Photo Gallery Friday is a regular feature on Travel the Mitten that will help showcase photos from places where a few pictures just aren’t enough to show off everything.
ArtPrize 9 officially kicked off on September 20th, with 175 venues hosting art by more than 1,300 artists. Prizes will be awarded October 8th for the best pieces in the following categories: two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation and time-based. One winner in each category is chosen by public vote, while another is chosen by a panel of jurors. This one-of-a-kind art competition continues to bring in artistic talent from around the world, and transform downtown Grand Rapids into a hub of culture and activity for a few weeks each fall.
“A. Lincoln” by Richard Schlatter, inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
Despite the record-setting temperatures during the first week of ArtPrize 9, attendance has been strong and as of this writing nearly 100,000 votes have been cast. Some of the venues we would recommend visiting include the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids Art Museum, UICA, Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids Public Museum, The B.O.B., DeVos Place Convention Center, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, J.W. Marriott Hotel, the pedestrian bridges over the Grand River, and the Calder Plaza.
“Nautalie of the Emerald Sea” by Alan Brown, at Devos Place Convention Center
Find out more about ArtPrize 9 at https://www.artprize.org/about, and make sure to get your votes in before the first round ends (9/30) and again after the 40 finalists are announced (voting begins 10/1). Make time to visit Grand Rapids and experience ArtPrize! Below you’ll find a quick glance from our first visit this year, stay tuned for another Photo Gallery in the next week!
“The Salvere Hitch” by Jeff Best, in front of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
“Wired” by Carolyn Meert, in front of 20 Monroe Live
“Reginald Throckmorton’s Midnight Ride for Love” by Joe and Jennifer Rutherford, outside of 20 Monroe Live (facing Monroe Ave.)
“The Beauty of Letting Go” by Sarah Smith, at the Downtown Courtyard Marriott Hotel
“Let Go” by Pamela Alderman, inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
“Spirit of Freedom” by Julie McDonough, outside of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Farmed” by Mary-Catheryn Baker, inside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Changing Oceans” by Justin LaDoux, in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Tragedy, Memory and Honor” by Bruno Surdo, inside DeVos Place Convention Center
“Spirit of Freedom” by Julie McDonough, outside of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Crowns of Courage” by Burgess, Gilbert & Stone, at DeVos Place Convention Center
“Dandelion Patch” by Dozer Strangway, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
“Lightkeepers” by Andy Sacksteder, in front of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Pyramide du Louvre (or Farewell Paris, a Pyramid Scheme)” by Al Wildey, at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Miners Castle” by Michael Ingle, inside the JW Marriott Hotel
“Monsters aren’t always Frightening” by Steven Hardock, inside the B.O.B.
“Laborer” by Mike Wsol, in front of the Grand Rapids Public Museum
“Sharpie Van” by Daniel Linehan, various locations but based out of Pearl St. Burger King
“Lux Maximus” by Daniel Oropeza, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
“Let Go” by Pamela Alderman, inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
“Water Joy” by Lulu Zheng, inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
“Dancing Tigers” by Tanner Wilson, on the Blue Bridge
“Loquacious and Lovely” by Sophi Kravitz, in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Untitled” by Carlo Arcesi, inside the B.O.B.
“Freebird” by David Satterwhite, in front of Kilwin’s on Monroe Center
“Farmed” by Mary-Catheryn Baker, inside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Early January on the Pearl Street Bridge” by Melodee Jackson, at DeVos Place Convention Center
West Michigan Honda Dealers 2017 Design & Drive Contest at Rosa Parks Circle
“Stray Dog” by Victor Riley, in front of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel
“Life, Death and Transformation” by Frits Hoendervanger, inside the B.O.B.
“Land Chimes” by Joshua Lantzy and Jamie Topper, at Ah-Nab-Awen Park
“Mandala” by Nicki Crock, inside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“SOS (Safety Orange Swimmers)” by A+J Art + Design, in the Grand River near Ah-Nab-Awen Park
“The Birth and Death of Day” by Forrest Miller, at the B.O.B.
“Grandfather’s Friend, and Arrival Times” by Warren King, inside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
“Rhino” by Bountom Vongkaysone, inside the B.O.B.
“The Pursuit of Ahhwesomeness Presents: PuRe MiCHiMaGiNaTioN” by Bird Clarkson, at the Grand Rapids Public Museum
“Freebird” by David Satterwhite, in front of Kilwin’s on Monroe Center
“Go Noble” by Rosemary Kavanagh, inside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
“Vanishing Family Farms” by Doris Vinton, inside the JW Marriott Hotel
“Everything is Happening Right Here” by Justin Langlois and Hiba Abdallah, at Calder Plaza
“Lux Maximus” by Daniel Oropeza, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
“Detroit Crossroad to Innovation” by Hubert Massey, inside DeVos Place Convention Center
“You Be You” by Hudsonville Public Schools, outside of DeVos Place Convention Center (Grand River side)
“My Favorite Thing” by Travis Emmen, in front of Barnes & Thornburg LLP on Monroe Ave.
