ArtPrize Jurors Show Their Respect for Grand Rapids With Shortlist

THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
By Joseph Becherer
ArtPrize entry "Intersections" at the Grand Rapids Art Museum on the opening day of ArtPrize on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The entry is on the installation juror's shortlist. (Chris Clark | MLive.com)
MICHIGAN---My ArtPrize reflections this year began by commending the organization for its decision to equally divide the generous award monies between the public and jurors' winners. From the vantage point of someone who lives in Grand Rapids, but whose professional responsibilities take him out into the global art world, it is an extraordinary reverse phenomenon to witness admirable representatives of that global art world visit Grand Rapids. More than asking, “Will they like us?” — it really is a question of, “Will they respect us and what we are trying to do.” [link]

ARTPRIZE 2014 Shortlist - View Here