GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) β An Indianapolis woman has won $300,000 in the annual ArtPrize competition in Michigan.
ArtPrize announced Friday that Anila Quayyum Agha won the public vote prize of $200,000 for “Intersections.” The work is a cube that’s illuminated from the inside.
She also split a $200,000 jury prize with Sonya Clark of Richmond, Virginia. Clark’s two-dimensional entry is called “The Hair Craft Project.”
The 19-day ArtPrize is open to any artist. The 1,536 entries have come from artists in 42 states and territories and 51 countries.
The public votes using mobile devices and the Internet to distribute $260,000. An additional $300,000 in juried awards is decided by a group of art experts.
The works will remain on display at venues across Grand Rapids through Sunday.
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Online:
http://www.artprize.org
