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ArtPrize is an international art competition held in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1] 2012 marks ArtPrize's fourth competition. The first took place between September 23 and October 10, 2009, and has occurred annually during similar periods of time.[2]

ArtPrize is unusual both for the large size of the top prize ($200,000, combined with other prizes cumulatively amounting to $560,000), as well as for the method of judging entries.[3]

Unlike traditionally juried competitions, ArtPrize contestants are juried by the public. Artists and venues (exhibition locations) negotiate and coordinate during a process called Connections. During the event, installations are voted upon by the public using modern networking technology.[2]

In 2010, ArtPrize formally added categories for traditional juried work, including two-dimensional, three-dimensional, use of urban space, time/performance and sustainability. Since then, the juried awards have increased in prize amount, with the top category prizes valued at $20,000 and a new Grand Juried Prize of $100,000.[4]

Concept

The method of choosing the prize winner has been compared to American Idol.[5]

Voting directions

Voters must register in person. Once registered, they may use the ArtPrize website, text messaging, or even an iPhone or Android application[6][7] to vote. For text message voting, each artist is assigned two 5-digit codes, one for a "thumbs up" vote and one for a "thumbs down" vote. Both of these codes are posted near every entry, with many artists incorporating them into their entries or promotional materials.[8]

2009 Competition

The 2009 exhibition occurred in a 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) area of downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1,262 artists or groups of artists displayed works in 159 venues.[9][10]

Prizes

The 2009 prizes, totaling to $449,000, were:

  • 1st place: $250,000
  • 2nd: $100,000
  • 3rd: $50,000
  • 4th through 10th: $7,000 each

Top 10

The casemate of the bastion. A series of stone arches supports the ceiling. Four cannons are lined up, each in front of its own window.
Open water no.24 by Ran Ortner

On October 1, the top 10 entries were announced, and their ranking was announced October 8:[11]

  1. Open Water no.24 by Ran Ortner (displayed at The Old Federal Building)[12]
  2. Imagine That! by Tracy Van Duinen (displayed at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum)
  3. Portraits by Eric Daigh (displayed at The Old Federal Building)
  4. The Grand Dance by David Lubbers (displayed on the Grand River near the Blue Bridge)
  5. Moose by Bill Secunda (displayed at The B.O.B.)
  6. Nessie on the Grand by the Nessie Project (displayed on the Grand River near the Blue Bridge)
  7. Field of Reeds by John Douglas Powers (displayed at The Old Federal Building)
  8. The Furniture City Sets the Table for the World of Art by Sarah Grant (displayed on the Blue Bridge)
  9. Ecstasy of The Scarlet Empress by Jason Hackenwerth (displayed at the UICA)
  10. winddancer 2 by Michael Westra (displayed on the Blue Bridge)

Surprise Awards

Two previously unannounced awards were handed out:

  • Curators Choice Award ($5000): salt & earth by Young Kim
  • Sustainability Award ($2500):[13] The Image Mill: Sustainable Cinema #1 by Scott Hessels

2010 Competition

The 2010 event took place from September 22 to October 10.[2] It introduced " Exhibition Centers," local cultural institutions featuring professional curation. Each ArtPrize Exhibition Center is required to host voter registration/activation as well as a retail presence. ArtPrize's goal is to have at least one in each neighborhood.

Participation

ArtPrize 2010 official participation numbers:

  • 1,713 connected artists
  • 193 venues secured artists
  • 21 countries and 44 U.S. states[14]
  • 44,912 activated voters
  • 465,538 votes placed
  • 250,000 (est.) visitors to Grand Rapids, Mich.

Prizes

The 2010 prizes, which were decided by public vote, totaled $449,000, were:

  • 1st place: $250,000
  • 2nd: $100,000
  • 3rd: $50,000
  • 4th through 10th: $7,000 each

Top 10

On Sept. 30, the 2010 Top 10 entries were announced, and their rankings were revealed during the Winners Announcement on October 7:

  1. Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 by Chris LaPorte, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  2. Svelata by Mia Tavonatti, Santa Ana, Calif.
  3. Lure/Wave, Grand Rapids by Beili Liu, Austin, Texas
  4. A Matter Of Time by Paul Baliker, Palm Coast, Fla.
  5. Vision by David Spriggs, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  6. Helping mom one penny at a time by Wander Martich, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  7. Dancing With Lions by Bill Secunda, Butler, Pa.
  8. salt & earth (garden for Patricia) by Young Kim, Winston-Salem, N.C.
  9. SteamPig by The Steam Pig Experiment Birks, Jensen, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  10. Elephant Walk by Fredrick Prescott, Santa Fe, N.M.

