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Why ArtPrize needs all kinds of art

Submitted 10-08-2012 under OPINION

Should we be concerned about the level of quality at ArtPrize? A response to Joseph Becherer.

Taste of Michigan brings 20 food bloggers to Grand Rapids

Submitted 10-08-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

On Saturday, October 6, 20 food bloggers descended upon Grand Rapids. Not for ArtPrize, but to explore something else for which West Michigan is known—its culinary delights.

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Elephants takes home top public vote, Displacement the juried grand prize

Submitted 10-06-2012 under NEWS

This year's ArtPrize awards ceremony revealed the winners of a cumulative $560,000, including the top three public votes and juror selections for various categories.

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Site:Lab and its Detroit artists win big in ArtPrize juried awards

Submitted 10-06-2012 under OPINION

Site:Lab is home to three of the six winners of ArtPrize juried awards including Most Outstanding Venue and the $100,000 Juried Grand Prize.

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Revealing the honesty in imperfection with artist Miranda Graham

Submitted 10-05-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

Miranda Graham's artprize entry, A Case of Living, comes with a significant conversation about the misunderstood and overlooked.

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Stick-to-it-ive-ness speaks to human struggle, says artist Richard Morse

Submitted 10-05-2012 under NEWS

Morse says the horses he constructed to go upstream in the Grand River speak to his own struggle with the results of battling cancer-and his determination to overcome those challenges.

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Crowds gather to see the ArtPrize Top Ten before the winners are announced

Submitted 10-04-2012 under LOCAL LIFE

ArtPrize staffer Kevin Buist suggests going to view ArtPrize Top Ten earlier in the day to beat crowds.

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To make art is to dance naked in public, says art critic and ArtPrize juror Jerry Saltz

Submitted 10-03-2012 under OPINION

On Monday, October 1 Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic from New York Magazine and ArtPrize juror, spoke at Kendall College, unleashing his thoughts on art, ArtPrize versus the art world, and how to stop being “big babies.”

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