2024 Art Prize Winners List!
"Old Stories" is an art series that retells famous myths about characters who feel trapped and alone, like Icarus, the Minotaur, Prometheus, Narcissus, and Orpheus. Each sculpture shows a moment where these characters hope to escape or find freedom, even though their stories seem already decided.
A large landscape painting made with acrylic and oil on polished brass
** Public Vote Grand Prize Winner **
A thought-provoking piece on how deities can help us save the planet and ourselves
Get a poem on the spot from Endlesswill, a spoken word poet, author, and typewriter artist. You give him one word, and he crafts a custom poem for you right then (on a vintage typewriter.)
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Fri 09/13 to Sat 09/28
8 AM - 8 PM Daily
Lunch break is from 12-1 PM
Hand carved and painted life size wooden replica of King Tut’s coffin, Tomb and Artifacts from his Tomb. Movement, Lights, Sounds.
This Detroit-native reminds us to remember our childlike innocence, no matter how tough life gets
A mixed media piece that reflects how life can be overwhelming and full of too much information
Our emotions are the core of who we are and it's okay to express them
This is a collab from over 20 Grand Rapids artists. The 16 painting are paired with an 18 track album, meant to helps us address our trauma, face pain in our lives, and realize that we cannot do this battle alone.
** Juried grand prize winner **
Sustainable furniture designed for Haworth’s 2024 DesignLab
What Does It Mean To Be Queer? explores how the gender and sexual identity of individuals in queer relationships influences who they are.
Sovereign portrays a small Drag community in West Michigan, USA. In a society with rigid and polarized views of gender, Sovereign looks at the Drag artists involved, and asks the question "What is drag and what is gender today?"
This work attempts to present a different worldview; one that was dismissed as heathen, demonic or primitive. People are (re)learning that different viewpoints are valid, poignant and needed now more than ever
A painting that considers how life can feel suffocating
A huge installation of paper meant to symbolize bee hive's and other every day things we often ignore
A series of paintings that celebrate women of color
The artist's work, shown on screens with headphones, explores stereotypes of East Asians in media and personal childhood memories, turning these experiences into a new and empowering narrative.
Seven panels that look like closed doors from one side, but mirrors showing nature from the other. Makes you think about how your point of view changes things.
This installation reflects on the short time (15 months) the artist had with his father before he passed away
Large-scale aluminum composite metal sculpture that embodies the power of community, inclusivity, and hope.
This immersive experience invites participants of all ages to become the artists, authors, and messengers of encouragement by adding Words of Hope.
The art display incorporates journal entries from the artist's very own journals. The artist also provides journals for viewers to contribute their own stories, in hopes to encourage the healing process through sharing and journaling our experiences.