Juried awards

Event organizers announced the addition of four juried awards for ArtPrize 2010.[15] Event organizers noted that, depending on sponsor availability, more juried awards might be added to the program.

Award categories

  • Two-dimensional work (2D)
  • Three-dimensional work (3D)
  • Time-based work (Performance/Film/Video)
  • Use of urban space[15]

Jurors

  • Two-dimensional Award – Patricia Phillips
  • Three-dimensional Award – Xenia Kalpaktsoglou
  • Time-Based Award – Judith Barry
  • Urban Space Award – Jeff Speck[15]

Winners

  • Two-dimensional Award – "Garden Party, Chez Hatfield" by Andrew Lewis Doak and Adrian Clark Hatfield
  • Three-dimensional Award – "XLoungeSeries" by Mark Wentzel
  • Time-Based Award – "The Jettisoned" by Yoni Goldstein
  • Urban Space Award – "Plan B" by Rick and Rose Beerhorst, Andre Beaumont and Mike Hoyte
  • International Award – "Evaporative Buildings" by Alex Schweder La
  • Sustainability Award – "A Matter Of Time" by Paul Baliker

2011 Competition

The 2011 event runs from September 21 to October 9.[2] The biggest change to the competition has been the addition of an exhibition center dedicated to performance art—St. Cecilia Music Society.[16][17] The organization was also the recipient of a $100,000 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.[18]

An entry in Artprize 2011

Participation

ArtPrize 2011 official participation numbers:

  • 1,582 connected artists
  • 164 venues secured artists
  • 39 countries and 43 U.S. states[19]
  • 38,811 activated voters
  • 383,106 votes placed
  • 322,000 visitors to Grand Rapids[20]

Prizes

The 2011 prizes, which were decided by public vote, totaled $449,000, were:

  • 1st place: $250,000
  • 2nd: $100,000
  • 3rd: $50,000
  • 4th through 10th: $7,000 each

Top 10

On Sep 30, the 2010 Top 10 entries were announced, and their rankings were revealed during the Winners Announcement on October 6:

  1. Crucifixion - Mia Tavonatti, Santa Ana, Calif.
  2. The Metaphorist Project - Tracy Van Duinen, Chicago, Ill.
  3. Rain - Lynda Cole, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  4. President Gerald Ford Visits ArtPrize - Sunti Pichetchaiyakul, Thailand and Mont.
  5. Rusty: A Sense of Direction/Self Portrait - Ritch Branstrom, Rapid River, Mich.
  6. Grizzlies on the Ford - Llew “Doc” Tilma, Wayland, Mich.
  7. The Tempest II - Laura Alexander, Columbus, Ohio
  8. Ocean Exodus - Paul Baliker, Palm Coast, Fla.
  9. Under Construction - Robert Shangle, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  10. Mantis Dreaming" - Bill Secunda, Butler, Pa.

Juried awards

In addition to awards distributed as a result of a public vote, the organization distributed seven juried awards for ArtPrize 2011.[15] An award dedicated to an outstanding venue was added in 2011. Each juried award winner received $7,000.

Categories and Winners

  • Two-Dimensional: One Ordinary Day of an Ordinary Town - Mimi Kato, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Three-Dimensional: Nature Preserve - Michelle Brody, New York, N.Y.
  • Time/Performance: Remember:Replay:Repeat - Caroline Young, Chicago, Ill.
  • Urban Space: Salvaged Landscape - Catie Newell, Detroit, Mich.
  • International: DISAPPEARANCES - an eternal journey - '''Shinji Turner-Yamamoto''', Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Venue: SiTE:LAB - Curator: Paul Amenta, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Sustainability: Walking Home: stories from the desert to the Great Lakes - Laura Milkins, Tucson, Ariz.
  • Ox-Bow Residency: Progressive Movement(s) - Evertt Beidler, Portland, Ore.

