ArtPrize 2010

This year our family became enamored with ArtPrize in our town.

ArtPrize is a radically open competition. Open to any artist in the world who can find space. Open to anybody in Grand Rapids, Michigan who wants to create a venue. Open to a vote from anyone who attends.

We made it downtown two separate times to see many of the pieces.  And even then, I know we didn’t see probably half of all the art. The boys really got into it as well…. they would come home, draw a picture, and call it their ArtPrize.  

Some art was amazing, some was a little crazy, some were completely geared toward the kiddos and some not so much.

 

There were several of these pianos stating, “Play Me, I’m Yours”.

 

 

 

Mostly, I loved what it did for our city.  It was abuzz with ArtPrize conversation…. which pieces were favorites and which venues were visited.  I felt very proud to live here… and I’m not an artsy gal.

 

And the 2010 ArtPrize Winner (and my personal favorite as well) is Cavalry, American Officers, 1921 by Chris LaPorte. All sketched with No. 2 pencils.  Amazing.