My Project
Here’s a few posted Facebook reviews about my 2010 ArtPrize exhibit:
“Stacy, my wife and I viewed your display this afternoon. Awesome photos. I would have a hard time selecting just one.” - R. DeRade
“I was there tonight. Your work is beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed it.” - K. Hayden
“I loved it Stacy! My favorite is the sunset that is mostly orange. Do you know which one I am talking about? It was stunning! They are all beautiful!” - J. Doran
“Hi Stacy – I walked up to the church today – your display is beautiful. That must have been an awesome adventure!” – R. Shangle
“Hi Stacy,
My wife, the kids and I stopped to see your exhibit. We thought it was great! It was funny, we stopped in at Fountain St Church because I forgot what church you were at. I asked one of the volunteers there if “Stacy NNNNNN-Something (because I can’t remember you married name). The gal said “Oh You mean Stacy Niedzwiecki! She did this magnificent piece on a glass block wall! She is at Immanuel Lutheran!” I asked how on Earth she would remember an artist’s name and where it was exhibiting. She just replied, “Because its the best one there!”
Well let me just say that I’ve known you for 30 years, can only remember Cossolini, completely butcher your married name, and some volunteer in the wrong church 5 blocks away knew your work and exactly where it was.
I’m just sayin’… You definitely made an impression… Nice work. Vote up 35021!” – K. Smith
“My wife and I were at Immanuel Lutheran to see your exhibit. Great photographs along with great information. Good job!” - W. Streeter
“My husband and I went to see your exhibit last night. You did a beautiful job. We liked the different sizes and how the glass made it look like water.” - A. Kieliszewski
“You have a lovely exhibit, Stacy! Well done – once again!” - D. Badt-Covell
“That’s one of the most impressive print displays I’ve seen. Perfect background for the type of the subjects in your photographs. Fluid, movement. I like it much better than that “artsy-fartsy minimalist” approach I see in so many other galleries, where there’s just one, small print hanging from the ceiling against a huge, blank wall.” - J. Crotty
“Stacy your exhibit “breaths” YOU! Your creativity, talent and hard work really shows in your ArtPrize exhibit. You have my vote! *<(:o) ” - C. Christensen
Hey girl! Been meaning to email you and tell you I stopped in last Monday and saw your photos. They are just beautiful!!! I really LOVED the one with the rainbow! Congrats! - T. Hjelm
An article about my summer adventures capturing tall ship photography appeared in the Rockford Squire newspaper today:
You only have until 11:59PM this Wednesday, September 27, 2010 to vote on which artists will make it to the Top 10 for Week 2 of ArtPrize!
If you have not activated your voting status in person at the event, you must do so at a registration site.
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- Vote for my entry, if you’d like (hint, hint, hint!)
Great Lakes - Great Ships - Great Concerns by Stacy Niedzwiecki
My 2010 ArtPrize exhibit has 12 small cards displayed beneath the main images. Each card contains one of my photos along with an interesting fact about water and / or the Great Lakes.
When visiting my display at Immanuel Lutheran Church, you are strongly encouraged to pick up a copy of Great Lakes United’s Green Book. The book offers many useful suggestions on how you can take action to protect our freshwater resources.
A first look at the area which will become my ArtPrize 2010 exhibit area inside of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids:
I look forward to partnering with Immanuel Lutheran during ArtPrize. The Church graciously granted me permission to use an interesting glass block wall area to display my exhibit. I chose the area on a whim (as it wasn’t initially designated as a display area) while touring the church. The glass wall caught my eye, as it is shaped like a “wave” and had the reflective qualities of water. It will serve as an excellent background to my Great Lakes images.
Tomorrow (Friday, September 10) I will be adding some blue material as a background from the interior portion of the glass. This should help unify the display and give it a resemblance of lake water.
For those who are interested – the wall is located in this area of the Church:
Just a quick update – I’m working on a hosting agreement with a terrific ArtPrize venue!
I’m certain the display space offered will showcase my work in a very pleasing manner. I look forward to moving ahead to capture the best images possible during my voyage on the Great Lakes.
It will also be an exciting challenge to create the display area. This project will be extremely different than the exhibit created in 2009 for SanChez Bistro – and I can hardly wait to share it with you!
The deadline to help support and fund my project is rapidly approaching. Please consider even a $5.00 contribution to help offset the expenses of this project. Rewards such as signed photo prints and canvas are being offered for those who may be able to contribute a bit more.
Pledge $50 or more
For each backer who contributes at least $50.00, you will receive a commemorative, signed 8×10 matted photograph of an image captured during the event.
Pledge $100 or more
For each backer who contributes at least $100.00, you will receive a commemorative, signed 16×20 photograph of an image captured during the event.
Pledge $250 or more
For each backer who contributes at least $250.00, you will receive a commemorative, signed 20×30 canvas gallery-wrapped art piece of an image captured during the event.
ArtPrize 2010: September 22 to October 10, 2010.
ArtPrize 2010 Website
It’s official – I’ve just registered and paid my $50 fee for ArtPrize 2010. Now the prospective venues can see my ArtPrize profile to review my works. Artist registration is open only through May 27, and the matching process begins on June 17, 2010.
Only a few months after ArtPrize 2009 took Grand Rapids by storm – I’ve been asked numerous times if I planned to enter the competition again.
I had to give this question a lot of time and consideration, actually. The inaugural ArtPrize was so unique, so fantastic, so well-received – it’s hard as an artist to play a game of “Top That!”. Like many artists, I suspect we put all of our heart and soul into our exhibits to make them extra-special last year.
But I DO have a project in mind – and my current goal is to see it come to fruition by the time ArtPrize exhibits are being installed. To see what I may be photographing – and to help contribute to the large project – please continue here…
I’m actively seeking a venue location, preferably not in a restaurant environment for this year’s competition. The number of pieces I produce for the total entry will be dependent on the space offered by a venue. I would also hope to have a multimedia component of the exhibit as I did last year – but it will not be a requirement of a venue location.
The mezzanine level at SanChez Bistro – come up and enjoy 18 large canvas photography pieces and three multimedia presentations on the TV!
While the restaurant very much appreciates your patronage, I’d like to remind folks that do NOT have to be “dining” at SanChez to appreciate the 13 artists on display. It’s a venue like any other ArtPrize venue – come in and experience!
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