ArtPrize Newsroom

1. Be Part of the ArtPrize Education Youth Advisory Committee!

   Posted on March 25, 2013 Replies

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   ArtPrize is looking for 6 – 8 individuals who are at least 14 years old and a sophomore, junior, or senior in high school (as of September 2013).  As part of the youth advisory committee, you will assist in developing and launching a NEW program for youth during ArtPrize 2013.  You will be involved in creating the “how to” video, as well as promoting the program in their school and throughout the community. 

   Committee members are responsible for:

   Guiding the development of an…

2. Submit a Proposal for Art in the Grand River Now!

   Posted on March 07, 2013 Replies

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   Got a great idea for an ArtPrize entry in the Grand River? Hurry up, your chance is now! Pre-applications are due to the City of Grand Rapids by Thursday, March 14.

   A pre-application should contain no more than one page of text, and between 5 and 10 images images of what you are proposing to install in the river. Pre-applications can be sent to Jose Renya at jreyna@ci.grand-rapids.mi.us

   Based on the pre-applications received, the City will select one or more projects to…

3. ARTPRIZE Previews Fifth Edition at 2013 Sponsor Event

   Posted on February 06, 2013 Replies

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   Launches Pitch Night experiment with Walker Art Center Announces Anne Pasternak as first of three Grand Prize jurors Reveals trailer of ArtPrize Juried Grand Prize 2012 documentary

   GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 6, 2013—ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition, today announced plans that will guide the organization into 2013 and beyond, including a new partnership experiment with the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minn. called ArtPrize Pitch Night.

   The…

4. Where Are They Now? The Adonna Khare Interview

   Posted on January 09, 2013 Replies

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   A detail from a drawing in progress by Adonna Khare.

   Adonna Khare won ArtPrize 2012 with her drawing Elephants. A massive charcoal drawing of animals on paper, the work extends onto the walls on which it hangs. Adonna spoke with ArtPrize Exhibitions Director Kevin Buist in January 2013. This interview is part of a series of interviews with past ArtPrize winners produced for the ArtPrize Member newsletter. Become an ArtPrize member today.

   Kevin Buist: What has happened since…

5. Where Are They Now? The Ran Ortner Interview

   Posted on December 06, 2012 Replies

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   Ran Ortner's studio.

   Ran Ortner won the inaugural ArtPrize in 2009 with a massive oil painting of the sea titled Open Water #24. Winning ArtPrize became a turning point in the career of the Brooklyn-based artist. Since then, he has hired a number of studio assistants and kept busy with commissions and sales while working on a new body of work. Kevin Buist, director of exhibitions at ArtPrize, spoke with Ran in November 2012.

   Kevin Buist: Give me an overview of what has…

6. ArtPrize Celebrates Opinions of the Public and Arts Professionals; Awards $560,000 to 16 Artists

   Posted on October 05, 2012 Replies

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   ArtPrize Awards Concludes Event’s Fourth Annual Competition

   ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition and social experiment, tonight awarded $560,000 in cash prizes to the artists of 16 installations, concluding the 19-day event. Ten awards were decided in an epic, 16-day public voting process, while a panel of internationally renowned arts professionals decided six winners.

   The top winners included Adonna Khare from Burbank, Calif. for her large-scale graphite…

7. ArtPrize Reveals 2012 Top Ten

   Posted on September 30, 2012 Replies

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   Ten Finalists Move to Second Round in World’s Largest Art Competition

   Following an unprecedented 11 days public voting, ArtPrize, the radically open international art competition and social experiment, presented the list of ten finalists who have garnered the most public votes during Round One voting. The Top 10 installations now move to the second round of voting.

   Voters were asked to choose their favorite installation from 1,517 artists from 46 countries and 41 U.S. states and…

8. ArtPrize Releases Juried Top 25 and Dynamic Public Lists

   Posted on September 24, 2012 Replies

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   ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition in Grand Rapids, Mich., publically launched its lists of the top 25, 50 and 100 installations currently trending in the 2012 competition. In addition, each of the five ArtPrize category jurors revealed his or her short list of five installations.

   The two lists of 25 art installations and curated venues are expected to bring additional tension between professional and populist opinions, which have come to inhabit the…

9. Volunteers Sign Up

   Posted on August 17, 2012

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   On August 15, we welcomed all volunteers and friends of art to our Volunteer Kick-Off Rally on the 5th Floor of 55 Campau Ave. in downtown Grand Rapids. The event drew nearly 500 volunteers and people eager to be the face and voice of ArtPrize.

   The Kent County String Band kept the room entertained all evening, while ArtPrize 2010 Grand Prize Winner Chris LaPorte drew caricatures of our amazing volunteers.

   We also kicked-off the voting season by revealing the ArtPrize VOTE ART 2012…

10. Notes on the 2012 ArtPrize Speaker Series

    Posted on July 30, 2012 Replies

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    Today we're thrilled to announce the line-up of the 2012 ArtPrize Speaker Series. I thought I'd take a moment to share some thoughts about who these people are, and why we decided to invite them be part of ArtPrize. But first, the full list of speakers:

    John Waters – filmmaker, art collector, icon (September 25, Civic Theater)

    Theaster Gates – artist (September 27, Kendall Historic Federal Building)

    Jerry Saltz – Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine (October 1, Kendall…