Blues Walk
In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Wolverine World Wide have teamed up to sponsor ArtPrize and provide the Blues Walk. It looks like a great lunch hour way to see some of the outdoor pieces in ArtPrize.
Look for the Blue Man in each ArtPrize neighborhood. Pick up the Walk and Talk Art Guide and begin a one mile(ish) route of art and venues.
“It’s very creative and very unique but very much in our social mission,” said Jeff Connolly, president of West Michigan operations and vice president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. “If we’re going to sponsor events, we’re going to sponsor events that promote health and wellness,” Connolly said.
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- Westside: Fulton & Mt Vernon
- Monroe north/Belknap: Brass Works Building (Monroe, north of Trowbridge)
- Hillside: Fulton & Ransom
- Center City: ArtPrize Headquaters (Old Federal Building) on the Pearl side
- Heartside: Oakes & South Division
Coalesse Viewpoints
Steelcase’s new line of furniture, Coalesse, is an ArtPrize sponsor and will bring something to the event you can easily mistake as a very cool installation.
“During the weeks of ArtPrize, Coalesse will display seven furniture settings imported from Italy, of their newest iconic design – the Ivy outdoor collection. Ivy was designed by the renowned Italian designer, Paola Navone, a pioneer in the 1980’s Memphis design movement. Her collection challenges the convention of what outdoor furniture should look like, by sculpting metal mesh into familiar shapes, like the sofa and chair. ‘Coalesse believes that the lines between work and life have blurred and that work can now happen anywhere. The settings on display at ArtPrize illustrate our vision of bridging the gap between indoor/outdoor and work/life,’” says Frank Merlotti, President of Coalesse.
ArtPrize visitors can experience these red iconic settings at any of the COALESSE VIEWPOINT locations:
- Madcap Coffee: 98 Monroe Center St
- ACTIVESITE: 40 Monroe Center
- UICA: 41 Sheldon Boulevard SE
- DeVos Place: 303 Monroe Avenue NW
- JW Mariott: 235 Louis St NW
- Custer Workplace Interiors: 217 Grandville Ave SW
- Brass Works Building: 648 Monroe Ave
These settings are designed to not only visually connect the city, but also offer a place for people to pause, talk and reflect on the art they are experiencing.
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