ArtPrize

ArtPrize Announces Winners Of 2012 Competition

A Burbank, Calif., artist has won the top cash prize at the fourth annual ArtPrize international competition in Grand Rapids.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/06

"Love Is..." by Judy Rogers (Credit: artprize.org)

Vandal Strikes ArtPrize Entry In Grand Rapids

A large, rotating sphere that was installed in Grand Rapids as part of the annual ArtPrize competition has been damaged by a vandal.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/02

An ArtPrize 2010 installation in Grand Rapids

ArtPrize: Top 10 Finalists Unveiled For $560K Prize

These finalists were chosen from a field of 1,517 artists from 46 countries and 41 U.S. states and territories. More than 41,000 voters contributed nearly 400,000 votes.

CBS Detroit–2012/10/01

Rick DeVos Introduces Start Garden: $15 Million Fund To Invest In Ideas

GRAND RAPIDS — After weeks of speculation, Rick DeVos’ Pomegranate Studios, creator of ArtPrize, Momentum and 5×5 Night, Thursday introduced its latest initiative before a crowd of Michigan business leaders. Called Start Garden, it is […]

2012/04/26

Pancakes & Politics: Spotlight On Cities As Engines For Growth

It will be talk of urban cities as economic catalysts as well as what the east side and west side of the state can learn from each other that will dominate the next “Pancakes and Politics” this Thursday at the Detroit Athletic Club.

CBS 62–2012/04/23

Michigan Game Changer: Rick DeVos To Unveil New Project

Buoyed by the incredible success of ArtPrize, Grand Rapids social entrepreneur Rick DeVos is preparing to take the wraps off of his newest project on Thursday — a statewide venture called Start Garden.

CBS 62–2012/04/20

Rick DeVos (at left) chats with attendees at the Michigan Business Incubator Associaton annual conference Tuesday night in Grand Rapids. (Photo: Matt Roush)

DeVos: Building The Next Michigan, One Startup At A Time

Rick DeVos, grandson of the co-founder of Amway and driving force behind startup-based economic development in Grand Rapids — not to mention creator of a wildly successful art festival — gave his thoughts on turning Michigan into a startup hotbed Tuesday at the Michigan Business Incubator Association annual conference.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/04/17