RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS
Artist Residency Resources:
Arts Podcasts
Arts Publications:
Awesome Places that Support Artists/Art
Coffee Shops that show artwork: Lantern, Rowsters, Madcap, Sparrows, PaLatte
Restaurants that show artwork: Brewery Vivant, GreenWell GastroPub, Founders Brewery
Buy Art Supplies Locally:
Community Studios:
Connect to the Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts@gmail.com
Coworking Spaces
Art Classes:
Galleries that show/sell local artwork
Helpful Links for Curators:
Video: How to hang a show
Helpful links for Small Business Owners:
Local Radio: WYCE
Mentor and Technical Support
Musical Instrument Sales and Services
Firehouse Guitars (Instruments and Lessons)
Grand Rapids Violins (Instruments, Makers, Restorers)
Meyer Music (Instrument Sales, Rentals, Education, and Repairs)
North Coast Guitars (Guitar Repairs)
Rainbow Music (Instrument Sales, Rentals, Education, and Repairs)
RIT Music (Instrument Sales)
West Michigan Band (Instrument Rentals)
Music Venues open to local artists
Network and Connect with other Creatives
Podcasts Created By the Avenue for the Arts:
Printing Resources:
Brownlee Press (Signs, booklets, Mugs, and Art prints)
Crop Marks Printing (Commercial printing)
Grand Rapids Printing Center (Business Cards, Brochures, Banners, Stickers)
Grand River Giclee (Giclee art prints)
Issue Press (Risograph Zines and Art prints)
Quick Printing Co (Commercial, Stationary, and Wood Crafts)
Swift Printing (Letterpress, Embossing, Die Cut printing)
Recording Studios
Regional Annual Art Exhibitions:
Studio Rental:
240 Front
Todd Wittlinger (landlord)
616-915-8208
1111 Godfrey
Beth Harkins
Urban Edge Management, LLC
1015 Godfrey Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(m) 616-243-9000 bharkins@urbanedgeco.comDwelling Place live/work and commercial spaces
Fernanda Muñoz
616-855-0418
fmunoz@dpgr.org
Opportunities to Sell Work in Grand Rapids: