JIMMY KUEHNLE

Mimi Kato and I gave an artist talk at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University in Grand Rapids. The Lunchbox Series is a part of ArtPrize that brought in daily speakers during the competition. The lecture was streamed live on ustream.com. The video can be seen at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2300563

I returned to Grand Rapids to finish my installation at the Old Federal Building. While there I noticed on the front page of The Grand Rapids Press an article by Troy Reimink about Larry Moss, Jason Hackenwerth and myself titled, “Take a deep breath and put on your wearable balloon art.” All three of usContinue Reading

press release Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Performance at ArtPrize Opening & Registration Fair | 4:00 Location: Lyon Square, Grand Rapids, MI (west of Monroe Ave) Performance at UICA Opening Reception | 5:00 – ? Location: 41 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, MI Thursday, September 24, 2009 Performance Trek Starting at Old Federal Building | 2:00Continue Reading

Today Mimi and I drove to Grand Rapids to install work for ArtPrize. Mimi is exhibiting at the Grand Rapids Art Museum and I am at the Old Federal Building. We spent the morning installing Mimi’s work and then I headed to my venue to beginning installation of You Wear What I Wear. Everything wentContinue Reading

ArtPrize is a new open art competition that will take place from September 23 to October 8, 2009. Rick DeVos, an Amway heir, came up with the idea to host an art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan with $500,000 dollars of prize money to be given away through a public voting process. Artists are matchedContinue Reading