art prize 2013

Every summer Grand Rapids hosts Art Prize, an art contest where artists all over the world submit their work in hopes of winning the $200,000 grand prize. Hundreds of venues in downtown Grand Rapids host the various works of art and people from all over the state come to take a peek. We were able to spend some time walking around downtown and looking at some of the work, and boy was it inspiring!

At night this dragon would breathe fire

Panda bears made from old bike tires

"Head in the Clouds"

This was an egg vending machine. For 50 cents you got an eggs with a miniature one-of-a-kind piece of art. The proceeds went to support all the artists who worked on this project. Will had fun opening the egg and looking at all the pieces of work on the outside.

Showing Will where he's from

"Silk Waves" in the Grand River

First Place
Sleeping Bear Dune Lakeshore by Ann Loveless
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Second Place
Polar Expressed by Anni Couter
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