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‘The Art of Disruption’ Preview Exhibition is outdoors, free, and open to the public 24/7
Thursday, September 14 – Sunday, October 1, 2023
Heartside Park and Online
301 Ionia Ave SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Film Screening of ‘Underlands’ by RA Walden
Looping 10 Minute Video
Date: Thursday, September 14
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Online Viewing Available, English and German Open Captions, British Sign Language (BSL) Interpretation, Outdoor Venue
Opening Night Party Hosted by SiTE:LAB
Date: Friday, September 15
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Location: Heartside Park
Line-Up:
7pm Ritsu Katsumata
8pm Cabildo
9pm DJ SuperDre
Access: Outdoor Venue. A post-event short video will be shared with audio description and open captions.
Special thanks to: Frey Foundation, Brewery Vivant, KBOgroup, The GR Group
HeartPrize – community event
Date: Saturday, September 16
Time: 11am – 8pm
Location: Heartside District
Access: Indoor and Outdoor
HeartPrize – community event
Date: Saturday, September 17
Time: 11am – 6pm
Location: Heartside District
Access: Indoor and Outdoor
Music w/ Grand Rapids Downtown Market – community event
Date: Sunday, September 17
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Monday, September 18
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Tuesday, September 19
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Virtual Lunch ‘n Learn | Care, Dignity, and Belonging are Necessary in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
Date: Wednesday, September 20
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Location: Zoom
Access: Online, ASL Interpretation, Zoom auto captions
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Wednesday, September 20
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Virtual Artist Panel | The Embodiment of Material, Online Artist Panel
Date: Thursday, September 21
Time: 6pm – 7pm
Location: Zoom
Access: Online, ASL Interpretation, Zoom auto captions
Community Gathering and Lunch
40 meals will be provided to community members 1st come, 1st serve
You may also bring your lunch and join us
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: noon – 1pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue
Film Screening of ‘Underlands’ by RA Walden
Looping 10 Minute Video
Date: Friday, September 22
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Online Viewing Available, English and German Open Captions, British Sign Language (BSL) Interpretation, Outdoor Venue
Artist Workshop with Josiah Golson
Date: Saturday, September 23
Time: 2pm – 3:30pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Tuesday, September 26
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Virtual Lunch and Learn | Disrupting Norms: Access in Branding
Date: Wednesday, September 27
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Location: Zoom
Access: Virtual, ASL Interpretation, Zoom auto captions
Listening Session of ‘The Clearing’ by JJJJJerome Ellis
~ 1 hour album
Date: Wednesday, September 27
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Online Audio Available, Transcript
Community Event with Lexi Newland
Date: Thursday, September 28
Time: 3pm – 5pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue
Virtual Artist Panel | Process as Resolve
Date: Thursday, September 28
Time: 6 – 7pm
Location: Zoom
Access: Online, ASL Interpretation, Zoom auto captions
Film Screening of ‘Underlands’ by RA Walden
Looping 10 Minute Video
Date: Thursday, September 28
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Online Viewing Available, English and German Open Captions, British Sign Language (BSL) Interpretation, Outdoor Venue
Community Gathering & Lunch
Bring your lunch and join us
Date: Friday, September 29
Time: noon – 1pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue
Artist Workshop with Jeff Kasper
Date: Friday, September 29
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, ASL interpretation
Tierra de Sol y Sombras/Land of Sun and Shadows
Presented by Reyna Garcia
Monologue that presents five different characters representing the journey of immigrants in the USA.
Date: Friday, September 29
Time: 5pm – 5:15pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Spanish
Performance with Jerron Herman
Date: Saturday, September 30
Time: 4pm – 5pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, ASL Interpretation, Captioning (bring a mobile device)
Performance by Arte, Cultura & Discapacidad GR
Performance by Art, Culture & Disability GR
Retrato Poetico “Tejiendo Libertad”
Poetic Portrait “Weaving Freedom”
This performance will bring awareness around disability topic will participate the parents of the minors with disabilities and will be an exercise to heal thru poetry, movement and music.
Date: Sunday, October 1
Time: 4pm
Location: Heartside Park
Access: Outdoor Venue, Spanish