“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/.
“Spring in the Smoky Mountains” by Michelle Leale, at Women’s City Club
“Radiance” by Scott Leipski, 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
“The Language is Asleep” by Chris Vitiello, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Splash” by Michele Gort, at Women’s City Club
“Digital Landscape.” by Amy Helminiak, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Growth from Adversity” by Bill Palmer, at Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
“Bushcraft…Radical Stimulus” by Jessica Wildman, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Empty?” by Michael Kissel, at Grand Rapids City Hall
“Windows Into Another World” by Kelly Walkotten, at Women’s City Club
“ENMESH” by Leroi DeRubertis, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
A temporary park set up by KCAD in front of the Old Federal Building
“Intra Spatia” by Dirk Hughes, at Women’s City Club
“Gumball Monsters: Messengers of Love – Inspiration to Love One Another” by Marco Riolo, at Grand Central Market & Deli
“Thirsty” by Ed Bonge, Jr., at Women’s City Club
“Birds of a Feather” by Ritch Branstrom, at Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
“Over in the Meadow” by Pamela Benjamin, at Women’s City Club
“The Language is Asleep” by Chris Vitiello, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Puzzled” by Corey Van Duinen, at Oakes Street Park
“Horses Being Horses: Western Wild Herd” by Adrienne Vittorio, at the Acton Building
ArtPrize 2017 – Oil + Water by Ryan Spencer Reed and
“R.E.F.U.S.E. by Mar Lee School, at Grand Rapids Downtown Market
“3 Big Salmon” by Lisa Kangas, at the Acton Building
“ENMESH” by Leroi DeRubertis, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Furniture City” by Mike & Elyssa, at the Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
“Last Rays” by Sam Knecht, at Women’s City Club
“Puzzled” by Corey Van Duinen, at Oakes Street Park
“New Artifacts from an Ancient Culture” by Daniel Sarhad, at Grand Rapids City Hall
“Interval” by David Robinson, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
“The Return” by Joshua Adam Risner, at Women’s City Club
“By Popular Deman” by Kathleen Ford, at Women’s City Club
“Decomposition” by Fleurology + Kenley, at Grand Rapids Downtown Market
“A Bit of Me in You (Echo Point)” by C.T. Hankins, at Van Andel Arena
“The Artist Entitlement Program” by Anna Donahue, at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (river side)
“Arctic Abrasions” by Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Assemblages” by Tim Bruce, at Grand Rapids Art Museum
“Relative Realities” by Tyke Witnes, at Van Andel Arena
“Whimsical Harmony” by Bruce Gorsline, at the JW Marriott Hotel
“Blown Away” by Matt Jung, at Grand Rapids Public Museum
