Please Note: Admission to GRAM will be $5 during ArtPrize (September 12 – October 3). The Museum’s second floor will be closed September 14 – 26 for installation.

Event Calendar

A poster for the HBO original documentary Black Art - in the absence of light

Curating Culture Series: Black Art In the Absence of Light

Saturday, Jul 24, 2021

6:30 pm — 9:30 pm

Artist Oaklee Thiele sitting with her service dog in front of a large scale artwork with white text on black canvas. The text reads, My Dearest Friends, I dont think we are a priority.

Free, Members, Lecture

Member Exhibition Opening: ArtPrize 2021 at GRAM

Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021

6:00 pm — 9:00 pm

GRAMs auditorium is shown with an audience of people looking up at the stage, where three panelists are having a discussion.

My Dearest Friends Project Community Conversation

Thursday, Sep 23, 2021

6:00 pm — 7:00 pm

Free, Members, Lecture, Artist Talk

Artist Talk with Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems

021522 Lori Faulkner Sabbatical Show 8

Free, Lecture, Visionnaires

Visionnaire Series: Fashion & Design in Grand Rapids

Thursday, Apr 14, 2022

6:00 pm — 7:00 pm

Free, Members, Lecture

Artist Talk: Carole Harris

Thursday, May 26, 2022

6:00 pm — 8:00 pm

A photo of GR-MiFis production crew filming a scene in a school gymnasium

Free, Members, Lecture, Visionnaires, Discussion, Artist Talk

Visionnaire Series: GR-MiFi Filmmaking and Narrative Justice

Thursday, Dec 1, 2022

6:00 pm — 8:45 pm

Portrait of Henry Luttikhuizen. Henry is a white man, wearing glasses and a suite and tie. He is standing outdoors with a sculpture in the background.

Marking Christian Devotion Across Time: A Curator Talk with Henry Luttikhuizen

Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

6:00 pm — 7:00 pm

07 26 18 Photo of Sarah Rogers

A Conversation Without Words: Lee Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray

Sunday, Nov 17, 2024

1:30 pm — 4:00 pm

Fake Flash Flood Warning Edie Fake

Lecture, Included with Museum admission

GRAM & Ox-Bow Summer Lecture Series: Edie Fake and Laurel Sparks

Saturday, Jun 28, 2025

11:00 am — 12:00 pm

Studio Assistant 2024 Mari Eastman

Lecture, Included with Museum admission

GRAM & Ox-Bow Summer Lecture Series: Mari Eastman and Lisa Williamson

Saturday, Aug 2, 2025

11:00 am — 12:00 pm

63 Free Fall for Camera Ashley Allen

Lecture, Included with Museum admission

GRAM & Ox-Bow Summer Lecture Series: Brendan Fernandes and Soo Shin

Saturday, Aug 23, 2025

11:00 am — 12:00 pm

Members, Lecture, Included with Museum admission

Innovation and Tradition: Crafting the American Studio Glass Movement

Sunday, Aug 23, 2026

2:00 pm — 3:15 pm

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Explore Exhibitions

Jerry Gretzinger (American, b. 1942). Jerrys Map, 2013–2017. Acrylic, marker, colored pencil, ink, collage, and inkjet print on paper, 40 x 80 inches. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Gift of the Artist, 2023.17 & 18. © Jerry Gretzinger

Jerry’s Map by Jerry Gretzinger

May 16, 2026 — Oct 18, 2026

Karel Appel, Looking Around, 1971, lithograph on paper, edition 45/100, 30 1/4 x 23 inches. Grand Rapids Art Museum, Gift of Jon-Marc De Korte, 2019.14 © 2026 Karel Appel Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam

Karel Appel: Start Again Like A Child

Aug 12, 2026 — Nov 15, 2026

Ada 1994 RB Edit

A Shared Vision: The Glen W. Johnson and Thomas P. Merchant Collection

Sep 5, 2026 — Feb 7, 2027

4 Minus Carr for In Case You Didnt Know

Alfield Reeves: In Case You Didn’t Know

Sep 11, 2026 — Mar 14, 2027

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