ArtPrize 2012 Winners Announced
ArtPrize 2012 officially began September 19 and it has all led up to tonight's awards ceremony where over $500,000 in prize money was awarded!
And the winners of ArtPrize 2012 are...
PUBLIC VOTE AWARDS
- 1st place ($200,000) = "Elephants" by Adonna Khare at GRAM
- 2nd place ($75,000) = "Song of Lift" by Martijn van Wagendonk at UICA
- 3rd place ($50,000) = "Rebirth of Spring" by Frits Hoendervanger at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
- 4th place ($5,000) = “Stick-to-it-ive-ness: Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance” by Richard Morse
- 5th place ($5,000) = “Lights in the Night” by Mike Carpenter and Dan Johnson
- 6th place ($5,000) = “Life in Wood” by Dan Heffron at The B.O.B.
- 7th place ($5,000) = “Origami” by Kumi Yamashita at GRAM
- 8th place ($5,000) = “The Chase” by Artistry of Wildlife at Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
- 9th place ($5,000) = “Return to Eden” by Sandra Bryant at Grand Rapids Public Museum
- 10th place ($5,000) = “City Band” by Chris LaPorte at GRAM
JURIED AWARDS
- GRAND PRIZE ($100,000) = "Displacement" by Design 99 at SiTE:LAB
- VENUE ($20,000) = SiTE:LAB at 54 Jefferson
- 2-D ($20,000) = "Habitat" by Alois Kronschlaeger at SiTE:LAB
- 3-D ($20,000) = "More or Less" by ABCD 83 at UICA
- URBAN SPACE ($20,000) = "Flight" by Dale Rogers at Ah-Nab-Awen Park
- TIME/PERFORMANCE ($20,000) = "Three Phases" by Complex Movements at SiTE:LAB
Congratulations to all of the winners and thanks to everyone who participated in ArtPrize 2012!