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Mathew Dault says that painting has not only saved his life but has also helped other people along the way.

The city is turning the downtown area alive with art.

Guns have always been a theme among ArtPrize artists.

The 48th annual Festival of the Arts is this weekend in Grand Rapids! Festival opens at noon on Friday and runs until 6PM on Sunday. Take look at our guide for kids and enjoy Festival 2017!

Jennifer Cronin's "Lucky to Have Each Other" is at DeVos Place for ArtPrize Seven. Visitors are reacting strongly to the painting. Some with laughter. Some with disgust. Cronin talks about the painting, the reactions and more.

Colleen Garibaldi's "2014, 4, Object/Body Language Series" stops many who see it right in their tracks. What's going on with all those feet? Garibaldi explains.

2015 marks the 46th annual Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids. The celebration runs June 5 - 7. View the top options for kids at Festival 2015, then bring the entire family downtown for great food, music and hands-on art activities!

The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) announced a list of participating artists, live entertainment, and bidding upgrades for the 2015 event presented by Wolverine World Wide. UICA’s centerpiece fundraising event happens on May 16, and the proceeds support UICA’s Artworks summer program for teens, community programs, and exhibitions year-round.

Something very cool opened in Grand Rapids yesterday. Adult artists with disabilities will see their art hanging in a professional art gallery called, ACTion Art Gallery and Exhibition located next door to the host organization, Artists Creating Together (ACT) at 1140 Monroe NW Suite 310.  What make it even "more cool" is that artists will experience the thrill of marketing and selling t

Let's face it.  An "artist" I'm not.  Draw?  Not a chance.  I have trouble drawing circles, let alone straight lines.  Paint?  A room, maybe, but not on a canvas.  Sculpt?  I did a wood sculpture in middle school once.  It fell over.