“Interval” by David Robinson, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
ArtPrize 9 is now in its second week in downtown Grand Rapids. The jurors’ shortlist of 25 finalists (five finalists in five categories) has been announced, and the artprize.org website now has a “leaderboard” showing the top 25 public vote-getters in each of the four art categories (two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation and time-based). We hope you enjoyed our first Photo Gallery Friday: ArtPrize 9 as well as our interview with ArtPrize artist Michael Ingle; we have put together another collection of some of our favorite photos from this one-of-a-kind art festival.
“Horses Being Horses: Western Wild Herd” by Adrienne Vittorio, at the Acton Building
Entires range from traditional sculpture to paintings to installations, with popular themes once again including animals, water, politics and more. This time around we stopped by the Women’s City Club, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids Downtown Market, and other locations. It was great to once again see many artists out and in front of their pieces, interacting with ArtPrize 9 visitors. A few of the specific pieces we enjoyed were “Oil + Water” in the Grand River, which takes a photo that artist Ryan Spencer Reed took at last year’s Dakota Access Pipeline protests and places in in the water to create the illusion of an oil spill, and “Furniture City” by Mike & Elyssa, a large wooden chair (in front of the “tire swing” on the Calder Plaza) that features the Grand Rapids skyline and pays tribute to its rich history in the furniture industry.
“The Language is Asleep” by Chris Vitiello, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
First round voting ends on September 30th, at which time the finalists in each category will be announced. Second round voting begins October 1st and will decide the public vote winners in each of the four categories (announced October 8th). Find out more details and cast your votes at http://www.artprize.org/.
“Decomposition” by Fleurology + Kenley, at Grand Rapids Downtown Market
“Relative Realities” by Tyke Witnes, at Van Andel Arena
“Radiance” by Scott Leipski, at the Acton Building
“New Artifacts from an Ancient Culture” by Daniel Sarhad, at Grand Rapids City Hall
“R.E.F.U.S.E. by Mar Lee School, at Grand Rapids Downtown Market
“Intra Spatia” by Dirk Hughes, at Women’s City Club
“By Popular Deman” by Kathleen Ford, at Women’s City Club
“Bushcraft…Radical Stimulus” by Jessica Wildman, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Digital Landscape.” by Amy Helminiak, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Whimsical Harmony” by Bruce Gorsline, at the JW Marriott Hotel
“Windows Into Another World” by Kelly Walkotten, at Women’s City Club
“Furniture City” by Mike & Elyssa, at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
“Empty?” by Michael Kissel, at Grand Rapids City Hall
“A Bit of Me in You (Echo Point)” by C.T. Hankins, at Van Andel Arena
“Horses Being Horses: Western Wild Herd” by Adrienne Vittorio, at the Acton Building
“Over in the Meadow” by Pamela Benjamin, at Women’s City Club
ArtPrize 2017 – Oil + Water by Ryan Spencer Reed and
“The Language is Asleep” by Chris Vitiello, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Spring in the Smoky Mountains” by Michelle Leale, at Women’s City Club
“Gumball Monsters: Messengers of Love – Inspiration to Love One Another” by Marco Riolo, at Grand Central Market & Deli
“3 Big Salmon” by Lisa Kangas, at the Acton Building
“Struggle (also known as Man in Chains” by Kyle Orr, at Grand Rapids City Hall
“Mighty Chrysanthemum Tree” by Mel Watkin, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Arctic Abrasions” by Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Last Rays” by Sam Knecht, at Women’s City Club
“Splash” by Michele Gort, at Women’s City Club
“ENMESH” by Leroi DeRubertis, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Growth from Adversity” by Bill Palmer, at Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
“Thirsty” by Ed Bonge, Jr., at Women’s City Club
“Puzzled” by Corey Van Duinen, at Oakes Street Park
“Birds of a Feather” by Ritch Branstrom, at Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
A temporary park set up by KCAD in front of the Old Federal Building
“Puzzled” by Corey Van Duinen, at Oakes Street Park
“The Language is Asleep” by Chris Vitiello, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“The Return” by Joshua Adam Risner, at Women’s City Club
“Interval” by David Robinson, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
“ENMESH” by Leroi DeRubertis, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Assemblages” by Tim Bruce, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“The Artist Entitlement Program” by Anna Donahue, at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (river side)
“Blown Away” by Matt Jung, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
