Entries tagged with Grand Rapids
ArtPrize Promotes Distinctive City Identity
July 12, 2011
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids' public art competition, is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Grand Rapids is one of 51 communities nationwide to receive an Our Town Grant, which aims to invest money in public-private partnerships that strengthen the arts. ArtPrize, the…
Grand Rapids Vibrancy through "American Pie"
June 7, 2011
Determined to show the vibrancy of Grand Rapids, Rob Bliss, a city organizer, planned a city-wide music video to the song "American Pie." Over 9,000 residents joined together to create the city anthem, which evokes a sense of pride in Grand Rapids, a CEO for Cities partner city. The…
Grand Rapids to Launch MyGRCity Points
March 10, 2011
The City of Grand Rapids, in collaboration with CEOs for Cities and Local First, plans to unveil MyGRCity Points, an innovative web-based incentive program for community engagement, during Earth Week (April 16-22). The program will encourage personal community contributions through a point system that rewards discounts at local businesses.…
Learning From ArtPrize
October 2, 2009
ArtPrize from Above
September 29, 2009
Just received this picture of the crowds at ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids. Organizers tell us the crowds are even larger than expected.
VELOCITY Live
September 14, 2009
We're in Grand Rapids with 40 urban change agents today to launch VELOCITY, a movement to reimagine, reinvent and revitalize cities. We'll be posting video, photos, sketches, blog entries and anything else we come up with to tell the story of the future of cities. Check out our VELOCITY home…
VELOCITY Food for Thought
September 10, 2009
How can cities deliver a new and much-sought after American good life that is both sustainable and delightful to citizens?
That question will be at the center of a two-day creative salon of 40 select experts from a variety of fields held in Grand Rapids on Sept. 14-15, which will…
GOOD Magazine: The Future of Cities
August 25, 2009
As a preview to the work CEOs for Cities is launching on the future of cities next month at our VELOCITY salon in Grand Rapids, GOOD Magazine asked for a primer piece, which was published late last week on the GOOD blog. It's capturing quite a bit of attention…
Reinventing the Art Experience and Transforming a City
April 23, 2009
In a time where reinvention is the name of the game, the roles of producers and consumers, citizens and decision-makers are being blurred, and new technologies are making new relationships possible, this initiative is bringing all these things to the art world.
ArtPrize aims to “reboot the…
On the Road
June 24, 2008
A heavy two weeks of meetings with urban leaders in cities across the country left me with several thoughts:
Urban leaders are scrambling to figure out how to respond to high gas prices, and transit is a priority for mayors everywhere. Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has made…
ReThink: Urban Revitalization
January 26, 2010
Strategy Session 2010 NYC April 20-21
What happens when 150 urban leaders come together in one place for 48 hours? Things get done and anything can happen.
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CEOs for Cities to Launch VELOCITY
September 9, 2009
CHICAGO – In a push to accelerate solutions to tackle our nation’s most pressing challenges while delivering a much-sought after new American dream for citizens, CEOs for Cities will launch VELOCITY, a national movement to re-imagine, reinvent and revitalize American cities.
"Its purpose is to create an energizing agenda for…