GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The public's favorites at ArtPrize 10 were revealed Sunday when the Final 20 were announced in a show at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids.
The Final 20 consists of the public's top five picks in the two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation and time-based categories.
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This is the first ArtPrize for 11 of the Final 20 artists. Four are repeat finalists. Eight are from Michigan.
Category: Two-dimensional
"Michigan Effect" by Tom Gifford
Location: Biggby Coffee, 146 Monroe Center NW Suite 155
"Michigan Effect" by Tom Gifford, displayed outside Biggby Coffee on Monroe Center during ArtPrize 10. (September 2018)
"Jesus" by Mher Khachatryan
Location: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW
"Jesus" by Mher Khachatryan, an ArtPrize 10 entry at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. (Courtesy ArtPrize)
"Kings of Late Night (Medium: Duct Tape)" by Kerry Mott
Location: The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave. NW
"Kings of Late Night" by Kerry Mott, showing at The B.O.B. during ArtPrize 10. Mott describes her technique as "duct tape pointillism." (Sept. 25, 2018)
"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
Our Time In The Infinite by David Stricklen
Location: The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave. NW
Our Time In The Infinite by David Stricklen, an ArtPrize 10 entry displayed at The B.O.B. (September 2018)
Quantum Meditation by Julian Voss-Andreae
Location: Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl St. NW
Quantum Meditation by Julian Voss-Andreae, displayed outside the Grand Rapids Public Museum during ArtPrize 10. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
"The Phoenix" by Joe Butts
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave. NW
The Phoenix by Joe Butts, an ArtPrize 10 entry outside the Amway Grand Plaza. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
DARE TO DREAM BIG by Chris Navarro
Location: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW
DARE TO DREAM BIG by Chris Navarro, an ArtPrize 10 entry displayed outside the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. (Sept. 27, 2018)
Champions by James O'Neal
Location: J.W. Marriott Grand Rapids, 235 Louis St. NW
Champions by James O'Neal, an ArtPrize 10 entry at the JW Marriott. (Courtesy ArtPrize)
Category: Installation
Cacerolazo by Saskia Jorda
Location: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 101 Monroe Center
Cacerolazo by Saskia Jorda, displayed at the Grand Rapids Art Museum during ArtPrize 10. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
Sonder by Megan Constance Altieri
Location: Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl St. NW
Sonder by Megan Constance Altieri, displayed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum during ArtPrize 10. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
The World Beneath the City by Cracking Art (Kicco)
Location: Ah-Nab-Awen Park, 303 Pearl St. NW
The World Beneath the City by Cracking Art (Kicco), an ArtPrize 10 entry displayed at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
Oscillation by Ryan Swanson
Location: Gillett Bridge, Interurban/Richard Gillette Bridge
The ArtPrize 10 installation titled Oscillation greets visitors to the Gillett Bridge in Grand Rapids. (Sept. 18, 2018)
Abiding In The Shadow by Jeff Best
Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Ave. NW
Abiding In The Shadow by Jeff Best, an ArtPrize 10 entry displayed at the Amway Grand Plaza. (Courtesy ArtPrize)
Category: Time-based
Transcendence by Chris Callor
Location: 111 Division S Studio D2D - The Harris Building, 111 Division S
Transcendence by Chris Callor, an ArtPrize 10 entry at Studio D2D at The Harris Building. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
Moving Experience by Robert Shangle
Location: Grand Rapids Police Department, 01 Monroe Center NW
Moving Experience by Robert Shangle, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the time-based category at the Grand Rapids Police Department.
Animal Land: ArtPrize 10 by Lauren Strohacker
Location: Grand Rapids Art Museum, 101 Monroe Center
Animal Land: ArtPrize 10, an ArtPrize 10 entry in the time-based category at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
The Marvelous Musical Scientific Sight and Sound Machine by Jim Triezenberg
Location: First (Park) Congregational Church, 10 E. Park Place NE
The Marvelous Musical Scientific Sight and Sound Machine by Jim Triezenberg, displayed at First (Park) Congregational Church during ArtPrize 10. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
"Monsters Go" by Aaron Zenz
Location: Grand Rapids Children's Museum, 11 Sheldon Ave. NE
"Monsters Go" by Aaron Zenz at the Grand Rapids Children's useum during ArtPrize 10. (Michael Buck/WOOD TV8)
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INDEPENDENT AWARDS
Several independent awards are also given out during ArtPrize each year. This year, the winners were announced with the Final 20 rather than at the finale awards show.
