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Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want to welcome you to the celebration. ArtPrize aims to ensure your visit to the event and to downtown Grand Rapids is filled with discovery and inspiration.

Whether you’re a first-timer finding your bearings or a longtime ArtPrize visitor eager to see what's new, you'll find helpful resources here. Scroll down for information to help you plan and navigate your 2024 ArtPrize experience.

Plan Your Visit

Grand Rapids offers a wide range of lodging options, including different preferences and budgets for everyone who plans to stay in the city before, during, or after the event. 

Experience Grand Rapids 

Experience Grand Rapids has built a website that’s an excellent resource when planning your visit to the city. They offer information on Things To Do, Events, Restaurants, and Planning Your Stay. Their Restaurant page offers options for all cultures and experiences. And their hotel page features filters including Categories, Region, Rates Per Night, and the ability to narrow your search by exploring specific amenities.

To use this resource, visit the Experience Grand Rapids website.

Official Hotel Partners of ArtPrize:

Hotel partner information for 2025 coming soon.

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    Artprize Clubhouse

    The ArtPrize ClubHouse is the central hub for visitors and artists. Inside, find merchandise, beverages, and art workshops, as well as friendly customer support at the Concierge. Participants can enjoy the amenities of the Artist Lounge, while those lending a hand for this year’s event can gather at the Volunteer Lounge. 

    ArtPrize Concierge Desk

    The Concierge Desk is designed to enhance the ArtPrize experience, offering resources, support, and a place to connect with the event before venturing through the districts and venues that reside in them. 

    More information about our 2025 ClubHouse coming soon.

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      Public Voting

      Why Is Voting Important?

      The Grand Prize Award is determined by participants and the general public, who cast their votes on eligible ArtPrize entries. Voting spans across six categories of art and design throughout the duration of the event. This year, the Grand Prize is $100, 000. In addition, ArtPrize will award $10,000 based on the top-voted entries within each of the six categories: 2D, 3D, Installation, Time-Based, New Media, and Design.

      Who Is Eligible to Vote?

      Anyone 13 years or older is welcome to participate in the voting process. This means artists, venues, and the general public. There’s also a Juried Grand Prize and juried category awards granting additional monetary prizes. 

      When Is the Voting Window?

      Voting will begin on September 19th, 2025 at 12 p.m. and remain open until October 2nd, 2025 at 10 p.m.

      How to Vote for ArtPrize Entries

      To vote on ArtPrize entries, voters need to register. Registration can be done on either a mobile device within the ArtPrize Boundary, or in person at the ArtPrize ClubHouse. When registering at the ClubHouse, you’ll receive a physical ballot to keep track of votable artworks. Once registered, you can cast as many votes as you’d like and continue voting after leaving ArtPrize. Voters should be advised that while you can place unlimited votes on entries, you can only vote for those entries once per day. Once 24 hours have passed, you’ll be able to re-vote for them.

      Announcing Winners!

      The prize winners will be announced at the ArtPrize Award Ceremony on October 3rd, 2025. They’ll also be listed on the website and in publications after the ceremony has concluded. All of the works will be left up to view until the end of the event on October 4th, 2025.

        Public & Juried Awards

        PUBLIC AWARDS

        Public Vote Grand Prize: $100,000

        This is the headliner. The prize that gave ArtPrize its name. 

        Because the visitors who experience ArtPrize do so not only as spectators but as judges. They drive the conversation. They cast their votes. And from among all the entries across all the categories, they change the life of one gifted artist by choosing the one that wowed them the most.

        The Grand Prize Award is determined by the general public who cast their votes on eligible ArtPrize entries spanning across all categories of art and design throughout the duration of the event, This is a publicly juried prize, recognizing the aesthetic opinion of over 800,000 attendees. 

        Public Vote Awards—Category: (6) $10,000 awards

        From its inception, ArtPrize revolutionized the idea of an art festival by democratizing it. And that’s as true today as ever.

        This year, we feature six categories of entries. That means the public will vote for its favorites in each, awarding six different prizes of $10,000. Art comes in many forms, and we’re here to celebrate a brilliant creative array.

        ArtPrize will award $10,000 based on the top publicly voted entry within each of six categories: 2D, 3D, Installation, Time-Based, New Media, and Design.

        (For detailed category information, visit our FAQ page.)


        JURIED AWARDS

        Juried Grand Prize: $100,000

        Just as the public has its say, so do the experts.

        We’re once again inviting a group of notables from the world of art to honor works of exemplary merit. And from among the elite works in each category, these experts will convene to determine a single winner—the best of the best—as the recipient of the $100,000 Juried Grand Prize.

        Along with public and peer selected winning entries, ArtPrize engages a select group of notable critics, curators, educators, and gallerists to consider all entries and select one outstanding Artist’s work to be recognized as the Juried Grand Prize selection.

        Juried Visibility Awards: (5) $10,000 awards

        ArtPrize is a platform on which artists and their work can be seen, appreciated, and celebrated. And we want that to be especially true for those from underrepresented communities.

        The five Visibility Awards shine a spotlight on exceptional work by artists of diverse backgrounds. Selected by an equally diverse group of jurors, these awards strive to showcase the broad range of experience and expertise participants bring to enrich our annual event.

        A select panel of jurists will recognize five entries by artists from underrepresented communities to be recognized for excellence in their work and exceptional execution of their vision. A representative group of national jurists will consider the work of all eligible entries—BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and artists with disabilities—to select five winning entries.

        Juried Awards—Category: (6) $10,000 awards

        For each of the six categories, one juror from that respective field—a critic, curator, educator, or gallerists—will select a work of exemplary merit for a $10,000 prize.

        Sometimes, the public and the experts agree on a work of art. Sometimes, they don’t. But the conversations that arise among all involved are an invaluable feature of the ArtPrize experience.

        Jurors within their respective field of artistic expertise will select winners who are outstanding within each category to be recognized with a $10,000 award and recognition of artistic excellence.

        The categories are as follows: (For more detailed category information, visit our FAQ page.)

        2-D – Entries that exist primarily on a flat plane

        3-D – Entries that occupy space and are intended to be viewed from multiple angles

        Time-Based – Entries that are durational and change over time

        Installation – Entries that are dependent on the site in which they are installed

        New Media – Entries that are created using a wide range of emerging digital art technologies

        Design – Entries that are physical expressions of purpose with the intent to impact the way life is experienced.

          The legacy of ArtPrize derives in large part from the immense impact of its winning Artists. They’ve delighted us and revealed fresh insights into the world and ourselves.

          Past Winners

          Explore all the past winners of ArtPrize by year.

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