Sept 18- Oct 4, 2025
2018

2018 Winners

Public Vote Grand Prize

The String Project – Chelsea Nix and Mariano Cortez

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2018: Public Vote

The String Project – Chelsea Nix and Mariano Cortez
Two-Dimensional
The String Project – Chelsea Nix and Mariano Cortez
The Phoenix – Joe Butts
Three Dimensional
The Phoenix – Joe Butts
Moving Experience – #shangled
Time-Based
Moving Experience – #shangled
Sonder – Megan Constance Altieri
Installation
Sonder – Megan Constance Altieri
Juried Grand Prize Winner

brown, carmine, and blue – Le'Andra LeSeur

2018: Juried Awards

PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies – John Gutoskey
Two-Dimensional
PULSE Nightclub: 49 Elegies – John Gutoskey
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice – Nikesha Breeze
Three-Dimensional
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice – Nikesha Breeze
Heidelbergology; 2+2=8 – Tyree Guyton Heidelberg
Installation
Heidelbergology; 2+2=8 – Tyree Guyton Heidelberg
Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives
Venue
Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives

2018: Independent Awards

 Love, Gilda– Lisa D’ Apolito
Best Feature Film
Love, Gilda– Lisa D’ Apolito
Starry Skies – Sarah Schmidt
Best Short Film
Starry Skies – Sarah Schmidt
Shine – Molly
HopCat WYCE ArtPrize Song of the Year
Shine – Molly
More Than Words – Zeeland Public Schools
Youth Collaboration Award
More Than Words – Zeeland Public Schools
Creation: 20 Paneled Public Art – Lakeland Cardinal Collaborative
Youth Collaboration Award
Creation: 20 Paneled Public Art – Lakeland Cardinal Collaborative
Cities of Silhouettes: A Visual Journal – Missy Dunaway
Educator Award
Cities of Silhouettes: A Visual Journal – Missy Dunaway
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice – Nikesha Breeze
Contemporary Black Art Award
108 Death Masks: A Communal Prayer for Peace and Justice – Nikesha Breeze
THE STRING PROJECT – Chelsea Nix & Mariano Cortez
Artista Latino Award
THE STRING PROJECT – Chelsea Nix & Mariano Cortez
Black Panther – YanFang Inlow
Asian Artist Award
Black Panther – YanFang Inlow
Pure Michigan – Huaming Wang
Asian Artist Award
Pure Michigan – Huaming Wang
Abiding In The Shadow – Jeff Best
Decon + Reuse Vote Award
Abiding In The Shadow – Jeff Best
By Her Own Hand – Lora Robertson
American Civil Liberties Union Award
By Her Own Hand – Lora Robertson
Reverse Alchemy – Anthony Thompson
Social Action Committee Award
Reverse Alchemy – Anthony Thompson
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