artprize2013
Head of ambitious public art projects in New York City joins grand juror team for ArtPrize 2013
by (ArtPrize)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under NONPROFITS
by Kevin Buist In 2012, ArtPrize introduced the Juried Grand Prize. The $100,000 award, supported by Kendall College of Art and Design, is chosen each year by a panel of three distinguished guests doing vital work in the arts. New for 2013, we'...
How to Look at Art, Part 1
by (MattP)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under OPINION
Have you ever stood in front of an artwork and had no idea what to make of it? You aren’t alone. There can be an bewildering amount of styles and approaches to art from realistic portraits to crazy room-sized motion sculpture. This is...
Impart: Local artist Consuelo Poland used art to speak
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Local artist Consuelo Poland graduated from Kendall College last May with a degree in functional art. She works in industrial design, makes jewelry and...
Impart: Abstract painter Thomas Hammer argues art is defined by art world authorities
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Thomas Hammer is an abstract painter who contrasts wild flourishes with geometric shapes. He works in painting, drawing and photography and often mixes the...
Local young artists from Boys & Girls Clubs previewed at ArtPrize venue
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 09-12-2013 under NONPROFITS
This Friday, the newly remodeled Harris Building will host an event to preview artwork from 45 registered ArtPrize entries. Guests will be invited to browse three floors of artwork, including pieces created by children who attend Boys &...
Impart: Artist Melanie Manos believes art instills necessary sense of wonder
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-09-2013 under NEWS
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Melanie Manos is a performance and visual artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. She does work in collage, video, performance and photography. Her work uses the...
Impart: Chicago-based artist and ArtPrize entrant Nate Otto discusses art
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-09-2013 under NEWS
Impart seeks to preface ArtPrize by asking artists essential questions about art. Nate Otto is a visual artist based in Chicago who was born in Lansing, Michigan. His work is greatly inspired by cities and the people that live there. His entry...
Blue bridge to be draped in color for ArtPrize
by (empichot)
Submitted 09-04-2013 under NEWS
Liz Miller, an artist from Good Thunder, Minnesota, is currently working on an installation piece inspired by the Grand River for ArtPrize. It will be located on the Blue Bridge. "I was very interested in using the river as a starting point to...Repurpose former Public Museum
by (benwilkoliver)
Submitted 06-04-2013 under NEWS
The arts-based nonprofit SiTE:LAB is sponsoring an idea competition with more than $10,000 in prizes to help repurpose the defunct building that housed the former Public Museum. The project, called 54Jeff after the location of the building on 54...
Elephants takes home top public vote, Displacement the juried grand prize
by (laurelgreen)
Submitted 10-06-2012 under NEWS
On the old loading dock of the Grand Rapids Press, transformed for the occasion, winners for this year’s ArtPrize competition were awarded well over half of a million dollars in various public and juried awards. The event culminated in the...