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connecting our community to its creators.

Editors
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editor
holly Bechiri
creative for hire. writer, editor, artist. believer in the power of beauty. former editor at culturedGR, The Rapidian. handwrittenstudio.com
Writers
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arts historian, arts writer
Elizabeth Jane VanArragon
Art historian, educator, curator, sister, wife and mother who cares about contemporary art, cultural inclusion and her family (order depends on the day!)
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Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk
Former arts and entertainment writer and critic for MLive and The Grand Rapids Press for more than 23 years, now on the staff of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
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Steve Sucato
A former dancer living in Ohio. Steve writes for a number of newspapers and national arts publications.
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ArtPeers
Unconventional artistic entanglements.
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Jeffrey Augustine Songco
Artist. Publicly displaying affection since 1983.
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Kevin Buist
Artist, nerd, rabble-rouser, director of exhibitions for ArtPrize. kevinbuist.com/blog
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Rob Luebke
Writer.Wonderer.Wanderer. 10 yrs ago I didn't even own a TV. Now years later: Netflix, Hulu & Amazon have turned me dumm. So I'm here to get cultured.
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Eric Bouwens
Physician and photographer with an interest the arts.
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DisArt
Christopher Smit and Jill Vyn, Directors of DisArt
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Elizabeth Rogers Drouillard
Elizabeth is a freelance writer. She is also currently trying to finish every craft project she ever started and raise three teens.
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Michael Erickson
Marketing director • Pure Michigan native • CMU alum • Beta Theta Pi brother • proud LGBT Democrat • Foodie • Miniac • Funcle
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Erin Morehead
Grand Rapids Art Journalist
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Creative Many Michigan
Advancing the creative industries for a strong and resilient Michigan.
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Dana Friis-Hansen
Director and CEO, Grand Rapids Art Museum
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Lisa Anne Gundry
I am a motorcyclist, artist, and writer living in west Michigan with two kitties and a Triumph Bonneville.
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k deer
scyborg Anishinaabekwe scrappin’ from the heart
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Lajanae S.
Perusals
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Aaminah Shakur
artist/historian/poet/culture critic — http://aaminahshakur.com — Gratuity: CashApp $aaminahshakur or http://paypal.me/shakurarts
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Noddea Skidmore
Theatre Gal | Cinephile | Donut-Lover
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Lazaro Vega
Lazaro Vega produces “Jazz From Blue Lake” for Blue Lake Public Radio, WBLV 90.3 / WBLU 88.9 and www.bluelake.org/radio
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616 Presents
A podcast located in Grand Rapids, MI about Art, Design, and Culture. Hosts on this podcast include Erika Townsley, Fernando Ramirez, and Matthew Provoast.
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Briana L. Urena-Ravelo
Writer. Community organizer. Errant punk. Ne’er do well. Fire starter. Email: Dominicanamalisima@gmail.com
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Sofía Ramírez Hernández
Sofía draws every day, provides compassionate childcare in after-school programs in West Michigan, and has a lot of feelings.
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mnollette
human/maker
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Daniel Christmann
Dramaturg, writer, and performance maker based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Masters degree from University of Glasgow. Likes tiny birds, gnarled trees.
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