That means 16 juried finalists are in. The public vote continues, meanwhile, with first-round voting running through 11:59 p.m. Saturday.

Today (Tuesday, Sept. 30) is the seventh day of the 19-day public art exhibition, which runs through Oct. 12 in Grand Rapids.

Nearly 170,000 votes had been cast as of 8 a.m. today in first-round public voting, according to ArtPrize's vote tabulations.

The public voting helps determine a $200,000 grand prize winner, with another $200,000 grand prize selected from the jurors' shortlists.

Today's Big Event

Two years ago, Design 99 garnered ArtPrize's first $100,000 juried grand prize for its site-specific installation titled “Displacement (13208 Klinger Street)” comprised of artifacts found at SiTE:LAB's location in the former home of the Grand Rapids Public Museum, 54 Jefferson Avenue SE.

Detroit-based Design 99's founders, Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope, talk about the roles art and design can take within the fabric of a community. The "Creative Approaches to Detroit: A Conversation with Design 99" discussion is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The ArtPrize Hub Soundstage, 41 Sheldon Boulevard SE.

Reichert and Cope speak from experience, having also launched a non-profit, Power House Productions, focused on neighborhood stabilization in dealing with urban blight and revitalizing the community via culture and the arts.

Today's Thing to Do

TuTu Tuesday.

Hey, it's on the schedule. We're not making this up.

It's at 6 p.m. tonight in front of Van Andel Arena at the 10-foot high, 18-foot wide three-dimensional installation titled "Love ArtPrize"

The metal, glass and LED-lit structure was constructed by Kiaralinda , who is part of a creative duo with Todd Ramquist, nicknamed the Whimzey Twinz, from Safety Harbor, Fla. He has an ArtPrize entry titled "JArtPrize" at DeVos Place.

TuTu Tuesday at "Love ArtPrize" is an artsurprize and a photo-op, with the best tutu costume winning a prize. No, we don't know what it is.

Van Andel Arena is located at 130 W. Fulton St.

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