ArtPrize Advisory Committees
Art Advisory Council
The ArtPrize Art Advisory Council are local, national, and international art professionals who advise on programming, project development and outreach. They promote artist participation, promote understanding and awareness of ArtPrize in the arts community, and determine recipients of artist grants.
- Nicole Caruth: Director of Pedagogy and Public Practice at The Union for Contemporary Art, Omaha
- Reed Kroloff: Architect, Washington DC
- Scott Stulen: Director at Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa
- Joseph Becherer: Chief Curator and Vice President for Collections and Exhibitions at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
- Dana Friis-Hansen: Director and CEO of Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
- Miranda Lash: Curator of Contemporary Art, The Speed Art Museum, Louisville
- Cezanne Charles: Director of Creative Industries, Creative Many, Detroit
- Michele Bosak: Curator of Exhibitions, Fed Galleries@KCAD, Grand Rapids
Education Advisory Committee
The ArtPrize Education Advisory Committee are local education leaders who are passionate about the arts, youth development, and the impact and role ArtPrize plays for our community's youth and families. Members advise staff on PK-12 educational initiatives, review and approve all education partner grants, review digital and printed educational resources, help build program assessment tools, and assist in building relationships with the education community.
- Rodney D. Brown: Assistant Principal Innovation Central High School - GRPS
- Suzanne Butler-Lich: Retired Art Educator
- Karen Brady: Art Educator, Coit Creative Arts Academy - GRPS
- Kari Clark: Program Director, Head Start Of Kent County
- Shannon L. Harris: Program Coordinator, Our Community’s Children
- Maggie Malone: Director of Fine Arts, Grand Rapids Public Schools
- Wendy Marty, M.A.: Academic Coach
- Trudy Ngo-Brown: Program Director, West Michigan Center for Arts + Technology
- Sofia Ramirez Hernandez: Teaching Artist
- Donna St. John: Associate Professor, Kendall College Of Art and Design
Development Advisory Committee
The ArtPrize Development Advisory Committee consists of distinguished individuals who advise ArtPrize as on development and fundraising opportunities, donor outreach and fundraising events and activations.
- Patrick Bedsole: Business Manager, Born Clinic
- Sue Jandernoa: Founder, 42 North Partners; ArtPrize Board Member
- John Nienhuis: UHS
- Rebecca Wierda: President, Leigh's; ArtPrize Board Member
- Meg Miller Willit: Grand Valley University Foundation Board of Directors and the Community Leadership Advisory Committee
Technology Advisory Committee
The ArtPrize Technology Advisory Committee consists of local distinguished technology professionals who advise ArtPrize as on technology activation opportunities, project development, and outreach as the organization's suite of technology solutions continues to grow and evolve.
- Carl Erickson: Atomic Object
- Jeff Royce: iServ
- Scott Brew: Adtegrity
- Brad Andrus: Trivalent Group
- Jeff Casemier: KPMG