182 Venues Seek to Participate in ArtPrize Nine

Explore the 182 spaces throughout the ArtPrize district that seek to participate in the ninth annual event.
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Making Your Gallery Accessible

As venue managers and curators, how can you ensure your space is accessible to everyone? Our friends at Avenue for the Arts, DisArt and Dwelling Place created a short video that walks you through a series of steps to expand your audience and create a more inclusive arts community.
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ArtPrize 2016 Outstanding Venue

Last year, SiTE:LAB and 912 CollABORATIVE split the $12,500 Juried Award for Outstanding Venue.
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How to be an ArtPrize Venue

Register Your Venue

If you have a space within the ArtPrize district, you’re qualified to be an ArtPrize Venue. Just sign up for an artprize.org account and pay the $100 fee during Venue Registration. NOTE: Venue Registration closed on April 6, 2017 at 5p EST.
Connect with Artists

Choose which entries to host at your venue during the Connections period. Use artprize.org to find registered artists you like. If they like your space, sign a hosting agreement. Connect April 26 to June 29, 2017.
Host Your Exhibit

Prepare your exhibit over the summer—then open your doors to the public for the 19 days of ArtPrize. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come to venues like yours to vote for art. ArtPrize Nine is September 20 to October 8, 2017.

Host a World-class Exhibition

Use the Space You Have

Large or small, indoors or out, any space within the ArtPrize district in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan can register as a venue. Registration costs only $100, and you'll host artists' artwork and visitors from around the world.

Curate Someone Else’s Space

Apply for the ArtPrize Fellowship for Emerging Curators. If accepted, you'll gain valuable experience working with a curator at a major ArtPrize institutional venue. You'll also curate and produce your own separate ArtPrize exhibition with guidance from the institutional curator.

$42,500 in Available Grants and Prizes

ArtPrize awards a total of $30K in grants to registered venues based on need and merit. Plus, all participating venues are eligible to win the $12.5K Juried Award for Outstanding Venue.

Design Your Own Show

Unlike any other art event of its size, each venue is independently organized. ArtPrize plays no role in selecting the artists who participate.

You'll manage the process of selecting which artists to work with through the Connections tool in your artprize.org account.

Attract Hundreds of Thousands of People

Together, the individual exhibits curated by venues like yours make up the world's largest art competition. Each year, ArtPrize attracts hundreds of thousands of artists and visitors from all around the world.

Important Dates

Mar 6 Venue Registration Starts
Apr 6 Venue Registration Ends
Apr 17 Artist Registration Starts
Apr 26 Artist & Venue Connections Starts
Jun 8 Artist Registration Ends
Jun 29 Artist & Venue Connections Ends
Sep 13 ArtPrize Preview Week Starts
Sep 19 ArtPrize Preview Week Ends
Sep 20 ArtPrize Opening Day
Sep 25 Juried Award Finalists Announced
Oct 1 Public Vote Finalists Announced
Oct 6 Ninth Annual ArtPrize Awards
Oct 8 ArtPrize Closing Day
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