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Azikiwe Mohammed: Attempts at Making Things Suck Less
September 7, 2021
Tues, 09/14: VMA welcomes Azikiwe Mohammed for an outdoor visiting artist talk at the Seidman Center in downtown Grand Rapids.
24th Summer Film explores struggles of a teenager growing up during the Great Depression
July 30, 2018
Since 1994, the Summer Film Project has provided students with the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals.
Sculpture alum featured in exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
July 23, 2018
Alum creates an electronic device that sends a color-encoded message based on the strength of the user's grip
Jewelry/Metalsmithing majors travel to Tennessee to hone their craft
July 18, 2018
The two students travelled to Tennessee to practice steam-bending techniques and hollow-form sculpting
Jordan Hartz - Creating art in Berkley
July 12, 2018
Grand Rapids artist brings chalk artwork to downtown Berkley
CAST Book receives three more awards and becomes exhibition
July 10, 2018
The publication by Renee Zettle-Sterling and Jen Townsend has recently received what is described in the independent book industry as "the Sundance of independent book awards."
Jewelry and Metals Students travel to West Coast for Annual Goldsmith Conference
June 29, 2018
Students packed their belongings and jewelry for 4 days of high-impact learning in Portland, OR.
Jewelry and Metals alumni works featured in the 2018 West Michigan Area Show
May 30, 2018
Jen Surine and Tabatha Gulino were selected to participate from more than 500 submissions from 14 counties in West Michigan.
History in the making: Hubert Massey's painting at Cobo Center
May 22, 2018
His own distinctive frescos, tile murals, and paintings can be seen throughout Detroit, Flint, and Grand Rapids. He is a Kresge Fine Arts Fellow and received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Grand Valley State University.
Photography Senior selected for this year's Summer Library Scholars Program
April 27, 2018
Rachel Britton focuses on unconventional themes and approaches to making images and received awards from Photographer's Forum Magazine, the Addy's and Purchase Awards from the GVSU Art Gallery.