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A team of artists and psychologists are allowing people to symbolically breakthrough issues by physically breaking plates at DeVos Place during ArtPrize Seven. The broken plates are then turned into the ashes of a mosaic which shows a phoenix rising. The ArtPrize entry is titled "BREAKTHROUGH".

ArtPrize artist Mher Khachatryan has displayed work in galleries in Armenia and the United States. His ArtPrize entry "Dedicated to the victims of 1915 Genocide" aims to raise awareness of the over 1.5 million Armenians who died.

Grand Rapids Children’s Museum's sixth annual Kids’ ArtFest is Sunday. The free celebration gives kids a chance to create art. There will also be live music, dance performances and presentations.

Colleen Garibaldi's "2014, 4, Object/Body Language Series" stops many who see it right in their tracks. What's going on with all those feet? Garibaldi explains.

Hundreds attended the Community Arts Celebration at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids to welcome the first day of ArtPrize. One of the events highlights was a Bob Ross look-alike competition. See photos of the finalists on stage and watch impersonations.

Jeffrey Augustine Songco's ArtPrize installation "Revelry" at Calder Plaza is a 200 foot long chain link fence decorated with 2,700 pounds of Mardi Gras beads. Songco explains how the piece came together, the use of color and more.

ArtPrize voting begins today with a snag. The website is down due to a web service outage.

Artists and ArtPrize fans enjoyed an early start to ArtPrize tonight at Boardwalk Condos, Monroe Community Church, and Sixth Street Bridge Park.

The simplest way to become involved in ArtPrize is to vote. It's what sets the event apart from other art competitions. Learn how to vote at ArtPrize Seven and review important voting deadlines.

Starting Wednesday, thousands of people will flood downtown Grand Rapids for ArtPrize 2015. In preparation, we've put some tips on ArtPrize Etiquette.

ArtPrize officially begins on September 23, but Monroe North is getting an early start tonight as more than 100 ArtPrize entries will be part of a sneak peek event.

ArtPrize today announced that Dan Cameron will replace Franklin Sirmans on the ArtPrize Seven Grand Prize Jury.