Here are more photos taken this morning of ArtPrize entries.
See all my ArtPrize photos as I update them at .
More Pictures from ArtPrize 2009
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ArtPrize 2009: “The Image Mill” by Scott Hessels
Scott Hessels is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who has lived abroad for the past 30 years. He now lives in Singapore. His entry in ArtPrize 2009 is “The Image Mill: Sustainable Cinema #1,” which is set up in the waterfall outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
ArtPrize 2009
ArtPrize begins this Wednesday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Over 1,200 artists from two dozen countries have entries in the competition, hoping to win the top prize of $250,000. Here are photos I took of some of the entries this morning. See all my ArtPrize photos as I update them at .
Photos from Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
Photos from the Grand Race Road Rally
For the second year, Warner Norcross & Judd competed in the Grand Race Road Rally, a program created for the firm by the Public Museum of Grand Rapids. On Saturday, June 13, teams raced across the city following clues and undertaking challenges (if you call eating Lithuanian desserts and Dutch chocolate a challenge), to learn more about the rich cultural diversity of our community.
For more information about the different locations in the Grand Race, click here.
Stay tuned for the race video, coming soon.
My Hometown – a Giant Little Town
| Brian VanderArk performs ‘My Giant Little Town’ |
Saturday Morning at the Market
Getting back into my Saturday morning routine of visiting the Fulton Street Farmer’s Market (followed by a trip to the Wealthy Street Bakery). Great way to start the weekend.
Jaume Plensa’s “Sho” at the Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Jaume Plensa at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
These photos are of two temporary installations at theFrederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The artist is Jaume Plensa, from Barcelona Spain.
ArtPrize – Rebooting the Conversation Between Artists and their Audience
Rick DeVos today announced ArtPrize, an annual artcompetition that will be judged by the public and will pay the winning entry$250,000, the largest prize of any competition in the world. Thefirst annual competition will be staged from September 23 to October 10, 2009, inGrand Rapids, Michigan. DeVos expects artists in every medium from aroundthe world to be lured to Grand Rapids to take over the city for 16days. Winners in the competition will be determined by online voting.
ArtPrize’smission is “to reboot the conversation between artists and audiences on agrand scale.” Its mission statement explains:
Weare living in a time of great change. New ideas, fresh inspiration will move usforward.
Thereare enough art competitions where the winners are decided by a jury of experts.That’s not the competition we are creating. We’re looking for a giantconversation to happen between artists and the public. That is why we developeda radically open framework for this event, which gives power to everyone’sopinion.
Wheneveryone’s opinion counts, everyone is included in the conversation.
In addition to the first prize of $250,000. ArtPrize willaward a second prize of $100,000, along with $50,000 for third place and $7,000for fourth through 10th places.
For information about ArtPrize, go to www.artprize.org.