Sweet House
The venue is in the historic Sweet House which is transformed for ArtPrize. While the main floor retains its historic look, but with the installation of AP art, the Auditorium is converted to a modern gallery with the addition of contemporary walls and lighting. In 2006, the Sweet House Foundation, a (501 c 3) non-profit, was established to preserve the history and architecture of the house. Martin Sweet, the original owner of the house, was a young entrepreneur when he came to Grand Rapids in 1846. He dreamed of a distinguished and spacious home for his family and in the early 1860’s built this home on the corner of Fulton and Lafayette. This Heritage Hill two-story Italianate Villa home survives as one of the remaining examples of this style of architecture in the latter part of the 19th century.
Visitor Amenities
- Free public bathrooms: Yes
- Free public parking: No
- Physically accessible: Yes
2018 Entries hosted at this Venue
The Making of a Gallery...at the Historic Martin Sweet House
Fred Bivins
20th Century Visions
Richard Aardsma
Pristine Waters
Ted Borgeld
Escape the Darkness
Paul Raiman
The Holy Men of Nepal
Kelly Walkotten
Surviving
Dianne Carroll Burdick
Ghost Ship
Jim Connolly
Sleepless Vigilance
Donna Mitchell-Collins
The Dead Sea
Carol M Battin
Changing Tide
Michele Gort
White on White
Robert Lee
Les Cheneaux Guardian
Doug Schwentor
Azul Bayou
Catherine McClung
The Hunters
Thomas Pike
Watchin' me, watchin' you
Ann Dyer
The Sky Climbers
Susan Ellison
Rescued!
Kathleen Ford
Windswept Dune
Kathleen Kalinowski
Joyful Celebration
Jan Andre
Iceland's Blue Diamonds
Lisa Andersson-Zetye
Succession
Sheila Grant
Broke Open Tree
Anne Marie Warner
cathedral rock
Ed Bonge, Jr.
My good old memory
Stone Peng
Perception of Woman
Michael Henry
Fathom
Tricia Butski
Illuminated Optimism
Michael Sweet
Attitude and Effort: Serenity and Wonder
J. Kelli Sweet
Her Cries
Kevin O'Rourke
Jökulsárlón
Rick Teremi
Sunbathing Boats
Cassandra Swierenga
A Piece Of Sky
Barb Zimmerman
I Call Myself Waterlily
Carol Nutter
Territorial Shift
Justin Kellner
Peace Be With You
MaryJo Fox Fell
Convergence
Matthew Plescher
Violet
Karrn Middleman
The Visit
E. Lynne O'Rourke
High Summer in the Wetlands
Nancy MacLachlan
Days of Innocence
Richard Deming Jr.
SLEEPING BEAR DUNES
Judith Tummino
"Stella's Starlit Magnolias"
Colleen O'Rourke
Kimono II
Rosemary Hayes
Rosie's Diner
Michelle Leale
Event Horizons
Tom Sampson
One Year, One Tree
John Knoppers
Alluring Relic
Bill Chardon
Into the Silence
Lee Ann Frame
Small Experiments......
Jane Podolak / jane p. tobie
Sea & Sand: Where I Regain My Sanity
Christi Dreese
Home Alone
Kathleen Ericson
The last bird in a rainy twilight
Mahin Tiani Khiabani
Women's Picnic
Chris Patterson
Luminous Relic #1628
David Huang
Peace Alive
Edward (Fr. Joachim) Lally
Lambent Aspirations
Russ Taber
Download the floor plan →
Venue Location
Sweet House
254 Fulton Street E
Grand Rapids,
MI
49503
Hillside
Hours of Operation
- Monday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Tuesday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Wednesday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Thursday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Friday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Saturday
- 12 pm - 8 pm
- Sunday
- 12 pm - 6 pm