Jurors

Award Juror Title
Two-Dimensional Work Anne Ellegood Senior Curator, Hammer Museum in Los Angeles Calif.
Three-Dimensional Work Glenn Harper Editor-in-Chief, Sculpture magazine
Time/Performance-Based Work Kathleen Forde Curator of Time-Based Arts at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) in Troy, N.Y.
Use of Urban Space Reed Kroloff Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum
International Award Nuit Banai Art historian and critic, Tufts University
Sustainability Award Susan Lyons Principal of Susan Lyons Designs
Outstanding Venue Reed Kroloff Director of the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum

2012 Competition

The 2012 competition ran from September 19 to October 7. ArtPrize 2012 featured 1517 entries displayed in 161 venues over a 3 square mile area of Grand Rapids. The event introduced new increases in the ArtPrize Juried Awards program, including a $100,000 Juried Grand Prize, which consisted of a three-member jury panel.

Participation

ArtPrize 2012 official participation numbers:

  • 1,517 artists
  • 161 venues
  • 46 countries 41 U.S. states and territories
  • 47,160 voters
  • 412,560 votes placed
  • 400,000 (est.) visitors to Grand Rapids in 19 days

Top 10

The top 10 entries were determined by a record 412,560 votes, and announced on October 10.

  1. Elephants - Adonna Khare, Burbank, Calif.
  2. Song of Lift - Martijn van Wagtendonk, Colbert, Ga.
  3. Rebirth of Spring - Frits Hoendervanger, Detroit, Mich.
  4. Stick-to-it-ive-ness: Unwavering pertinacity; perserverence - Richard Morse, Fennville, Mich.
  5. Lights in the Night - Mark Carpenter and Dan Johnson, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  6. Life in Wood - Dan Heffron, Traverse City, Mich.
  7. Origami - Kumi Yamashita, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  8. The Chase - Artistry of Wildlife, Marlette, Mich.
  9. Return to Eden - Sandra Bryant, Lynden, Wa.
  10. City Band - Chris LaPorte, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Juried awards

In addition to awards distributed as a result of a public vote, the organization distributed six juried awards during ArtPrize 2012 in five categories and a juried grand prize.[15] Each category winner received $20,000. The Juried Grand Prize winner was awarded $100,000. The award was decided by a three-member jury panel.

Juried Grand Prize Winner

  • Displacement (13208 Klinger St.) - Design 99, Detroit, Mich

Category Winners

  • Two-Dimensional: Habitat - Alois Kronschlaeger, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Three-Dimensional: More or Less - ABCD 83, Chicago, Ill.
  • Time/Performance: Three Phases - Complex Movements, Detroit, Mich.
  • Urban Space: Flight - Dale Rogers, Haverhill, Ma.
  • Venue: SiTE:LAB - Curator: Paul Amenta, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Ox-Bow Residency: Collective Cover Project - Ann Morton, Phoenix, Ariz.

Jurors

Award Juror Title
Juried Grand Prize Jerry Saltz Senior Art Critic, New York Magazine
Tom Eccles Director, the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
Theaster Gates Chicago-based artist and community activist
Two-Dimensional Work Tyler Green Editor, Modern Art Notes; Columnist, Modern Painters
Three-Dimensional Work Lisa Frieman Chair, contemporary department, Indianapolis Museum of Art
Time/Performance-Based Work Cathy Edwards Director of Performance Programs, the International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Use of Urban Space Susan Szenasy Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis magazine

References

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  4. ^ Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey (December 6, 2011). "ArtPrize 2012 will introduce new $100,000 juried grand prize for fourth exhibition next September". MLive.com. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  5. ^ McElroy, Steven (April 26, 2009). "Call It Art Idol?". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
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  11. ^ Kaczmarczyk, Jeffrey (October 1, 2009). "ArtPrize Top 10 finalists announced in Grand Rapids, second round of voting begins". The Grand Rapids Press. Archived from the original on April 05 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  13. ^ "Young Kim's 'Salt & Earth (2009)' awarded surprise $5,000 prize at ArtPrize event". Archived from the original on May 15 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  16. ^ T.J. Hamilton. "Songs as ArtPrize entries? Let the debate begin as St. Cecilia hosts musical showcase downtown". MLive.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012. {{cite web}}: Text "The Grand Rapids Press" ignored (help)
  17. ^ "Yes, music is art". Sam Stryke. September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  18. ^ "News". Blog.artprize.org. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  19. ^ "News". Blog.artprize.org. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  20. ^ "News". Blog.artprize.org. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
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