External Press

Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), recently announced nine statewide projects will receive state Housing and Community Development Fund grants.
 

Eating more fruits and vegetables can help you lose weight, stay fit, and reduce your risk for many chronic diseases.  And they taste great – especially when you get them fresh and in season.  You can now stretch your food dollars and get MORE fresh Michigan-grown produce when you shop at a farmers’ market that is part of Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks program!
 

Dwelling Place's Jenn Schaub was featured in this article from Rapid Growth about her work that was featured in an exhibition on May 2, 2013 at the DAAC. See the slideshow to the right for a few photos of the evening. Read the article below to learn more about Jenn and her Restoring Spring Exhibition!
 
G-Sync: Sometimes, I Am a Fawn
 
Artists often wear multiple hats in our community -- sometimes so many that within the colorful array is a talent so beautiful you wonder why it hasn't become a full-time occupation.

Between the Jewish Film Festivalof Grand Rapids and the return of the Grand Rapids Film Festival, West Michigan filmgoers might have more fun watching films in Grand Rapids than they've had all year.
 
ARTISTIC AVENUES
Local filmmakers Michael Martin and Jeremy Nickerbocker are teaming up with the Avenue for the Arts along Grand Rapids' South Division Avenue to co-produce a series of three online promotional videos that aim to break down barriers not only stylistically, but in the local art community.