05/04/2021
🎤 Announcement time! 🎤 We have exciting news to share. In 2021, ArtPrize will launch a new way to experience the event, explore Grand Rapids, and support artists — by giving visitors the opportunity to award the prizes directly to them.
That’s right. More artists will have the opportunity to take home a portion of the $250,000 in prizes than ever before. We’ll move beyond simply “liking” an artwork, by creating opportunities for deeper connection between artists and visitors, visitors and our city.
In 2021, we’re launching an all-new platform for ArtPrize that will create an urban art adventure unlike any other:
🌟A new format that shifts away from the traditional public vote and will allow every visitor to award prizes to and interact directly with artists through the ArtPrize app
🌟A new auction platform to help ArtPrize 2021 artists find buyers for their work, backed by a marketing push and education campaign to encourage visitors to buy your entries
🌟$200,000 in grants to fund a stunning outdoor exhibition featuring work by artists from underrepresented communities
🌟Enhanced digital map to ease wayfinding throughout downtown Grand Rapids
Additionally, juried awards will return to ArtPrize, providing another lens into the event and generating further conversation about what is art and why it matters.
This new platform will allow us, together, to refine, grow, and deepen the ArtPrize experience for all stakeholders in the years to come.
Fueled by our collective passion for contemporary art and our desire to support the artists that make it all possible, the 2021 ArtPrize app will leverage technology to enhance the IRL ArtPrize exhibition.
We’re excited to share more details about this new format in the coming weeks — and then for you to experience and be a part of ArtPrize this fall. We can’t wait to see how it all plays out and hear your feedback in October.
Read More: https://www.artprize.org/blog/2021-new-format
