ArtPrize - Sep. 23 - Oct. 8, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI

Voting

The audience votes—yes, the reference to American Idol has come up—and the artist with the most votes takes the $250,000 ArtPrize®. Imagine standing in front of a work of art and using your cell phone to text in a vote. What are the implications?

Come and see.

Register to vote (September 22 - October 6) Anyone 16 years of age or older who registers in person at the ArtPrize event can vote. You cannot vote without registering at the event. There is no charge for voter registration.

How to register

  • Attendees will be required to present a valid government issued ID in person at a registration station
  • ID can be drivers license, other state ID or passport
  • Pre-register online and save time activating your voter status at the event
  • There will be voter registration stations throughout the city September 22 - October 10

Rules

    Week 1 Voting - All Artists
  • Voting begins September 22, 2010
  • Vote up or down on each artist
  • You cannot vote more than once for the same work
  • Live results can be viewed online

Week 2 Voting - Top 10, ONE vote
  • Voting begins after announcement of the Top 10
  • You have only ONE vote during Week 2
  • You may only vote among the Top 10
  • You may change your vote until voting ends
  • Results are concealed during Week 2

Learn how to vote

Download the Official Voting Rules

ArtPrize recognizes the assistance of Deloitte & Touche LLP

ArtPrize acknowledges the contributions that Deloitte & Touche LLP provided in designing the member registration and voting process. The member registration activity is a streamlined sequence of tasks to both register and validate each individual that desires to participate in the ArtPrize event. The voting activity is an automated forum to capture each member’s perspective on each piece of art and tabulate the overall results. Combined, the registration and voting process is designed to provide a unique experience for voting members and to promote the integrity of the resulting awards.

What people said

It will make the art world sit up... It will confuse the art world.

Peter Murray, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park

GOOD MAGAZINE



There was something magical about how ArtPrize saturated the city with more than 1,200 pieces of new art and galvanized public conversation...

Mark Stryker, Arts Critic

DETROIT FREE PRESS



The energy and the enthusiasm and the intensity of it all will leave behind a broader, more favorable... appreciation of the visual arts in west Michigan.

Joseph Becherer, Director of Exhibitions & Curator of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

USA TODAY