Artposts are five outdoor miniature art galleries located throughout downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan that provide the public with an opportunity to see small-scale artworks in unconventional settings. Inspired by roadside shrines seen in Japan and Greece, they have hosted five exhibitions to date and featured fourteen artists.
Rapid Art Movement (2020)
I organized Rapid Art Movement as the only large-scale arts festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2020. It was a roaming event in which I challenged participating artists to create works that could be displayed on the move. The rule was that they could not stay in place for more than ten minutes. Instead, the dancers, drag queens, fine artists, and other performers constantly changed locations over a three-hour period in a semi-industrial area of the city. Spectators turned corners and headed down allies to spot the next performance. The event culminated with a collective scream. More photos here.
Six Inch Surveys (2010–present)
Six Inch Surveys are a light-hearted way to get to know artists in different cities. Originally published in Sixty Inches From Center, they’ve since popped up in various corners of the internet.
Flex Gallery (2016–21)
Flex Gallery was a wearable, rotating exhibition space located on my left arm. The mobile art space hosted twenty-one custom armbands created by local, regional, and international artists that were exhibited in runs of two weeks each. It was featured in an exhibition at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Michigan in summer of 2017 and has been featured in Hyperallergic, Temporary Art Review, The Rapidian, and Art.Hack. You can see all the artworks at the project page here.
