseals Michigan brings Over The Edge back to Grand Rapids for the third year. People who raise $1,500 go Over The Edge of Plaza Towers in downtown Grand Rapids. 345 feet, 34 stories. Do you have what it takes to be an EDGER? All money…
Head to the ArtPrize Visitor Pavilion at Rosa Parks Circle to participate in a family-friendly STEAM Lab activity, featuring The Air Zoo and FIRST® Robotics. You'll be able to design robots; try engineering with giant blocks; explore the…
"Transcendence" is an all ages hands-on interactive art experience that is fun, educational and mesmerizing. Your contributions to this scientific art installation are welcome. Come play, learn and experience art. Located in the basement…
The African American Art and Music Celebration is a FREE two-day festival that will immerse the community in exceptional art, delightful music, dance, entertainment and scrumptious food reflecting the many aspects of our diverse…
Artists Creating Together (ACT) will welcome youth and families to the Downtown Market during Made In Michigan Market during ArtPrize for an impactful and unique creative experience.
Temporarily transform your skin into a glowing work of art. LIFEWTR will be onsite to provide a unique artistic experience for ArtPrize visitors using non-toxic, acrylic paint.
Featuring more than 25 ArtPrize artist and a host of others, We're a pop up art fair within the AP10 District. Come take a workshop, see live artist demonstrations and talk with artists about their work. We're also building a community…
Help Kid’s Food Basket provide an extra touch of love to every child they serve. Each Sack Supper is a nutritious, ready-to-eat meal delivered right to a child’s classroom or summer site, ensuring children have access to the healthy food…
ARTIST MARKET ALL DAY Featured Artists: Spiritual Tye Dyes with Robin & Andrew, E & D Designs 12p - Waking Energy Sitting: A Refreshing Meridian Wake Up w/ Reaiah True 1p - Yoga with Erin 2p - The Many Uses of Hemp: Hempcrete and more with…
The WestSide ArtWalk will commende with a StreetFair — WestSide Style. A day of: Live Music. Painting. Family Activities. Ice Cream. ALL the WestSide Beer. Art. Community. Scavenger Hunts. And so much more.
GRAM Studio will offer high quality hands on activities for people of all ages. No registration is necessary, and families can stay for as short or long as you want. In addition to having an all-ages project based on one of the ArtPrize…
Want to see ArtPrize 10 with a drink in your hand... aboard Grand Rapids' open-air Beer Trolley...without fighting the crowds? If so, this tour is for you! The exact route of this tour will be published a week before ArtPrize when venues and…
While at ArtPrize, be sure to visit the ArtPrize Mobile STEAM Lab powered by Switch for fun creative challenges based on past ArtPrize winners. Free and open to all ages. Mondays-Fridays: Rosa Parks Circle, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays:…
Pop-up art making activities with repurposed materials inspired by contemporary art practices. Free and open to all ages. Wednesdays: Ah-Nab-Awen Park, 4-7 p.m. Saturdays: Ah-Nab-Awen Park 4-7 p.m. Sundays: Calder Plaza, Noon-6…
Complete details coming soon, but trust us—you won't want to miss it.
Solve the mystery before our Detectives and you could win the grand prize. Enjoy this hilarious murder mystery dinner show featuring top comedic talent from the burgeoning Grand Rapids improv comedy scene while you eat a delicious…
Written by Robert Greene • Produced by Douglas Tirola, Susan Bedusa, Bennett Elliott • Runtime: 119 min. An old mining town on the Arizona-Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly…
Several years ago, jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli sat in with Paul McCartney on recording sessions for McCartney’s album, Kisses on the Bottom. Fifteen months and a Grammy Award later, McCartney personally invited Pizzarelli to…
Written by Daryl Wein, Vivian Bang • Produced by Vivian Bang • Runtime: 71 min. A dramatic comedy following a Korean—American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los…
Making Visible the Invisible: Connecting the World Through String Want YOUR photo to be on display in ArtPrize 10? Don't miss your opportunity to be a part of the interactive experience, hold the very same white string that connects you to…
Daily hands-on creative activities for all ages including TinkerLab and creative challenges based on past ArtPrize winners. Free and open to all ages. The ArtPrize STEAM Lab is powered by Switch.
"Transcendence" is an all ages hands-on interactive art experience that is fun, educational and mesmerizing. Your contributions to this scientific art installation are welcome. Come play, learn and experience art. Located in the basement…
Featuring more than 25 ArtPrize artist and a host of others, We're a pop up art fair within the AP10 District. Come take a workshop, see live artist demonstrations and talk with artists about their work. We're also building a community…
While at ArtPrize, be sure to visit the ArtPrize Mobile STEAM Lab powered by Switch for fun creative challenges based on past ArtPrize winners. Free and open to all ages. Mondays-Fridays: Rosa Parks Circle, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays:…
Pop-up art making activities with repurposed materials inspired by contemporary art practices. Free and open to all ages. Wednesdays: Ah-Nab-Awen Park, 4-7 p.m. Saturdays: Ah-Nab-Awen Park 4-7 p.m. Sundays: Calder Plaza, Noon-6…