- Best Feature Film: "Love, Gilda" by Jeff Feuerzeig, determined by public vote. Organized and sponsored by Studio C.
- Best Short Film: "Starry Skies" by Sarah Schmidt, determined by public vote. Organized by Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts — Open Projector Night with presenting sponsor Michigan Film and Digital Media Office.
- HopCat WYCE ArtPrize Song of the Year: "Shine" by Molly, determined by public vote. Organized by WYCE with presenting sponsor HopCat.
- Youth Collaboration Award: "More Than Words" by Zeeland Public Schools: Adams Elementary at Courtyard Marriott Downtown, determined by public vote. Organized and sponsored by Western Michigan University — Grand Rapids.
- Youth Collaboration Award: "Creation: 20 Paneled Public Art" by LAKELAND CARDINAL COLLABORATIVE at Zoup! at the Medical Mile Food Court, determined by independent jury. Organized and sponsored by Western Michigan University — Grand Rapids.
- Educator Award: "Cities of Silhouettes: A Visual Journal" by Missy Dunaway at The Artist’s Studio, determined by independent jury. Organized and sponsored by Western Michigan University - Grand Rapids.
- Contemporary Black Art Award: 108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice by Nikesha Breeze at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by independent jury. Organized by The African American Art and Music Celebration with presenting sponsor the city of Grand Rapids. 108 Death Masks is also a finalist for a juried award in the three-dimensional category.
- Artista Latino Award: "THE STRING PROJECT" by Chelsea Nix & Mariano Cortez at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with presenting sponsor the city of Grand Rapids. "THE STRING PROJECT" is also a finalist for a juried award and a public vote award in the two-dimensional category.
- Asian Artist Award: "Black Panther" by YanFang Inlow at Grand Rapids Police Department, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Asian American Association with presenting sponsor the city of Grand Rapids.
- Asian Artist Award: "Pure Michigan" by Huaming Wang at DeVos Place Convention Center, determined by public vote. Organized by the West Michigan Asian American Association with presenting sponsor the city of Grand Rapids.
- Decon + Reuse Vote Award: Abiding In The Shadow by Jeff Best at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, determined by public vote. Organized and sponsored by The Building Materials Reuse Association. The work is also among the Final 20.
- American Civil Liberties Union Award: By Her Own Hand by Lora Robertson, determined by independent jury. Organized by Fountain Street Church with presenting sponsor the ACLU.
- Social Action Committee Award: "Reverse Alchemy" by Anthony Thompson, determined by independent jury. Organized by Fountain Street Church with presenting sponsor the ACLU.
ArtPrize 10 Final 20 announced
In the sixth annual SmartArt competition, sponsored by Consumers Energy, Grand Rapids Public Schools students created art with the theme of renewable energy. The winner was Jenna Sherwin of City High/Middle for her work, "Light Up the World." She won a $1,000 college scholarship and an Apple computer.
Runners up.
- Alex Van Kuiken — "Empire"
- Rose Gerson — "Colors of the Wind"
- Lana deGraaf — "Solar Bus" (Also the winner of the People's Choice award, decided by Facebook engagement, and won a $200 Visa gift card for herself and a $200 gift guard for her art teacher to buy art supplies.)
- Rukundo Nshimiyimana — "Hope"
- Lillian Kuipers — "Polluted Night"
- Elena Mealing — "Neglected Connection"
- Jazmine Knight — "Dream in Action"
- Madison Younts — "Our Planet in Bloom"
- Jayla Porter — "Human Civilization"
>>PDF: SmartArt winners
Kuipers, Mealing, Knight, Younts and Porter all won $100 gift card. The Nshimiyimana and deGraaf winners won an iPad. Gerson and Van Kuiken won an Apple computer.
The Top 10 SmartArt pieces can be found at the JW Marriott, and are also displayed on a banner at Consumers' Ellsworth Substation at the intersection of Fulton Street and Market Avenue.
THE COMPETITION
$500,000 in prize money is up for grabs at ArtPrize 10. $400,000 of that will be divided evenly among the juried and public grand prize winners.
ArtPrize jurors shared their Shortlist last week. One of those pieces will win the juried grand prize.
Two entries are both on the Shortlist and among the Final 20: "THE STRING PROJECT" and Mastermind America. For the second year, ArtPrize-goers have the option to choose a piece on the Shortlist to win the public vote grand prize.
The winners will be announced Friday, Oct. 5 during the ArtPrize Awards Show, airing on WOOD TV8.
ArtPrize 10 runs through Oct. 7.
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