Events

ArtPrize® Speaker Series

Presented by Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University

ArtPrize has lined up 7 days with distinguished art experts, artists, designers, and more. The Speaker Series will be held at The Hub at:
41 Sheldon Blvd SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Evening events include a cocktail hour and cash bar from 6-7 PM. Daytime events have lunches available for purchase beginning at 11 AM.

Mark your calendar

Week One

Monday, September 26
Reed Kroloff
Director, Crandbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum
Juror (Use of Urban Space)

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Tuesday, September 27
Eric Fischl
Founder, President and Lead Curator, America: Now and Here

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Wednesday, September 28
Anne Ellegood
Senior Curator, hammer Museum in Los Angeles
Juror (2-Dimensional Work)

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Friday, September 30
Nuit Banai, Ph.D.
Art historian and critic, Tufts University
Juror (International Award)

Presentation: 12 PM (Boxed lunch available for purchase)

Week Two

Monday, October 3
Susan Lyons
Founding principal of Susan Lyons Studio LLC
Juror (Sustainability Award)

Presentation: 12 PM

Monday, October 3
Glenn Harper
Editor-in-Chief, Sculture Magazine
Juror (3-Dimensional Work)

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Tuesday, October 4
Kathleen Forde
Curator of Time-Based Arts, Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, New York
Juror (Time-based Work)

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Wednesday, October 5
Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D.
Art therapist, psychologist, artist, and writer

Presentation: 12 PM (Boxed lunch available for purchase)

Wednesday, October 5
Sara Friedlander
Specialist, Head of First Open, Christie's (New York)

Cocktails: 6 PM, Presentation: 7 PM

Speaker Series presented by
Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University