Each year we enjoy going to see what our city has in store for us at ArtPrize. Hundreds of artists compete for having the best art piece in town, and we get the privilege of seeing them for free. We had pretty nice weather in October so we were able to go and explore. This was just one thing we did in October but since there are so many pictures we made it into its own post. Look for a post with the rest of what we did in October coming soon.
Grand Rapids is a very beautiful city, the Grand River is quite majestic at this time of year.
I enjoyed this eagle which was made of metal and around the head were forks, spoons, and knives.
This was one of the grand prize winners this year, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln made entirely of pennies.
One of my favorite pieces was this underwater scene made out of household items.
There were many amazing paintings as well like this photorealistic one of these horses. It was one of three in a set.
This smokey looking painting was done to honor those that lost their lives on 9/11.
I almost thought that this said "Let us pray for peace," and I was excited, yeah! Looking closer I saw that it actually says "play," but I still think it would be better saying "pray." It is so true that in these trying times that we need to be praying for peace and for Jesus to work!
This is an intricate carved wood sculpture...
These guys were made entirely of cardboard...
And these awesome horses out of metal wire.
Anybody recognize this? I sure got excited when I saw it!
This is made to look like oil floating on the water of the Grand River.
One last picture taken of a building reflecting in another's glass. Depending on the angle you are at you can see different buildings reflecting.
That's about it for ArtPrize this year, next year maybe we'll have an entry from our arts camp!
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