GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Visitors to the RE· exhibition inside Kendall College of Art
and Design of Ferris State University’s (KCAD’s) The Fed Galleries @ KCAD during the
opening weekend of ArtPrize Eight will have the chance to leave with more than just
their impressions of the art.
Organized as part of KCAD’s partnership with Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand
Rapids (Goodwill) for ArtPrize Eight, a “Pop-Up Shop” of 
handmade goods will be open for ArtPrize visitors to shop from September 23-25. The
shop will primarily feature one-of-a-kind artwork, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and
more created by KCAD students and staff from The Fed Galleries @ KCAD using reclaimed
materials from local Goodwill stores.
“The Pop-Up Shop extends our exhibition’s exploration of environmental and social responsibility because it gives both ArtPrize visitors and those who created the goods another way to confront the way we produce and consume,” said Curator of Exhibitions Michele Bosak. “By working with Goodwill to showcase the tremendous versatility and value of reclaimed materials, we can help further the conversation around ways to work toward a more sustainable future.”
A number of unaltered items specially curated from Goodwill stores will also be available for purchase, as will t-shirts commemorating the partnership between Goodwill and KCAD. Silkscreened t-shirts, pillows, and washcloths featuring designs by artists Michael Peoples and Heather Joy Puskarich, both featured in the RE· exhibition, will also be for sale.
All proceeds from the sale of goods created by KCAD students will go to the student organizations they represent – the student fashion alliance Bodies of Art, the KCAD Green Council, the KCAD Game Club, the student chapter of the Interior Designers Society of America, and the student chapter of the International Interior Design Association – while Goodwill will retain the profits for all other goods sold.
The Pop-Up Shop’s retail space was designed by a KCAD Collaborative Design class taught by KCAD instructor and Goodwill Director of Friends and Corporate Relations David Abbott. The space will be located outside The Fed Galleries @ KCAD, in the Woodbridge N. Ferris building at 17 Pearl Street NW.
The Pop-Up Shop will only be open on the following days/times:
Sept. 23 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 24 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 25 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Submitted by Kendall College of Art and Design