Today ArtPrize unveiled its 2012 commemorative poster during an event at LaFontsee Galleries. The design takes inspiration from the Op Art tradition.
Kinda messes with your vision, doesn't it?
It's supposed to. This is a graphic, pattern-driven style, known for its ability to play with the eye, dancing the line between two and three dimensions. It make viewers look, look again, and stretch their minds to…
ArtPrize gets really excited about things. Mostly those things have to do with art. Today we announced our open call for artists to participate in the fourth annual event. Open to any artist from around the world, we encourage future participants to register any type of artwork starting NOW at artprize.org.
Artists are urged to sign up as early as possible to ensure a venue for your work, as these connections are already being made between artists and venues. We expect more than…
Extended Deadline
The deadline to apply to be a curator of a city park venue has been extended. The new deadline is Friday, April 6, 11:00 AM EDT. If you have questions about the application process, contact kevin@artprize.org.
We're pleased to announce a partnership with the city of Grand Rapids and the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority to find curators for several city park venues. Just like our open call for artists, curators responding to this opportunity can be…
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 Monday, March 5.
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…
ArtPrize today announced its registration timeline for our 2012 event, which will run from Sept. 19 through Oct. 7.
The ArtPrize platform creates a system that values creativity, experimentation and above all, collaboration. Artists are encouraged to build a relationship and partner with a venue as early as possible to create a memorable and successful installation. Registration dates include:
Venue Registration
Open: Monday, March 12 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday April 12 (5:00 p.m.…
A new economic impact study was released this morning by Experience Grand Rapids, the region’s convention and visitors bureau. The study, conducted by the Anderson Economic Group, reveals that the 2011 ArtPrize event added $15.4 million to the Grand Rapids/Kent County economy, attracted more than 320,000 visitors and created more than 200 new jobs during its 19 days.
From Scott Watkins, with AEG:
“The study provides a comprehensive assessment of event attendance, visitor spending,…
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…
Late last night, the world lost Fred Meijer, chairman emeritus of Meijer Stores. At ArtPrize, we mourn the loss of this cultural visionary. Our thoughts go out to his family.
Everyone has their story of Fred Meijer. Many of them involve purple cows, penny ponies or incredible deals. But Fred’s most lasting legacy goes beyond his role as a retail innovator. His goal was to make our world a better place, and he did this by helping communities explore the relationship between art and…
If you’re not familiar with 5×5 Night, you should be. Like ArtPrize, it’s an incredible experiment taking place in Grand Rapids that is positively impacting our culture.
Here’s the basics: the platform invites five presenters to show five slides for five minutes to five judges for a chance at $5,000.
Among the judges is ArtPrize’s own Catherine Creamer, our executive director, and an entrepreneur as well as an artist in her own right. Catherine joins four others, including Rick…
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,…
