Creative Urban Community

LIFE IS GRAND

Grand Rapids Ballet

KCAD students recieve free membership to the Grand Rapids Art Museum

Ah-Nab-Awen Park What better environment for your creative education than a city driven by creativity? KCAD lives in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city and a thriving cultural haven for makers, innovators, and creative visionaries. From art galleries, museums, makerspaces, sculpture parks, theaters, and concert venues to institutions like the Grand Rapids Ballet, Opera, and Symphony, the city is bursting with places and spaces that will invigorate your senses and inspire your own creative process. There are also citywide events like ArtPrize, the world’s most-attended public art event, and West Michigan Design Week, a multimedia forum showcasing the innovative, worldclass design work happening in the region.

What’s more, Grand Rapids’ creative community is committed to growing and changing for the better. Local initiatives provide exposure for independent galleries, exhibition and networking opportunities for emerging artists, and career development sessions and public forums that connect creative professionals to the world around them. Meanwhile, organizations like Creative Mornings give artists and designers working in a variety of different spaces a powerful platform for sharing their perspective with others.

Here, whether you’re working or playing, you’re always surrounded by the transformative power of creativity.