ArtPrize Newsroom: Announcements

1. ArtPrize Announces $100,000 Juried Grand Prize

   Posted on December 06, 2011 Replies

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   ArtPrize, the radically open international art competition and social experiment in Grand Rapids, Mich., is pleased to announce a new award: the ArtPrize Juried Grand Prize.

   The $100,000 award will be added to a revised list of public and juried prizes that will be distributed at the end of the 19-day event.

   ArtPrize 2012 will take place Sept. 19 – Oct. 7, 2012.

   With its public vote and juried awards, ArtPrize explores the tension between professional and populist in an epic…

2. The ArtPrize Store - Open with Holiday Gift Ideas

   Posted on November 14, 2011 Replies

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   It’s getting to be that time of the year. A season of giving that everyone loves.

   People in West Michigan love to shop local. ArtPrize has listened to the requests from our friends, and so for the first time ever, we will re-open The HUB Store at 41 Sheldon Blvd. for holiday shopping starting at Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011.

   And to make things even more magical, most of the store’s iconic ArtPrize merchandise has been marked down 40 percent.

   According to the 3/50 Project,…

3. ArtPrize 2011 Celebrated the Diversity of Ideas and Opinions

   Posted on October 08, 2011 Replies

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   ArtPrize celebrates the diversity of ideas, voices and the work of hundreds of artists. Now, as we conclude our third year, few things have changed toward that mission. During the past 19 days, an estimated 500,000 people came to Grand Rapids, Mich., not entirely known as an ‘art mecca’ (we’re working on it) and participated in an epic dialog about contemporary art.

   The level of engagement was record-setting. At a time when many are drawn to professional or college sports, or other…

4. Vote now, speak your mind.

   Posted on October 04, 2011 Replies

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   There’s a lot of you who have spoken your mind on this blog. And for that, we are grateful. ArtPrize is about the dialog that surrounds contemporary art, and among the starting points of that dialog is voting.

   Your vote is critical. You have until 11:59 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 5, 2011 to vote on which Top 10 artist will win ArtPrize 2011.

   How to vote:
   Sign in to artprize.org
   Vote for one of the Top 10

   You can also cast your Top 10 vote by texting the artist up vote number to 808080 or…

5. Voting Extended until 4:00PM, Thursday 9/29/11

   Posted on September 28, 2011 Replies

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   At approximately 8:30AM EDT, ArtPrize.org, the website for the ArtPrize organization began experiencing higher-than-expected hits to its website.

   The website traffic reached a critical moment at 8:37AM, which resulted in a crash of the artprize.org online database.

   The ArtPrize staff has been working diligently throughout the day to bring the website back online and add capacity, but traffic continued and our servers have been unable to keep pace.

   This has resulted in closure of…

6. Round 1 Voting Ends at Midnight

   Posted on September 28, 2011 Replies

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   Round 1 voting in ArtPrize ends tonight at 11:59 p.m.

   If you like something, vote up. If you really want it to win, tell your friends to vote for it too.

   After Midnight, we will close voting, which means on Thursday, Sept. 29, when you’re eating your morning cereal and decide to finally vote, you won’t be able to vote!

   On Thursday, ArtPrize will audit the results of your vote. We will ensure that all of the “i’s” were dotted and “t“s were crossed and papers signed in preparation…

7. ArtPrize Speaker Series 2011: Anne Ellegood

   Posted on September 28, 2011 Replies

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

   The ArtPrize Speaker Series returns in 2011 with seven days of distinguished art experts, artists, designers, urban planners and more. The Speaker Series will be held at The HUB at 41 Sheldon Blvd.

   ArtPrize Speaker Series
   September 28, 2011

   Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.
   Presentation: 7:00 p.m

   The Speaker Series Express keeps on rolling, and on Sept. 28 ArtPrize hosts Anne Ellegood, senior curator at the Hammer…

8. ArtPrize Speaker Series 2011: Eric Fischl

   Posted on September 27, 2011 Replies

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

   The ArtPrize Speaker Series returns in 2011 with seven days of distinguished art experts, artists, designers, urban planners and more. The Speaker Series will be held at The HUB at 41 Sheldon Blvd.

   ArtPrize Speaker Series
   September 27, 2011

   Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.
   Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

   On Sept. 27 we hear from internationally acclaimed American painter, sculptor and printmaker, Eric Fischl. His artwork is…

9. ArtPrize Speaker Series 2011

   Posted on September 25, 2011 Replies

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

   The ArtPrize Speaker Series returns in 2011 with seven days of distinguished art experts, artists, designers, urban planners and more. The Speaker Series will be held at The HUB at 41 Sheldon Blvd.

   ArtPrize Speaker Series
   September 26, 2011

   Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.
   Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

   The event kicks off Monday, Sept. 26 with Reed Kroloff, the Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum, a…

10. ARTcation

    Posted on September 23, 2011 Replies

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    Children and young adults challenge us to think differently, to take a new perspective. Artists do the same. Today is the first of two ArtPrize education days. These days are creative catalysts, combining artists, their installations and the youth of Michigan and challenge them to question and investigate art.

    In the past two years of ArtPrize, hundreds of schools brought hundreds more busses to bring more than 7,000 students to downtown Grand Rapids, all of it happening without…