Kendra Postma - WKTV Journal

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"Art is not a cleverness contest. It is an honesty contest to hone the capacity to truly be that which you are."

        ~ Ran Ortner, ArtPrize's first public vote winner

Take a ‘leep’ into art

The Leep Art Gallery, in the Postma Center at the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, will be featuring the work of Kendra Postma in the exhibit titled “These Are A Few of My Favorite Things.”

“My paintings often take on a dreamlike or spiritual aura to me. Inspiration often comes from walks on the beach with the water lapping at my feet and fills me with a sense of peace, or sometimes it’s my chickens which influence what I create. I always have an intense desire or need to create something that nourishes my soul,” Postma said.

The exhibit runs Oct. 3 – Jan. 2. Find out more here.

Better Homes

The Frey Foundation is currently seeking innovative ideas to accelerate access to sustainable, quality housing opportunities in Kent County. The foundation is specifically focused on addressing housing access for people who are employed yet may be struggling to make ends meet.

The foundation will award a grant of up to $150,000 to an agency or partnership that submits an innovative, actionable plan, concept or collaboration that effectively reduces the number of ALICE families paying more than 30 percent of monthly income for housing. Submissions will be evaluated, and an idea selected, by an external, multi-sector advisory committee coordinated by the Grand Valley Metro Council.

Ideas are currently being accepted online. The deadline for submission is Oct. 29. More information is available at freyfdn.org/housinginnovation. Go here to learn more.

But Some Swing In It

The Van Singel Fine Arts Center has announced its upcoming season which kicks off with Swing Night at the Van Singel featuring Glenn Bulthuis and the Hark Up Big Band. The event is Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. with tickets $18 for adults and $12 for students (high school and younger. Click here, for more information.

Fun Fact:

Nov. 22, 1963

It was not only the day that American President John F. Kennedy died but also the day that "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" author C.S. Lewis died. On Oct. 6, Chicago-based Ballet 5:8 will perform a re-imagining of C.S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce." The performance is set for 7 p.m. at the DeVos Center for Performing Arts, 2300 Plymouth Ave. SE.

By Colleen Cullison

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

A new exhibit titled, “These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things,” by local artist Kendra Postma, opens at the Leep Art Gallery on October 3 at the Postma Center on the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services campus in Grand Rapids.

Postma is a multimedia, collage, and ceramic artist. She was a long-time student of Loretta Sailors and has studied with numerous other artists over the years. She belongs to the International Society of Experimental Artists and is president for a co-op gallery called Flat River Gallery & Framing in Lowell, Michigan.

“For me, the whole process of creating art is fulfilling in a way I don’t completely understand. From pulling out my materials and starting on a blank canvas to signing my name and choosing a frame, I feel rewarded from every part of the journey. Every time I complete a project and finally hang it on the wall or send it away, I’m filled with melancholy that the process is over; at least until I start my next project.”

Postma has exhibited in several galleries and competed in numerous juried art shows. She has also won several awards. Postma is married and has two children.

The Pine Rest Leep Art Gallery exhibit will be on display at the Postma Center located at 300 68^th Street, SE, Grand Rapids, Mich., from Oct. 3 until Jan. 2, 2019. The Leep Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 616.222.4530 or go to www.pinerest.org/leep-art-gallery .