ArtPrize!!!!!
If it's at all a possibility for you, drop everything and make your way to Grand Rapids, Michigan in the next few days and experience ArtPrize.
What's Artprize?
It's 1571 pieces of art, in 161 venues, covering 3 square miles.
ArtPrize was conceived as an experiment - anyone could enter, any space could be a venue and the public would vote for the winner - it turns most conventional art exhibits upside down, with no experts making the choices.
The venues range from restaurants, book stores, and beauty salons to traditional museums and galleries.
The materials used by the artists are equally to diverse, ranging from traditional paints to more unusual such as wire:
Or thread and buttons:
And that often have a surprising element!
Some are such a perfect fit for their venue, that it's hard to imagine that they'll be gone in just a few more days.
The response has been overwhelming, people of every age, every income bracket, every social niche out and about enjoying art - it sounds cliche, but you really can feel the energy as you move about the city.
The prize money is overwhelming too, a total of $560,000 in awards!
ArtPrize ends on October 7th, so there's still time - view the art, pick your favorite and vote for winner.
I'm reading this post and I find myself constantly repeating,"Oh Oh Oh". Oh ~ how I would LOVE to come and see!! I need to put this on to the calendar of MUST SEE ... I know I can't do it this year ~ but next for sure. I just visited the website and bookmarked it and checked out the dates. Thanks for posting:)
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