# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Refugia | Experimental Art Installation
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: An experiential art installation that focuses attention on loss, grief, adaptation, and hope.

Refugium (pl. Refugia) “An area in which a population of organisms can survive through a period of unfavorable conditions.”

Refugia is an experiential art installation that focuses attention on loss, grief, adaptation, and hope as we come into a world that has been fundamentally changed in ways we don’t fully understand. Using ceramic frogs and elements of the artist’s own refugia, we take time to listen to heralds of change and acknowledge difficult feelings that the presence of grief brings. It is tough. It will be different. But as we can see from nature and its cycles, it will not be over. 

Share a poem, song, prayer, or wish at an open mic. Embrace the hard feelings surrounded by others doing the same. I hope you see you there.

About the artist: Rine Wakeman is an alumnus of Calvin University with majors in fine arts and interdisciplinary sciences, including biology and geology. He uses his work to process the long-lasting impacts of life events or future dreads, and to encourage others to do the same. The overwhelming biodiversity of the world, themes and patterns found throughout natural history, and the sheer joy in the act of creation drive his art ever forward.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/refugia-experimental-art-installation/200030156061412
- **Event Categories**: art, open-mic, science-fair, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49546
- **lat**: 42.93036
- **long**: -85.58434
- **full address**: 1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49546

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Refugia | Experimental Art Installation
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ef0cf8fa60bebbf35390f64d52dddac4cc5211be7555faf490677a6b157cfff9-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2f342e-gmir?v=1781735612

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Refugia | Experimental Art Installation being held?
  - **A:** Refugia | Experimental Art Installation takes place on Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm at 1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49546.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Refugia | Experimental Art Installation?
  - **A:** Refugia | Experimental Art Installation is organized by Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Refugia | Experimental Art Installation is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Grand Rapids, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Refugia | Experimental Art Installation sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Refugia | Experimental Art Installation",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/ef0cf8fa60bebbf35390f64d52dddac4cc5211be7555faf490677a6b157cfff9-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2f342e-gmir?v=1781735612",
        "startDate": "2026-06-20",
        "endDate": "2026-06-20",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/refugia-experimental-art-installation/200030156061412",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49546",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "1750 E Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5949, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Grand Rapids",
                "addressRegion": "MI",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "42.93036",
                "longitude": "-85.58434"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "An experiential art installation that focuses attention on loss, grief, adaptation, and hope.\n\nRefugium (pl. Refugia) “An area in which a population of organisms can survive through a period of unfavorable conditions.”\n\nRefugia is an experiential art installation that focuses attention on loss, grie",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Calvin Ecosystem Preserve & Native Gardens",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/calvin-ecosystem-preserve-and-native-gardens/12254201",
                "description": "Public is welcome to visit. Walking trails are open every day from dawn to dusk. Bunker Interpretive Center is open M-H, 9 am-5 pm. Admission is free."
            }
        ]
    }
]
```