Who Won ArtPrize?
October 9th, 2009
Well, it’s a little redundant to write about who won ArtPrize 2009 here on the blog. For those curious about the press coverage, I’ve compiled some links below and embedded the video of last nights Winners Celebration.
ArtPrize 2009 Winners
- Ran Ortner – Open Water no. 24
- Tracy Van Duinen – Imagine That!
- Eric Daigh – Portraits
- David Lubbers – The Grand Dance
- Bill Secunda – Moose
- Nessie Project – Nessie on the Grand
- John Douglas Powers – Field of Reeds
- Sarah Grant – The Furniture City Sets the Table for the World of Art
- Jason Hackenwerth – Ecstasy of The Scarlet Empress
- Michael Westra – winddancer 2
BBC News
Oil painting wins $250,000 prize
Oct. 8, 2009
Detroit Free Press
N.Y. Artist wins $250K in ArtPrize Contest
Oct. 8, 2009
MSNBC
Ray Ortner wins $250,000 at ArtPrize event
Oct. 8, 2009
New York Times
Michigan Art Prize Goes to Brooklyn Painter
Oct. 8, 2009
I am so glad a painting won the prize. Ran, your painting is beautiful. It was so breathtaking to see it in person. You are truly talented!
Don’t forget the hometown paper’s coverage. Here’s a link to one of several stories done by The Grand Rapids Press: http://bit.ly/oHX3o
Kudos to everyone involved in this event. The past few weeks have been an amazing ride.
Congratulations Artprize on the BBC and MSNBC interviews.
If I may humbly add, don’t forget you can find complete coverage on our Web site: http://www.mlive.com/artprize/
Also, make sure to pick up Sunday’s Grand Rapids Press for more coverage: What did businesses learn? Our observations of year one. And what happens to the art after ArtPrize ends today.
More ArtPrize and the media:
ABC NEWS:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WireStory?id=8785882&page=1
USA TODAY:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/popcandy/post/2009/10/artprize-hands-out-the-big-bucks-to-artists/1?loc=interstitialskip
New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/klyn_surfer_king_of_arts_NjgQaNyY0wVSUAltwB2GUI
NPR:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1563996/Michigan.News/Brooklyn.Painter.Wins.ArtPrize
ABSOLUTE MICHIGAN:
http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/winners-of-the-2009-grand-rapids-artprize/
Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20091008/ENT05/310080001/1320/N.Y.-artist-wins–250K-in-ArtPrize-contest
and this one:
NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112861854
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John, Do you have any more articles about Rob Bliss planned?
Wish the Beerhorst Family would have gotten at least an honorable mention. They are an example to this country in such dire need of culture.
what wine does to you……how about “where” we placed and not the actual number of votes?…..can ap do that for us?……i won’t come back if they don’t. period. big threat, ha!