THE DYANAMITE FAMILY:

Dynamite has existed in one form or another for five years in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Beginning as a "gallery project", shifting to a "space project", and settling as an "art group" it now feels more like a family than an art experiment.   Until last year, Dynamite existed largely within the confines of the city of Grand Rapids, but more recently we have been making an effort to broaden our network.  Living in a not-so-large city is challenging for artists, but by finding friends and like-minded groups in other places we have been able to build a support structure without the need for geographical proximity.

Our projects reflect our interests and our interests are constantly evolving.  The path we are on currently can be approximated like this:  we are interested in creating and/or organizing activities that call for group participation and which rupture, criticize, sidestep, or engage norms of American life, culture and habit.  We are always looking to meet new groups and individuals, please check us out on tour, come visit us in Grand Rapids or send us a letter/email.

PRESENT:

josh ippel
matt poole
phil orr
ryan thompson

PAST:

katie bonner
miriam vanderkooy
brian deyong
stafford trapp
david prinsen
brett budde

Dynamite kids preparing a meal together before a meeting.