GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Art experts have narrowed down their Shortlist for the best of the best at ArtPrize 10.
Jurors picked five artworks in four categories — two-dimensional, three-dimensional, time-based and installation — and five venues to contend for prizes in the world's largest art competition.
>>PDF: ArtPrize 10 Shortlist map
Category: Two-dimensional
"PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies" by John Gutoskey
Location: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 101 Monroe Center
"PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies" by John Gutoskey, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the two-dimensional category on display at DeVos Place Convention Center.
"But Did You Die?" by Heather Johnson
Location: Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives, 87 Monroe Center NW
"But Did You Die?" by Heather Johnson, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the two-dimensional category, on display at the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives.
"City with Shining Neon Lights, Hollywood, America" by Norimitsu Kokubo
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
"City with Shining Neon Lights" by Norimitsu Kokubo, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the two-dimensional category, displayed at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
"THE STRING PROJECT" by Chelsea Nix & Mariano Cortez
Location: DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW
"THE STRING PROJECT" by Chelsea Nix and Mariano Cortez, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the two-dimensional category, on display at DeVos Place Convention Center.
"Mastermind America" by Alexi Torres
Location: DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW
"Mastermind America" by Alexi Torres, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the two-dimensional category, on display at DeVos Place Convention Center.
Category: Three-dimensional
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice by Nikesha Breeze
Location: DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice by Nikesha Breeze, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the three-dimensional category, on display at DeVos Place Convention Center.
Naming the Dead by Mahwish Chishty
Location: The Ruse Escape Rooms, 25 Division Ave. S, Suite 125
Naming the Dead by Mahwish Chishty, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the three-dimensional category, on display at The Ruse Escape Rooms.
Untitled by Tony Pedemonte
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
Untitled by Tony Pedemonte, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the three-dimensional category, on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
Barter Boat by RADAR Art
Location: Grand Rapids Children's Museum, 11 Sheldon Ave. NE
Barter Boat by RADAR Art, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the three-dimensional category, on display at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum.
Untitled by Shinichi Sawada
Location: Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE
Untitled by Shinichi Sawada, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the three-dimensional category, on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
Each of the jurors will choose a $12,500 category winner, to be announced during the ArtPrize Awards Oct. 5. A separate panel of jurors will select a $200,000 juried grand prize winner from among the Shortlist.
ArtPrize 10 runs through Oct. 7.
Photos courtesy of 24-hour News 8 || See more of the shortlist at WOODTV.com.