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World’s largest ArtPrize announces 2012 artist/venue registration dates

GRAND RAPIDS, MI.- ArtPrize, the radically open, international art competition and social experiment, today announced its registration timeline for 2012. Officials have also announced special dates for submitting art to be installed in the Grand River. ArtPrize 2012 will run from Sept. 19 through Oct. 7. ArtPrize is organized very differently from other competitive art events: ArtPrize organizers do not choose artists, venues choose artists Any space in downtown Grand Rapids can register to be a venue Artists must connect with a venue to participate in the event “The ArtPrize platform creates a system that values creativity, experimentation and above all, collaboration,” said Catherine Creamer, executive director of ArtPrize. “Artists are encouraged to build a relationship and partner with a venue as early as possible to create a memorable and successful installation.” Critical to this process are registration dates: