ArtPrize

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Silhouettes of soldiers, with guns, on top of the UICA building seems to be causing a bit of controversy.

ArtPrize has been a huge thing for the city of Grand Rapids and it isn't going anywhere any time soon. Organizers announced Wednesday morning that they have already set the dates from 2013 through 2017.

Grand Rapids is getting more national attention. This time, stemming from ArtPrize. Time listed Grand Rapids' ArtPrize as a top five festive event that people won't want to miss in 2013. But, somehow, Grand Rapids as a city didn't come across that well.

This past Friday I, along with thousands of others, took part in an interactive ArtPrize exhibit, unlike anything I've ever seen. "Lights In The Night", a piece put together by Mark Carpenter and Dan Johnson, featured thousands of paper sky lanterns being released from strategic points in downtown Grand Rapids. The result was incredible, so incredible in fact, that with less than 48 hour

Robin Protz's ArtPrize entry "The Dragon" has been disqualified from ArtPrize. The popular piece remains on display at the Amway Grand. "The Dragon" had been in the Top 25, but was disqualified before the Top 10 was announced.

The ArtPrize 2012 Top 10  were  announced Sunday  at Rosa Parks Circle. Round 2 voting started at 2 pm on Sunday and will go through  11:59 pm. on Thursday. Out of these top ten, only one will win the $200,000 first prize. Second place gets $75,000, and third $50,000. The seven finalists in fourth through 10th place all will be awarded $5,000. Here are the 2012 ArtPrize Top 10!

September 28 to September 30 will be the biggest and busiest weekend of ArtPrize. There will be a rush of people trying to get one last look at entries before first round voting ends at 11:59pm on Saturday, September 29.  Then we'll have a rush of people to see the Top 10 after it is announced on Sunday. It's going to be busy and it's going to be fun!  Let's look at the highlights of the second we

ArtPrize is a big deal to the Grand Rapids area, and it's about to get another publicity push from West Michigan's own Ginger Zee. Ginger is the weekend meteorologist on "Good Morning America", and is being inducted into the Rockford High School Hall Of Fame this weekend. Thing was, she wouldn't have been able to come generally speaking (because it's hard to take time off in the fast-pac

The Top 25 has been revealed.  So has the jurors' favorites in five different categories. We have the jurors' picks, the Top 25, and more. The debate around ArtPrize is about to get much louder.  I can't wait.

The first weekend of ArtPrize can be one of the most fun.  There are 1,517 entries and the "short list"/top 25s have not been announced, making it too early to name any favorites. There is so much to see and do and so much art to be discovered.  Let's take a look at some of the highlights of the first weekend of ArtPrize 2012.

Instagram photos show up in everybody's Facebook feeds nowadays.  And what better time to use the handy little app, than at ArtPrize 2012!  Share your favorite pieces, pictures of you and your friends, and anything else you find interesting around town!  After you snap that perfect shot, we will grab it and share it with all of our listeners!  Just tag your photos with #channel957artprize Read Mor