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ArtPrize 2025 - Grantees

Grants

ArtPrize offers a variety of grant programs intended to bring a dynamic and diverse range of art + design to ArtPrize every fall. These grants are highly competitive and look to support talented local, regional, and international artists and designers of all disciplines. Learn more about our 2025 grants and grantees below.

    Featured Public Project

    FPP grants support compelling, large-scale, public artworks to activate high-visibility public sites and create must-see locations during the ArtPrize event.

    Featured Public Project Grantee

    Rachel Hayes
    Tulsa, OK
    Rachel Hayes
    Sky By Day, Sky By Night
    Venue: Blue Bridge
    Sky By Day, Sky By Night
    Seed Grants

    Artist Seed Grants are intended to assist talented emerging Artists + Designers. These $2000 grants are help cover costs associated with the creation of the artwork and the logistical needs of bringing artwork and the artists to ArtPrize.

    Seed Grant Grantees

    Voldt Lab
    Austin Mitchell/ Will Wang
    Voldt Lab
     Manufactured Memory: Ornament, Manufacturing, and the Architecture of Touch
    Venue: Shinola Grand Rapids Downtown
    Manufactured Memory: Ornament, Manufacturing, and the Architecture of Touch
    Zach Mory
    Glen Ellyn, IL
    Zach Mory
    House in a Night Sky
    Venue: ArtRat Gallery
    House in a Night Sky
    Karmyn Valentine
    Pompeii, MI
    Karmyn Valentine
    Parallels
    Venue: Monroe Community Church
    Parallels
    Darin Darby
    Romulus, MI
    Darin Darby
    Kingdom Kurrency
    Venue: Devos Place
    Kingdom Kurrency
    Sarah R Filley
    Whitehall, MI
    Sarah R Filley
    Anthropocene Mixtape: At the Water's Edge
    Venue: Sixth Street Park
    Anthropocene Mixtape: At the Water's Edge
    Marissa Raglin
    Oklahoma City, OK
    Marissa Raglin
    Mother's Pill
    Venue: BioPhilia Gallery
    Mother's Pill
    Margaret Jacobs
    Salem, NY
    Margaret Jacobs
    Bouquets for a New Era
    Venue: BioPhilia Gallery
    Bouquets for a New Era
    Niloufar Fallahfar
    East Lansing, MI
    Niloufar Fallahfar
    A Soft Collapse of a Narrative
    Venue: Devos Center
    A Soft Collapse of a Narrative
    Zamminlun Singson
    India
    Zamminlun Singson
    Incredible Wildlife
    Venue: BioPhilia Gallery
    Incredible Wildlife
    Elizabeth Eade
    London, UK
    Elizabeth Eade
    No Ordinary Life
    Venue: Art of Life Now Gallery
    No Ordinary Life
    Sydney Lynne
    Chicago, IL
    Sydney Lynne
    Life Boat
    Venue: BioPhilia Gallery
    Life Boat
    Trinja Henrickson
    Ludington, MI
    Trinja Henrickson
    Mini Mart
    Venue: Art Rat Gallery
    Mini Mart
    Mary Jane Pories, Merima Smajlovic, Monk Matthaeus
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Mary Jane Pories, Merima Smajlovic, Monk Matthaeus
    Dialogue of Souls/Voices in Color
    Venue: DeVos Place Convention Center
    Dialogue of Souls/Voices in Color
    Ivy Laurel Anderson
    Savannah, GA
    Ivy Laurel Anderson
    Glow
    Venue: Oh, Hello Paper & Gifts
    Glow
    Starch
    Telluride, CO
    Starch
    Kelsey Dances in the Zoetropics
    Venue: Reagan Marketing + Design
    Kelsey Dances in the Zoetropics
    Common Objects Studio
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Common Objects Studio
    Entry info coming soon!
    Venue: Biophilia Gallery
    Entry info coming soon!
    David Mekibel
    Tel Aviv
    David Mekibel
    Goddess of Memory and the Muses
    Venue: Decaydence Vintage
    Goddess of Memory and the Muses
    Fatemeh Tabatabaei
    Reno, NV
    Fatemeh Tabatabaei
    Narrative In Formation
    Venue: Hermitage at Diamond
    Narrative In Formation
    Luis Fernandez
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Luis Fernandez
    LA VOZ DE MI GENTE
    Venue: Grand Rapids Art Museum
    LA VOZ DE MI GENTE
    Binhy
    Kalamazoo, MI
    Binhy
    Sarmik; Beneath The Skin
    Venue: Biophilia Gallery
    Sarmik; Beneath The Skin
    Yiou Wang
    Brooklyn, NY
    Yiou Wang
    Aqua Limina
    Venue: The Aroma Labs
    Aqua Limina
    Venue Grants

    Venues grants are designed to help offset some of the costs associated with curating a dynamic venue and exhibiting exceptional artists. Each venue that receives this grant is also eligible to receive one complimentary artist registration to support their exhibition.

    Venue Grantees

    Arts in Motion in the Blackport Building
    147 Diamond Ave SE
    Arts in Motion in the Blackport Building
    Cellar Bird Books
    415 Bridge St NW
    Cellar Bird Books
    Hermitage at Diamond
    1009 Hermitage St SE
    Hermitage at Diamond
    Lady Love Barbershop
    1117 Wealthy Street SE
    Lady Love Barbershop
    Morning RItual Coffee Bar
    150 Ottawa Ave NW
    Morning RItual Coffee Bar
    Nia Centre
    300 Commerce Ave SW
    Nia Centre
    Run a Racehorse or She Will Tear Down The Barn
    1101 Godfrey SW
    Run a Racehorse or She Will Tear Down The Barn
    Salvation Army of Kent County
    1235 Fulton St E
    Salvation Army of Kent County
    Wealthy Street Theatre
    1130 Wealthy St SE
    Wealthy Street Theatre
    The Resonant and Prismatic Galleries - Western Michigan University
    200 Ionia Ave SW
    The Resonant and Prismatic Galleries - Western Michigan University
    HBA Pekich Park Grant & Fulton Street Mural Grant

    These two grants were offered in partnership with area organizations focusing on supporting artists and creating art within their neighborhoods. Thank you to the Westside Corridor Improvement Authority for supporting the creation of a mural at 859 West Fulton St., and to the Heartside Business Association for supporting a local ArtPrize artist to bring their vision for an outdoor entry to life at Pekich Park.

    HBA Pekich Park / Fulton St. Mural Grantees

    Gabrielle Egnater
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Gabrielle Egnater
    Span
    Pekich Park
    Span
    Anthony Brooks
    Greater Chicago area, IL
    Anthony Brooks
    Carnevale
    Fulton Street Mural
    Carnevale
    Pitch Nights

    ArtPrize launched Pitch Night in 2013 to discover exciting, ambitious projects nationwide and help out-of-state artists overcome barriers to participating in the annual event.

    Click here for Pitch Night Grantees
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