This 80-foot-long mural gracing the side of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation headquarters will remain when ArtPrize 2009 ends next week, one of several artworks that have permanently changed the Grand Rapids cityscape. Lasting marks of ArtPrize abound in the city.
After all the endless discussion these past weeks of what ArtPrize may be or should be, the time is now upon us. But is it all that and a bag of chips? (A: Yes)
It's like Halloween, Christmas and New Year's, all rolled up into the 17-day party marathon of ArtPrize. What to wear, say and go to during city's over-the-top arts event.
G-sync's Tommy Allen can be jaded after being submitted to weeks of ArtPrize street chatter, but it appears for once that road to this event will live up to all the hype.
For the next few days, Rick DeVos will post a blog in Rapid Growth that offers what ArtPrize means and how it may change the way art is experienced in Michigan. He's used social media to decentralize control of the event, a gutsy move that has excited some and rankled others. Whichever side you fall on, one thing is certain: This inaugural year represents a huge social experiment.
Ever wonder what happens to G-Sync's Tommy Allen's junk mail before it is recycled? He actually reads it...and discovers something really cool.
*Cash is king as ArtPrize prepares to open but suddenly the region has attracted a group of investors operating off the radar that Tommy discovers in a cafe.
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