ARTPRIZE 2016SEPT 21 - OCT 9

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Logos - 2

Past Communications - 3

Past News Coverage - 5

Artist Quotes - 9

List of U.P. Artists at ArtPrize - 16

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U.P. PAVILION@

U.P. Pavilion @ DeVos Place

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

The Bonifas Arts Center

DeVos Place Convention Center

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U.P. Artists at ArtPrize? “You betcha!”

U.P. Pavilion @ DeVos Place

Thanks for responding to our survey regarding ArtPrize 2016. We have some good news for you!

We are happy to announce DeVos Place as the supporting ArtPrize venue and home of the U.P. Pavilion 2016.

Please read and share the following from Bonifas Arts Center and DeVos Place. Plan on participating in ArtPrize 2016 and helping us establish the U.P. Pavilion! Be alert to more information from your U.P. arts organizations, and in the meantime… Art On!

DeVos Place is located in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids with a riverfront setting that is the perfect backdrop for all types of art. The venue has reserved over 500 linear feet of space, sympathetic to many mediums of art. We are seeking U.P. artists whose work celebrates culture, heritage, and diversity of form, life and tradition. Learn more at https://devosplace.org.

“We look forward to creating this new Pavilion focusing on Michigan artists, specifically artists from the Upper Peninsula. DeVos Place will serve as a catalyst, as a vital space to convene, think, witness, ponder, and/or inspire U.P. Artists to be engaged in art at the U.P. Pavilion for ArtPrize 2016.” – Eddie T.L. Tadlock, Lead Artistic Curator for DeVos Place

“ArtPrize is the perfect platform to connect the world to the artists who reside in the ‘land above the Bridge.’ The Upper Peninsula contains 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population. It is with anticipation and excitement that the 3%, many whom are artists, will have a spotlight on their creativity during ArtPrize 2016 at the U.P. Pavilion at DeVos Place.” – Eddie T.L. Tadlock, Lead Artistic Curator for DeVos Place

Release Sent to all Participants of Initial Interest Survey

ArtPrize 2016 ArtPrize is a radically open international art competition decided by public vote and expert jury that takes place each fall in Grand Rapids. September 21 through October 9, art entries from all over the world cover three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids—and it’s all free and open to the public. