The upcoming ArtPrize competition has not only put Grand Rapids on the art world's map, it's rocked that world because of the event's predicted global and economic scope.
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Grand Rapids, MI, home to the world-class Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, is making waves in the art world with ArtPrize, arguably the world’s largest art award competition. Aimed at bringing the works of international and national artists to Grand Rapids this fall, the competition will award $449,000 to 10 entrants. The winner receives $250,000 followed by $100,000 to second place and $50,000 to third.
Who decides? The viewers do. In this age of I-Phones and Blackberries, voting will be through text messaging and at a website.
“I wanted to do something that is different and totally open, something that embraces all different types of expressions and venues,” Rick DeVos said. “Voting is a means to an end. That end is to get people out in the street, to come here and see places they’ve not seen before. I want people to react to it."
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