ArtPrize 2014: Awards Ceremony and Celebration on October 10

ArtPrize will announce this year's winners on October 10.

The announcement will be part of a 6-hour celebration featuring two locations, live music, food, beer, and more.

The awards celebration will begin at 5:00pm at Rosa Parks Circle.

Food trucks will offer a variety of options and Founders Brewing Co. will serve the ArtPrize beer Mosaic Promise, as fans enjoy a night of music and a live broadcast of the awards ceremony.

The full schedule at Rosa Parks Circle on October 10:

• 5:00 pm – 6:20 pm, Troll For Trout
• 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm, Domestic Problems
• 7:45 pm, broadcast of ArtPrize awards show on big screen TV
• 9:30 pm – 11:10 pm, Domestic Problems

All are invited to the celebration at Rosa Parks Circle.

The awards ceremony will be held at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.

Following the announcement of the winners, the two awards celebrations will join together as Grand Rapids Civic Theatre attendees are led from the theatre and down Monroe Center by a special musical performance to join the celebration at Rosa Parks Circle. The ArtPrize 2014 winners will take the stage and the celebration will continue until 11:00 pm.

Nominated artists, sponsors, ArtFans, media, and special guests will be invited to the ceremony at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.

Noddea Skidmore, ArtPrize director of special events, said:

We couldn’t be more excited for this year’s ArtPrize Awards. The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre is an amazing location to broadcast the ceremony from, and the city-wide street party down at Rosa Parks Circle will be the perfect way to conclude ArtPrize 2014."

The awards ceremony will be hosted by Todd Herring, ArtPrize director of marketing and communications.