Grand Rapids
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.
REGISTER + ACTIVATE
You can vote as soon as you register and activate
Register now on artprize.org. You must have a unique email address to register. (If you voted last year, you are already registered. You must still activate your voting account in person.)
You must activate your voting account in person at the event. Come to any registration site between September 22-October 6 (final day of voting) and present a valid government ID (driver’s license, state ID or passport). View registration sites
Ready to Vote?
- Sign in to artprize.org
- Click into venues you visited and browse their artists
- Vote!
- Vote for my entry, if you’d like (hint, hint, hint!)
Great Lakes - Great Ships - Great Concerns by Stacy Niedzwiecki
Meet and greet the 30 ArtPrize artists – hosted by the North Kent County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Refreshments will be served and the event is open to everyone.
If you can’t make the reception – there’s plenty of opportunities to see the great artwork installed.
Venue hours at minimum will be:
- Opening Day, September 22: 6pm-10pm
- Monday-Thursday: 5pm-8pm
- Friday & Saturday: 12pm-10pm
- Sunday: 12pm-6pm
| Who | Meet the Artists Reception |
| When |
Friday, September 24, 2010
6:00pm
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All Ages
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| Where |
2 Michigan Street NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 49503 |
Officially – my venue is Immanuel Lutheran Church in the Hill area of Grand Rapids.
It’s the large, beautiful Gothic church located at the corner of Michigan and Division – next to VanAndel Institute. Most anyone coming into Grand Rapids can see the church high on the hill, now in the shadows of the buildings coming up in the Medical Mile district. The present sanctuary was dedicated in 1890.
At the time of this blog post – there were about 20 artists being hosted at Immanuel. The number of entries you could enjoy here during ArtPrize 2010 may even be greater by July 1 – when all venue/artist connections must be complete.
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 while visiting the church. The glass wall caught my eye during a tour, 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.
Click on the blueprint below to see in larger detail – the curved yellow line indicates where you’ll find my exhibit starting September 22, 2010.
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.
| Who | Our Lady of Consolation Night Out |
| When |
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
5:00pm
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21+
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| Where |
38 West Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI, United States 49503 San Chez consistently receives awards for service and food from publications such as Grand Rapids Magazine and On the Town. Readers and publishers alike have consistently showered San Chez Bistro as “Best of” awards as well as for “Best Ethnic restaurant,” “Best restaurant downtown,” “Best atmosphere and ambiance,” and “Best appetizers.” San Chez Bistro has also been given two national awards, “One of the 50 best Hispanic restaurants in the U.S.A.” by Hispanic Magazine and “Best restaurant in Town & Best Spanish Restaurant” by Where the Locals Eat, Magellan Press. |
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!
Text Voting: vote25571 to 878787
| Who | Appletree Parents Night Out |
| When |
Thursday, September 24, 2009
5:00pm
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21+
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| Where |
38 West Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI, United States 49503 San Chez consistently receives awards for service and food from publications such as Grand Rapids Magazine and On the Town. Readers and publishers alike have consistently showered San Chez Bistro as “Best of” awards as well as for “Best Ethnic restaurant,” “Best restaurant downtown,” “Best atmosphere and ambiance,” and “Best appetizers.” San Chez Bistro has also been given two national awards, “One of the 50 best Hispanic restaurants in the U.S.A.” by Hispanic Magazine and “Best restaurant in Town & Best Spanish Restaurant” by Where the Locals Eat, Magellan Press. |
Tune in your radio on Monday morning (September 21) at 10:30 am to 1340AM, WJRW. I will be a guest on The Tony Gates Show – chatting about my photography work, ArtPrize and more!
Tony has been on the local radio for 24 years, and his new talk show gives a positive view on the stories happening right here in West Michigan.
Not in the Grand Rapids area or near a radio? You can listen via LIVE STREAMING right here in the Internet:
Listen Live: http://bit.ly/1wJr5i
If you need maps of the ArtPrize venue locations – here are two links to the Grand Rapids Press’ special Sunday section. The first link showing the main downtown Grand Rapids map, and the second link, a more detailed inset.
ArtPrize PDF Venue Map 1:
http://media.mlive.com/grpress/entertainment_impact/other/artprize-1.pdf
ArtPrize Venue Map 2
(the downtown detail inset – which was accidentally omitted in Sunday’s GR Press):
http://media.mlive.com/grpress/entertainment_impact/other/artrprize2.pdf
Find Stacy at Venue #55 – SanChez Bistro!
SanChez Bistro
38 W. Fulton St.
