More than 47,000 voters and 412,000 votes later, the art competition of the people that took over Grand Rapids, Mich. this fall announced its winners Friday.
Detroit-based artist couple Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert, working together as Design 99, took home the $100,000 juried award for "Displacement, 13208 Klinger" at the fourth year of ArtPrize. California artist Adonna Khare's large, detailed carbon pencil drawing "Elephants" won the $200,000 grand prize decided by popular vote. Prize money also went to second and third place popular vote winners, as well as artists who win juried awards in different categories.
Any artists can enter ArtPrize. This year, 1,517 artists from around the globe packed up their assortment of materials and installed work in the city on the western side of the state, where the public could see work and vote for their favorites. It's the first time the contest included a large juried prize rather than leaving it all up to the public, which in years past had led to disagreement and unhappiness over the winning choices. Despite all the competition's good, the now-defunct Art Prize Worst blog is a good indicator of its worst, showing some of the most confusing popular entries from past years.
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