Another great year of ArtPrize in Grand Rapids has concluded. Some of this year's artists and entries will be remembered for years to come, just like we remember Mike Simi's "Mr. Weekend" from 2012.

"Mr. Weekend" was at Kendall College in 2012. The entry made the jurors' short list in both the 3-D and Time-Based categories. It didn't win either, but it did win a lot of fans along the way.

"Mr. Weekend" was a 15-foot-tall talking sock puppet. He talked about his job (he didn't like it), getting put back into a crate after ArtPrize, and a variety of topics on a 5-minute loop.

"Mr. Weekend" was funny, but he was also sad. Reactions to him varied widely.

We hope "Mr. Weekend" is doing well.

More From 100.5 FM The River