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UICA is halfway to their goal of $5,000.

Jeffrey Augustine Songco's installation "Revelry" brought 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads to Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids at ArtPrize 2015. Those beads were (mistakenly?) taken on opening weekend. Songco is back for ArtPrize Eight with the "Macarena" at UICA.

UNLOADED is a traveling exhibition which explores the historical and social impact of guns. The exhibition at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts features the work of more than 20 artists, including former ArtPrize juror and ArtPrize award finalist Mel Chin.

The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts held their 15th annual Live Coverage event on Friday night. Live Coverage featured dozens of artists creating art that is sold via silent auction the same night it is made.

The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) will present a free screening of The Hunting Ground, a powerful documentary that underscores the widespread problem of campus sexual assault, along with a complementary panel discussion featuring West Michigan community leaders advocating for change, on September 15 at 8:00 pm. The screening is supported by the YWCA West Central Michigan.

It takes hundreds of volunteers for ArtPrize to be successful. Volunteers are still needed to work directly for ArtPrize and to help at individual venues.

Want to be a singer on the big screen? Want to be in ArtPrize? This year, you'll have an opportunity to do both at the same time.

Staying in Grand Rapids over spring break is a little easier this year. Our warm March has already given us a taste of summer making missing out on a trip south easier to handle than most years. The trick is to have fun while keeping the kids busy over spring break in Grand Rapids...

What do you get for Christmas for the person who has everything?  And where do you get it? The UICA Holiday Artists' Market is a good place to start.

The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts was one of over 471 programs nominated for the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program award.  Only 12 were chosen as winners. The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program award is the nation's highest honor for after-school arts and humanities programs.

There's a new movie theater opening in Grand Rapids. This Thursday is the official opening of the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art's new film theatre.  The theatre is located at the UICA at Fulton/Division in downtown Grand Rapids.

ArtPrize begins September 21 and volunteers are still needed. You may volunteer through ArtPrize or directly through a venue.  ArtPrize Exhibition Centers such as UICA, GRAM, Grand Rapids Public Museum, and Cathedral Square recruit their own volunteers for ArtPrize.  They are all still in need of additional help.