2019 valedictorian Andrea Oosterhouse (BFA Art Education) shares her thoughts on gaining confidence in the classroom, practicing creative flexibility, and making learning meaningful.  Read More…

In this guest blog, Collaborative Design senior Maggie Henderson shares her experience helping launch two new initiatives focused on giving the embattled city of Flint, Michigan a Read More…

2018 Valedictorian Andrew Zesiger dishes on how motion—in both art and life—has brought him to where he is today. Read More…

The idea of ‘love’ transcends the bounds of history and culture. It’s a concept that is continuously evolving, all while imploring us to take risks in its name. Read More…

In this guest blog, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD) Collaborative Design student Elizabeth Bush recounts her experience working alongside Read More…

Each step forward in Angela Two Stars’ budding career is also a step back, into a rich cultural heritage that she’s using her creativity to help preserve and Read More…

2017 valedictorian Ashley Bryant shares her thoughts on the fruits of creative community, staying versatile, and the importance of making the most out of every Read More…

Heather Seto (’16, BFA Furniture Design) thrives on being uncomfortable; it’s how she knows she’s on the right track. The recent KCAD graduate is preparing to Read More…

Angela Two Stars is making up for lost time. Though the KCAD Drawing student was born into the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux tribe of Native Americans, she had long operated with only a Read More…

Hannah Grohman (’16, BFA Art Education) is on a mission to expand the West Michigan arts community with a new retail gallery space on the north side of Grand Rapids, Read More…