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"Each child has a special gift, and our role is to inspire them to be the heroes in their own hero’s journey,” Jeff Sandefer says.

When Doug DeLind graduated from Michigan State University in 1976, he was one of 16 students with a bachelor’s of fine arts in ceramics. As he looked around for job postings, he found exactly two.

Born through the imagination of a Grand Rapids entrepreneur, ArtPrize has become a fixture in the city as the seasons shift from summer to fall.

City of Grand Rapids set to approve ArtPrize 2.0 as a special event, permit opening celebration fireworks scheduled for the night of Sept. 14

Here's what you need to know about the second version of ArtPrize coming to Grand Rapids this year from Sept. 14 through Oct. 1, 2023.

The event is set to kick off with a fireworks celebration at Ah-Nab-Awen Park Sept. 14 and conclude with an aerial drone show at Rosa Parks Circle Sept. 29.

GRAND RAPIDS — A long-running public art competition in Grand Rapids has tapped a former planner for the South by Southwest festival in Austin to lead the event into its next era.The steering committee for the next iteration of ArtPrize — whose founding entity was disbanded in the…

Modern Xbox consoles will soon have a new default setting that regulates the video game systems’ power usage to protect the environment.

The event, founded in 2009 by Betsy DeVos’s son, previously handed out as much as $450,000 in prize money every year.

Art World The Board of ArtPrize-Americas Most Popular Art Show-Has Quietly Disbanded, Leaving Its Future Uncertain The event, founded by... | November 15, 2022