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When we talk about art, I have just one rule: you can't just say "I like it" or "I don't like it." Quality art criticism is not about being honest for the enjoyment of honesty alone- it is about helping the viewer and the artist.
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On Monday, October 6 art experts lead the conversation around the public and juried top 20 ArtPrize candidates for 3-dimensional and time-based categories.
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[VIDEO] Right after watching the Critical Discourse discussion of disability and art, these respondents stopped to share their own insights and learning. Each night, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.
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[VIDEO] Right after viewing the sneak preview of Art21 and having a chance to ask questions of the artists featured in the film, these respondents stopped to share their own insights and learning. Each night, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.
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[VIDEO] Right after attending Critical Discourse with Design 99 last night, many of the audience stopped by our response stations to reflect on the choices presented. Each night of Critical Discourse, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.
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This year's ArtPrize Exhibition Centers and Showcase Venues contain more thematic installations and opportunities to participate in more educational programming, art making and art buying.
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New changes to the prize structure highlight the conversation between the public and art experts as a main feature of the event. Voting on the same categories helps facilitate this comparison.
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The Community Media Center will provide opportunities for public response through multiple platforms: The Rapidian, GRTV and WYCE will be creating unique content geared at building broader conversation.
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On Tuesday, September 23, SiTE:LAB will host its annual ArtPrize venue launch party. The ticketed event will celebrate the five year anniversary of The Rapidian. All ticket proceeds benefit The Rapidian.
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[VIDEO] Right after watching the Critical Discourse panelists praise and critique finalist works, these respondents stopped to share their own insights and learning. This time, the panelists also shared their insights on the experience of ArtPrize and why criticism is an important part of the event.
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At Friday night's Critical Discourse discussion with NEW INC members, the intersections of art and technology, highlighting disruptive work and helping artists, technologists and designers build sustainable work practices.
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Downtown Market offers a wide variety of art and eats during ArtPrize. Artwork, often placed in relation to its surroundings, is captured here in this photo essay.
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ArtPrize has added several new features this year in their efforts to deepen and emphasize the tension between public and expert opinion over "what is art" and "what is good art."
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The most significant interactions with "respirador (breather)" I witness come from two completely different groups: children, and retirees (65+ years old.) These two groups of people connect with the work in very different, but equally important ways.
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Anna Lisa Schneider describes her ink-drawn installation, "FartPrize" as, “a tongue-in-cheek, visual exploration of the entire ArtPrize experience.”
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Critical Discourse, part of ArtPrize 2014, is bringing to Grand Rapids notables of the art world, including on Oct. 2 Susan Sollins of Art21 and the documentary series “Art in the 21st Century” that airs on PBS.
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Five local art galleries in the downtown area are participating in ArtPrize this year. They are showcasing both local and international artists, most with comprehensive themed exhibitions and extra events.
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New changes to the prize structure highlight the conversation between the public and art experts as a main feature of the event. Voting on the same categories helps facilitate this comparison.
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Marc Sijan's work, a contender as one of the public vote finalists, tells the story of his relationship with his father. Why do we- the public, children, parents- connect with this work?
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Director Susan Sollins and featured artists Leonardo Drew and Katharina Grosse present "Art in the 21st Century" and talk about their process of working on their artwork. Sollins, Drew and Grosse are this year's Grand Jurors for ArtPrize.
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Nick Reszetar's ArtPrize entry "100 Drawn Portraits in a Year: An Exploration of My Community" offers viewers a moment to reflect on their communities and the diverse people they consist of.
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[VIDEO] Right after attending the Jurors' Shortlist event last night, many of the audience stopped by our response stations to reflect on the choices presented. Each night of Critical Discourse, response stations will be available for the public to share their opinions.
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Kendall College of Art and Design's ArtPrize exhibit in the Federal Building titled "I Am: Money Matters" explores the role in which money, or the lack of it, plays in all of our lives.
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ArtPrize and the local art community continue to build new ways to involve visitors in supporting artists. ArtPrize saw a 25% increase in artists' sales of their work last year when they added the sales feature.
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Conversations are critical to our understanding about art and its place in our community. The Community Media Center is proud to be the media sponsor for ArtPrize's Critical Discourse series. Here we've captured just a window into those events and conversations.

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