Friday Night at GRAM
Tonight, June 20th at 5:30 pm The Grand Rapids Art Museum will receive its LEED Gold Certification Award from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Educator for Student and Adult Programs, Megan Walker, speaks on the topic of sustainable architecture as it relates to the Grand Rapids Art Museum. 7:00 – 7:45 pm
Congratulations to [...]
Grand Rapids Art Museum
The GRAM is the first newly constructed LEED certified art museum in the world and is expected to receive a LEED gold rating from the USGBC. This is not an easy accomplishment for an art museum, due to the delicate nature of the artwork.
Holly Anne Mitchell
Artist Holly Anne Mitchell creates unique bracelets, brooches, earrings and cufflinks made of recyclable paper materials including newspaper, sweetener packets and losing lottery tickets.
The Paper is cut into strips and hand-formed into uniform-sized beads which are then sealed with a non-toxic, water-resistant coating.
Jerry Kott
Artist Jerry Kott recycles wine bottles into these ultra-cool decorative vases. He also reuses wine bottles to make both hanging and table lamps
These artists recycle used street signs into amazing functional works of art; including furniture, bowls, purses, flatware and jewelry.
Boris Bally
