ArtPrize Blog
March 26th, 2010
Venue Registration is humming right along (register your venue by April 15), and Artist Registration looms on the horizon (starting April 19). With just a few days to breath between the two, we’ll take a break by slowing down and spending some quality time with great art.
Please join us for Slow Art Day at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, presented by ArtPrize.
Slow Art Day is a global event happening on April 17. It’s all volunteer-run, where hosts invite participants to visit their local art museum and look at just a few select works. Viewers spend time with each work–at least ten minutes–then meet for lunch afterward to talk about the experience. By devoting time to a small number of works, participants leave feeling energized by the experience, with a renewed appreciation for art in their city, and the institutions housing it.
47 cities are signed up for Slow Art Day 2010, from Sao Paulo to Birmingham.
Participants go to the Grand Rapids Art Museum on their own at 11:00AM (there is an $8 admission fee). Then, meet up for lunch at 1:00PM at the GRAM Café for discussion. Participants buy their own lunch. (Download the menu)
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center
Saturday, April 17
11:00AM to 2:30PM
RSVP here. We’ll meet for lunch at 1:00PM in the GRAM Café. A list of the five works to view will be available on site.
Participants will spend time with the following five works from the permanent collection. Each is located on the third floor.
- William Merritt Chase, The Opera Cloak (Gallery 3)
- Richard Diebenkorn, Ingleside (Gallery 4)
- Oscar Kokoschka, Vienna, View from Liebharstal I (Gallery 6)
- Joan Mitchell, The River (Gallery 7)
- Lewis Luman Cross, Bird’s Eye View of Passenger Pigeons Nesting (Gallery 2)
ArtPrize + Slow Art Day
ArtPrize and Slow Art Day share a similar goal, but accomplish it in very different ways. When we met the founders of Slow Art Day, we wanted it to happen in Grand Rapids, so we decided to host and promote the event.
In some ways, we’re opposites, which we find really interesting. Slow Art asks you to devote a lot of time to each work, while ArtPrize challenges participants to sort through over a thousand works in a short period of time. ArtPrize pushes production of new work, Slow Art appreciates existing work in museum collections. ArtPrize turns the city into an art gallery, Slow Art requires participants to patronize (and in a small way, fund) existing art institutions.
Join us at the museum, take a deep breath, slow down, and enjoy some art.
March 17th, 2010
Are you in Chicago? Come by the Fulton Lounge and visit us tomorrow night.
ArtPrize Meet & Greet
Thursday, March 18 5:00-8:00PM
Fulton Lounge, 955 W Fulton Market (Map)
Drinks are on us. This is an opportunity for artists, dealers, arts journalists, and others involved in the arts to learn more about ArtPrize and how to participate. We’ll be giving an overview of what ArtPrize is all about and answering questions. There will be several Chicago-based artists on hand who participated last year.
We hope to see you there!
RSVP to Kevin Buist at kevin [at] artprize [dot] org.
March 15th, 2010
The Old Federal Building on the final day of ArtPrize 2009. Photo by Paul Moore
If you were part of ArtPrize 2009, you’ll remember the sense of urgency to rush through planning as part of “the experiment.” However, we don’t feel it has to stay that way.
This year, we start registration earlier–and change how we do it–to allow more room for planning and site specific work.
Venue Registration
Opens today! Monday, March 15 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday April 15, 2010 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist Registration
Open: Monday, April 19 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, May 27 (5:00PM EDT)
Artist/Venue Matching Period
Open: Tuesday, June 1 (Noon EDT)
Close: Thursday, July 1 (5:00PM EDT)
ArtPrize 2010 Event
September 22 – October 10
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March 11th, 2010
Artists, there are some new rules and a few rules changes for 2010. A summary is below.
Download Official Rules for ArtPrize 2010
The winning piece will become a part of the ArtPrize collection
This rule was actually in place during artist registration 2009, but was removed when we could not get IRS approval in time for the event. The collection is a tangible way for ArtPrize to be invested in the long term cultural value of the winning works. Learn more here
Entries from ArtPrize 2009 cannot be re-entered in ArtPrize 2010
ArtPrize is meant to be a showcase for new work.
Entries cannot be more than three years old
Again, we want to see new work. If the work took a number of years to execute, the date the work was completed needs to be within three years of September 22, 2010–opening day.
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March 11th, 2010
Open Water No. 24 by Ran Ortner (background) and Field of Reeds by John Douglas Powers (foreground). Photo by Brian Kelly
As mentioned in the rules for ArtPrize 2010, the winning entry will become part of the ArtPrize Collection. Naturally, this raises some questions.
What is the ArtPrize collection?
