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View and vote for these pieces by Calvin alumni, students, faculty and staff in this amazing public art event from September 21–October 9, 2011. Let us know of additional Calvin participants via e-mail to alumni@calvin.edu.

Additional ArtPrize stories:

Rick Beerhorst '82
"double rose portrait"
2-D, 3-D, film/video, oil painting on wooden panel with artist-made frame
Cathedral Square, 360 Division Ave S., Diocese of Grand Rapids

Jane (Seif) Blacquiere '74
"Sing to the Lord"
2-D, hand felted wool, hand dyed silk, beads and other embellishments
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2 Michigan NE

Adam Bock '09
"A Photograph by Juan Fernandez"
2-D, oil on panel
The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave NW

Calvin Biology Dept./Plaster Creek Stewards with artist Michele Brody
"Nature Preserve"
3-D, mixed media/native plants
UICA, 2 West Fulton SE
Calvin, via Plaster Creek Stewards, provided native Michigan wetland plants for this display. All of the plants were grown in Calvin's greenhouse from seed collected in Kent County.

William Chardon '77
"Seductive Senescence"
2-D, photography
HopCat, 25 Ionia SW Ste 100

John Corriveau HON
"Circular Echos"
2-D, photography
Arts Council of Greater Grand Rapids, 38 W Fulton

Alison DeRooy '11
"Shredded Materialism"
2-D, shredded paper on canvas
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 250 Commerce SW

Evan Dice '10
"Response: Forward To"
Sound, performance, keyboard, electric violin, drum machine, laptop
St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Ave NE

Anna Greidanus '78, Calvin art professor
"The Survivors Project"
3-D, mixed media installation
Spectrum Health Lemmen Holton Cancer Pavilion, 145 Michigan NE
"Calvin professor explores role of art in healing" (Chimes, September 23, 2011)

Thomas Hegewald '90
"Searching For Solace series"
2-D, infrared photography
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 47 Jefferson Ave SE

Anneke (Miersma) Huisman '03
"Woven"
2-D, textile with paint
Bar Divani, 15 Ionia Ave SW Ste 130

Rachel (Reenders) Hyde '98
"Open to Grace"
2-D, 3-D, mixed media
Monroe Community Church, 800 Monroe Ave NW Suite 140

Robin Jensen, Calvin art professor emeritus
"The A & H Club..."
3-D, relief wall sculpture-EPS foam, computer imaging, acrylic paint and mixed media
Monroe Community Church, 800 Monroe Ave NW Suite 140

Shawn Krueger '97
Untitled
2-D, Oil paint
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 134 North Division

Steve Leedy '96
"My Father's House"
2-D, Digital Photography on Aluminum
The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave NW

Lisa (Visbeen) Lehmann '91
"The Unexpected Addiction"
3-D, metal and canvas
Lambert Edwards & Associates, 47 Commerce SW

David Lubbers '69
"Scott Falls, Munising, MI"
2-D, silver gelatin photography
The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave NW

Tim Nielsen '75
"Traits"
2-D, photography
The Cornerstone Building, 89 Ionia NW

Robert Penning '73
"7000 Loves"
3-D, sticks, paint, fiber, maché'
First (Park) Congregational Church, 10 East Park Place NE

Brad Reed '00
"A Year Through Our Eyes"
2-D, photography
The B.O.B., 20 Monroe NW

Ryan Reed '02
"Sudan: The Cost of Silence"
2-D, photography
DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Avenue NW

Jason Reiffer '98, Calvin music tours coordinator
"Through Painted Deserts"
2-D, Digital Photography
First (Park) Congregational Church, 10 East Park Place NE

River City Improv, Calvin's alumni improv troupe
"Congratulations!"
Improvised performance art
3 p.m. on Saturday, September 24, on the Blue Bridge (between Fulton and Pearl)
See RCI's ArtPrize profile for information on how to participate in their project!

Jasper Shangle '14 (collaborator with Robert Shangle)
"Under Construction"
Performance art
The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave NW

Angie (Beute) Sliedrecht '99
"Orphans No More"
2-D, wood, paint, paper
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2 Michigan NE

Charles Smalligan '67
"Faces of Love"
3-D, wood
Family Capital Management, 80 Ottawa NW Suite 101

Julia (Bouman) Smilde '85
Collaborators: Maria Smilde '14, Steve Fridsma '91
"Fleeting"
3-D, photography
Monroe Community Church, 800 Monroe Ave NW Suite 140

Mary Steenwyk '88
"Growing Hope"
2-D, acrylic paint, ink, pencil, glass beads
First United Methodist Church, 227 E Fulton St

Cassandra (Van Zee) Swierenga '79
"Looking Past the Surface"
2-D, oil on canvas
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St NW

Elaine Tolsma Harlow '92
"500 Fortunes (A window of opportunity won't open itself)"
2-D, oil paint and paper on canvas
Calvin's (106) Gallery, 106 S Division

Alex Vandertol '92
"Life (Choices)"
3-D, framed and assembled objects
Fountain Street Church, 24 Fountain Street NE

Cameron Van Dyke ex'89
"Lunar"
3-D, aluminum
Federal Square Building "The SPOT," 29 Pearl St NW

Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk '83, Calvin art professor
"natura"
3-D, fiber
Calvin's (106) Gallery, 106 S Division

Bill Vriesema '82, Calvin information technology
"Tunnel of trees"
2-D, photography
Monroe Community Church, 800 Monroe Ave NW Suite 140

Cheryl Wassenaar '93
Untitled
2-D, 3-D, wood, vinyl
UICA, 2 West Fulton SE

Marc Wiegers '96
"mobile in wood"
3-D, wood and lacquer
Kendall College of Art and Design, 17 Fountain St NW

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