NEST
NEST was a collaborative workspace for several members of the Grand Rapids, MI-based blogging community, G-RAD. On top of providing a positive environment for artists to work together, NEST serves as an unofficial Grand Rapids WELCOME and Cultural Center, an information hub, a G-RAD HQ, a bootleg movie theater, an occasional (quiet) show space, an art gallery, a lecture hall, a meeting room, a sewing cafe, a silk screen studio, a bicycle repair shop, and a dining hall. NEST is whatever we need it to be—which is apparently quite a lot. NEST closed in 2009.
History
Located at [[address:=613 Lyon]], NEST was once the home of Dynamite Family, Dynamite Gallery, as well as the studio of Conrad Bakker. A brief history of the space was transcribed in an article by Josh Ippel in the second issue of LAMB (Lyon Street Group Work). It became the NEST in 2006.
Location
42.967337°N, 85.654177°WLatitude: 42°58′2.413″N
Longitude: 85°39′15.037″W
