Noctilucent at CAC Las Vegas
May 8, 2012
Big thanks to all the volunteers that made the project possible: (this is not a complete list)
(Safety) Orange Tide
November 9, 2011
(Safety) Orange Tide is made of waste plastic sheeting from a local manufacturer. The project is a play of pattern and space, forcing viewers to navigate a specific path. The pattern is based upon the eddies created as water from a river empties into a larger body of water, where the two currents collide and mesh.
Free Radical 2011
October 13, 2011
Way before ArtPrize decided to “re-boot” the conversation, a bunch of local artists decided to start a conversation about Art in Grand Rapids. Now in its ninth year the Free Radical is still focused on grassroots organizing, local art, and engaging the broader community. Free Radical 2011 is on Sat, Oct 29th on Division between Fulton and Wealthy.
Of course, since the Free Radical is my all time favorite local art event, and Site:Lab has an awesome location to play with, it looks like I will be making a new installation for the show. I am not going to post images until after the event but I will promise you something new and different.
end of day three
September 12, 2011
Thank you to all the volunteers that are helping to build the cloud. At the end of day three we have progressed well.
Thank you to my sponsors…
September 9, 2011
Thank you to my sponsors whom are making The Sky is Not Falling and Happy Hour Under the Cloud possible during ArtPrize 2011.
Essence Restaurant Group (Bistro Bella Vita, The Green Well Gastro Pub, Grove), Mangiamo!, Brewery Vivant, & Erb Thai.
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Almost time to build the cloud
September 5, 2011
“The Sky is Not Falling” will be made out of 10,000 sheets of office paper, which will have to be folded and hung on site. I am in need of a healthy number of volunteers to help build this cloud! . If you are interested in helping here is the installation schedule: Cloud Building will be from 2PM until 9PM on these dates:
- Sat Sept 10
- Sun Sept 11
- Mon Sept 12 (starting at 3PM)
- Tues Sept 13 (starting at 3PM)
- Wed Sept 14 – DAY OFF
- Thurs Sept 15
- Fri Sept 16
- Sat Sept 17
- Sun Sept 18
If you can help e-mail mark@markrumsey.com with the date(s) and time(s) you would like to volunteer! The only required skill is to be able to fold a piece of paper!!
Happy Hour Under the Cloud
September 5, 2011
This year during ArtPrize I will be hosting a Happy Hour concert series featuring some great local music. It has turned out to be a great selection of music – from old time gospel to hipster shoe-gazer music. Here is the schedule:
- Friday, Sept 23 (6PM) – Delilah Dewylde & The Lost Boys
- Saturday, Sept 24 (6PM) - Jes Kramer and Rebecca Rodriguez
- Sunday, Sept 25 (3pm) Nobody’s Darlin’
- Monday, Sept 26 (6pm) Performance Art piece by Flowering
- Tuesday, Sept 27 (6PM) - Ribbons of Song
- Thursday, Sept 29 (6PM) - The Veloras
- Friday, Sept 30 (6PM) - Claire Fisher
Happy Hour Under the Cloud FInale: Saturday, Oct 1 (6PM)
The Icicles with special guests Radiator Hospital and The Campanellis
first ArtPrize 2011 sponsor – Bear Manor Properties
July 6, 2011
I am happy to announce Bear Manor Properties as my first sponsor for ArtPrize 2011. Bear Manor has made substantial investments in Wealthy Street in both the commercial and residential property sectors. Over the next few months they are allowing me the use of production space at 1019 Wealthy Street SE. They are also currently involved in building a new brewery in Eastown – Harmony Brewing Company.
This just in…
June 22, 2011
After long and tedious meetings. e-mails, and negotiations with a dozen different ArtPrize venues I am happy to announce that I will be creating a site-specific piece for the Women’s City Club ArtPrize Exhibition Center for ArtPrize 2011. I am excited about the space, the ornate historic interior will be a nice visual foil for my work. The piece I will be making is called “The Sky is Not Falling,” and will be composed of thousands of pieces of plain office paper. The idea of transformation is central to the work – transforming common paper into something less than common, transforming the space, transforming how we look at things.
I am also excited to be working with Michele Bosak and the WCC crew. I enjoy Michele’s curatorial vision and was happy to see it play out during last year’s ArtPrize. It is, I imagine, a difficult process to filter through all of the work to build a cohesive show.
I snagged this spring time photo of the WCC from Steven DePolo’s Flickr site.
complete
June 16, 2011
After folding and hanging 350 pieces of paper Nimbus is now completed. Opening tonight at 7PM, press preview at 6PM.
