ArtPrize 2014: What’s Going On October 8
There are just two more days to vote for ArtPrize 2014.
Today (Wednesday, Oct. 8) is the 15th day of ArtPrize's 19-day run, with 1,825 artists represented by 1,536 entries at 174 venues in downtown Grand Rapids and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
The ArtPrize 2014finalists for public voting and juried honors are in, and the top 20 in four categories on both lists get narrowed down through 11:59 p.m. Thursday.
The public voting determines a $200,000 grand prize winner, with another $200,000 grand prize selected from the jurors' shortlists. There is $560,000 in prize money being awarded for the sixth annual ArtPrize, with four $20,000 category awards being awarded in both public and juried competitions.
There were 352,732 votes cast in the first round of public voting, according to ArtPrize's tabulation. About another 22,000 votes has been cast in second-round voting as of 8 a.m. this morning.
Public voting remains today and Thursday from 3 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. each day.
Today's Big Event
Tonight's the WOOD-TV 8 Concert Series at Rosa Park Circle. It's gonna be a country music doubleheader.
From 5 p.m. to 6:20 p.m., Kalamazoo's The Bronk Brothers perform.
From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Grand Rapids' Kari Lynch Band performs.
Today's Thing to Do
Where haven't you been yet?
There are 174 ArtPrize venues in downtown Grand Rapids and Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Go explore because there are only five days left for Grand Rapids' sixth annual public art extravaganza!