ArtPrize 2010 Registration Dates
If you were a part of registering for ArtPrize 2009 and part of the “matching” process between artists and venues (think matchmaker.com, but with artists looking for space to exhibit), you’ll notice a few changes this year. Based on feedback from artists and venues regarding the 2009 event, we’ve changed registration and matching for 2010.
In 2009, artists and venues registered simultaneously. During registration, we even opened up matching. This created some confusion and angst. Many artists wanted to base their work on a specific space, but new venues were signing up all the time. Venues wanted to know all of the artists registered before planning their show, but artists were securing venues as new ones signed up each day. Urgency for artists and venues to rush through planning was part of the first year experiment. However, it doesn’t need to be part of the future.
In 2010, venue registration, artist registration and matching will be broken out into separate time periods.
Venue Registration for 2010
Open: Monday, March 15 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday April 15, 2010 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist Registration for 2010
Open: Monday, April 19 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, May 27 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist/Venue Matching Period for 2010
Open: Tuesday, June 1 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, July 1 (5:00PM EDT)
We’ll start with venues. So, when artists register, they can plan their work around a known quantity of spaces available. Then artists will register. Venues can use this time to see who is joining and start planning a show. After artist registration ends, matching begins. Venues and artists will have had time to develop a “game plan” during the registration process, and many will probably have already begun talks informally. So, during the month of June, negotiations over the Hosting Agreement can take place and artists can formally secure venues. By the close of Matching July 1, there’s plenty of time to work on the logistics of staging an exhibition.
ArtPrize 2010, the event, happens September 22 – October 10
Looks good, though I might have suggested even earlier dates. Best wishes for a great event!
I feel ArtPrize was the most awesome event to ever happen in Grand Rapids or anywhere else. Please count me in and thanks for the notification. Nona
My problem with the 2009 Artprize is it was a competition between carpenters building a table on top of a bridge, and fine artists. I could not wrap my head around that. My son is a fine artist, as a finishing carpenter, but this? What next ‘a barking dog tied to a short lead’? Or maybe a guitarist playing with all strings broken. Please, Fine Art competing with fine art of any media would be interesting. I would not make the trip to Grand Rapids to view this montage of ’stuff’ ever again.
There was a lot of good talent but how can one know were to go to see that.
Even though I am not an artist entering the contest, I think this process should be very smooth for all involved. Good job and gnood luck!!
One change this years seems to be an expressed requirement to transfer the rights and ownership of the 1st place piece to ArtPrize as stated in the rule below….
10. TRANSFER OF WINNING ENTRY TO ARTPRIZE: The 1st place ArtPrize winner agrees to transfer all
rights and ownership of the winning Entry to ArtPrize. In addition, prior to receiving the prize, the 1st place
winner will be required to sign and return a Copyright Assignment in the form set forth on the ArtPrize
website, transferring all rights and ownership in the Entry to ArtPrize, along with all underlying copyrights in
and to the Entry, including the specific authority to make derivative works relating to the Entry. If the winning
Entry is a time-based or performance-oriented Entry, then the artifact or other representation or record of the
Entry shall be included as part of the transfer to ArtPrize as described above.
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What should be of interest to artists is what then happens to the winning piece? Will it be shown(where) or simply stored(how)?
Can ArtPrize sell the 1st place piece in the future and what are the ramifications if, in fact, the winning piece has a greater market value than $250,000.
By creating this new rule has ArtPrize now limited the scope of the type of Artists who would be interested in the competition?
Richard, if that is true (haven’t looked through the rules yet), I’m disappointed.
In the tough world of making a living in making art, one of the things I hold dear is the fact that I hold ownership of the copyright of all my work, whether it has been sold or not.
I think asking the artist to relinquish these rights is is not helping the artist, and starts to feel like big-business is the real winner.
I hope that is not the case.
A little clarity on transferring ownership of the winning piece over to ArtPrize. This rule is not new. It was actually in place last summer when artists registered. It was removed before the event began because we were informed it required specific approval by the IRS, which would not come in time for the 2009 event.
Always our intention has been that if Grand Rapids hosts the event and determines a winner, the winning piece will remain in the city, available for the public.
Paul,
Where will the winning artworks “remain”, be stored or be exhibited?
I don’t think they should be allowed to keep it at all…or have any rights. The artist did the work…won…Bravo. Now he can continue to feed himself and his family…by doing whatever HE wants with his art. The city already make a bundle on the whole thing.This leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.Copyright belongs to the artist, and should not be manipulated or relinquished.
Who owns the right to reproduce the work in the form of prints and posters? That’s what I’m curious about.
How are venues already full when registration has not even begun? i would like to give it a try this year didn’t do it last year…hmmm…did i miss the “memo”?
Aaron – that’s a very interesting question, would love to hear more.
Yes – what if the artist sells reproductions of their winning piece? Is there something in the fine print of the rules about this? Or is the artist giving up exclusive rights to the particular piece / image and all use of it should it win?
Venues are not full. If you are browsing the artprize.org website, you are looking at 2009’s website. We’ll relaunch for 2010 when venue registration opens in March. Stay tuned.
This copyright and transfer of ownership is an interesting topic. Very valid points have been brought up here. I hope to read more discussion on this matter.
I will be a first time registrar this year and excited to be a part of Art Prize. NOTE: Some of the Venues were so far out of the center of the city that it was difficult to wrap your arms around many of the artist’s works. I do believe it is a wonderful opportunity for many expressions of art to be displayed in such a broad spectrum. I also beleive it allows great exposure for many artists, based on the grand scale of it all. Hope the best to Art Prize.
By selling off copyright you are leaving an open field how the artwork can be used it can be a compromise of the integrity of both artist and the artwork. I don’t think it is right to ask an artist to relinquish copyright because of the possibility of commercialization and misuse of the art. Rather than that an agreement for the use orf the art could be signed–for example to publish the art on the artprize website and to use it to promote the next years art prize. Otherwise the art may surface in a coca-cola commercial etc. Like other music and art has when the artist relinquished their copyright. No artist wants that.
Kat,
The winning work won’t be in a Coke commercial. Collecting the winning works gives us a tangible reason to protect the integrity of the collection. If we do something that cheapens the image of the collection, we’re cheapening our own image, which we will not do.
Our approach to the winning work came from conversations with existing art institutions, who do things the same way, as well as last year’s winner.
Also, copyright is not relinquished. Artists retain the copyright and give us an authorization to use the image of the work we now own. There are more details about this process here:
http://blog.artprize.org/2010/03/11/what-happens-to-the-winning-entry/