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Opinion
Why We Should Acknowledge the Art Connection of Trump's Education Pick, Betsy DeVos [UPDATED]
DeVos's son Rick created ArtPrize, which her and her husband's foundation funded in its initial year.
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Art
ArtPrize Is Made of People
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — All around me, swarms of people with faces caught between eagerness and beleaguerment are gravitating towards a giant paper blow-up of a detail of the American flag.
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Opinion
Now Is ArtPrize's Chance to Prove It Deserves an Art World Spotlight [UPDATED]
Last night, artist Steve Lambert announced that he will not be keeping the money if he wins an ArtPrize award. ArtPrize is the large art festival that gives away over half a million dollars through a balanced formula of art professional and public voting (each group gives away roughly $300,000).
News
ArtPrize Gains New Executive Director
ArtPrize announced today the hiring of a new executive director, Christian Gaines. We spoke to Gaines, whose background is in film festival management, to discuss his plans for the organization, host to one of the largest contemporary art prizes in the world.