The collection is a tangible way for ArtPrize to be invested in the long term cultural value of the winning works. The works that win form a symbiotic relationship with ArtPrize (it’s hard to remember ArtPrize 2009 without also remembering the image above). The collection is a way to ensure that this relationship is a positive one for the artist, ArtPrize, and the community in the long term.
The collection is very small at the moment (consisting of a single painting), but as ArtPrize continues, the collection will grow.
When and where will the collection be able to be seen by the public?
We currently don’t have our own exhibition space. We’ll loan pieces to reputable institutions, the way a museum manages its collection. In fact, we’re already doing that. Ran Ortner’s Open Water #24, is currently on loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
What happens to the copyright of the winning entries?
This is a tricky question, and one that we approached with a lot of thought and research. We’ve decided to model our approach after our friends and neighbors at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. The copyright of the winning work is transferred to ArtPrize, but the transfer is non-exclusive. While we gain the ability to reproduce images of the work for promotional or educational purposes, the artist also retains those same rights.
What can ArtPrize do with those rights?
ArtPrize will have the ability to use the image of the winning work in promotional material, including items such as posters or books that could be offered for sale. Understandably, this could be a concern for some artists worried about merchandise that would cheapen the image of the work. We’ll work with the winning artists to ensure that any use of this copyright will maintain the integrity of the work.
ArtPrize will not permit the production of anything that would negatively affect the image of the collection. The purpose of the collection is to have a positive long term effect on the artist, ArtPrize and the community.
March 8th, 2010
“You’re wrong.”
“No I’m not. You are.”
“You’re wrong.”
“No I’m not. You are.”
“You’re wrong.”
“No I’m not. You are.”
Ah, the richness of open dialogue. Unfortunately, there have been some commenters on the ArtPrize social media platforms–notably this blog and our Facebook page–who have allowed their conversation to essentially descend to the above “back and forth.” It’s boring, redundant and tedious. We have received complaints from readers, saying they no longer care to follow the blog or Facebook fanpage because of the clutter from a few, stubbornly repetitive commenters.
Of course, ArtPrize could simply ban said commenters, and be done with it. We haven’t until this point because we feel there is an underlying openness to dialogue and criticism that the ArtPrize event represents. However, I do not consider what is written above as a dialogue.
There has been too much ranting and too much trolling on ArtPrize’s platforms. For those of you who find yourselves banned, feel free to rant elsewhere. For those of you who’ve considered avoiding the blog and fanpage because of the ranting and trolling, please bear with us when we choose to err on the side of tolerance.
You can read our statement of moderation, which was published last December, after the jump. Read More »
March 4th, 2010
The Grand River is a unique venue involving multiple factions from the City of Grand Rapids. Artists wishing to place art INTO THE RIVER (parks and bridges do not apply) must follow a unique process with unique deadlines, detailed below.
Artist applications to ALL OTHER VENUES will begin with Artist Registration April 19-May 27. Artist/Venue matching will take place from June 1-July 1. (Venues register March 15 – April 15.)
GRAND RIVER PROPOSAL PROCESS
Proposals must include:
- At least three (3) images of the proposed artwork
- Technical renderings that provide structural specifications
- Proposed site of the artwork within the river
- Method and materials for installation/mounting including structural specifications for engineering review
The City will convene two panels to review the proposals. The first panel will review the aesthetic merits of the work, and the second will review the engineering and technical merits. The artists that are chosen will be instructed by the City to develop and pay for a permit application to be filed with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE).
Submit all proposals by email to Jose Reyna
jreyna [at] grcity [dot] us
616.456.4075
Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2010
File DNRE Permit application: April 7
Public Notice Period: April 21 – May 11
Artist Registration on artprize.org (all chosen artists must register): April 19 – May 27
Period for Notice of Public Hearing (if required): June 11 – June 20
Additional Comment Period (If public hearing required): June 21 – June 27
Determination/Approval by DNRE: June 28
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March 3rd, 2010
Are you going to be in New York for Armory Arts Week? Be sure to stop by the IMPULSE Café at the PULSE Art Fair on Friday, March 5, from 2:30 to 4:00.
ArtPrize organizers will be buying drinks and answering questions.
A little about PULSE, from their website:
“PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is the leading US art fair dedicated solely to contemporary art. Held annually in New York and Miami, PULSE bridges the gap between main and alternative fairs and provides participating galleries with a platform to present new works to a strong and growing audience of collectors, art professionals and art lovers.”
PULSE New York
330 West Street @ West Houston
New York, NY 10014
(map)
PULSE Hours
Thursday, March 4 12pm – 8pm
Friday, March 5 12pm – 8pm
Saturday, March 6 12pm – 8pm
Sunday, March 7 12pm – 5pm
We hope to see you there!
