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Current Blogs
From Fruit to Color: The History of Orange
From pumpkins and leaves to candy corn and giant sunflowers, orange is a dominant color of autumn. A color seemingly all around us in nature, where did the name for orange come from? Maybe not surprisingly, the fruit came before the color.
Eternally Relevant: Memento Mori in Art
Artists have long been fascinated with the things we often try not to think about: death, decay, and our own mortality. Rather than simply frightening viewers, these images invite us to contemplate life, death, and our own mortality.
Borrowed Art: Bringing Collections Together
Having loans on exhibit is common practice for museums. It is rare for a single museum’s collection to contain all the works of art needed to adequately tell the story of an exhibition.
Back to School: Exploring Art Around Campus
As summer ends and a new school year begins, step onto any GVSU Campus and explore the art all around!
Exploring America: Art from Across the Country
Check out views of the United States of America in the GVSU art collection, or go out this summer to create your own!