by Claire Chapin | Jun 23, 2026 | Cityscene
Artists of all ages can let their creativity flow in the sunshine at the fourth annual Chalk the Walk at Windmill Island Gardens on Saturday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Spend the day creating artwork and decorating the park’s walkways with chalk creations while...
by Claire Chapin | Nov 5, 2025 | Style & Beauty
Detroit’s women-owned social enterprise opens its fourth retail location—connecting creativity, community, and opportunity for women overcoming barriers to employment. Rebel Nell, a women-owned social enterprise based in Detroit, has opened their fourth retail...
by Maggie Mutch | Jun 2, 2025 | Cityscene
You’ll want to mark your calendar for these festivals, farmers markets and seasonal favorites. ArtPrizeartprize.org | September 18 – October 4, 2025A celebration of ideas, conversations, experimentation and inclusiveness, ArtPrize welcomes over...
by Emily | Jul 30, 2024 | Cityscene
You can’t discuss contemporary arts in Grand Rapids without discussing the countless women who’ve driven the city’s cultural progress. That’s true for the past, when visionary Nancy Mulnix Tweddale brought Alexander Calder’s iconic La...
by Kayla Swem | Aug 4, 2021 | Blog
When I heard the news of the recent passing of my high school art teacher, Emily Tims, like many I was taken aback and sorrowful. Having graduated in 2008 and moved away from my hometown almost 10 years ago, I had no idea she wasn’t well. Taken too soon by a...
