ArtPrize 2018

One of the things we did while in Michigan was go with other family members to ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids. I didn't take a lot of photos, but this was one of them. ArtPrize is described on its website as: "an open, independently organized international art competition which takes place for 19 days every other fall in Grand Rapids, Michigan... Any artist working in any medium from anywhere in the world can participate. Art is exhibited throughout downtown Grand Rapids—museums, bars, public parks, restaurants, theaters, hotels, bridges, laundromats, auto body shops, vacant storefronts and office spaces... No one at ArtPrize selects a single artist or artwork, directs an artist where to show work or directs a venue what to show. In 2018, 1,260+ works created by 1,400+ artists from 41 states and 40 countries will be exhibited in 165+ venues... ArtPrize is free and open to the public and now attracts over 500,000 visitors, making it the most attended public art event in the world in 2014 and 2015."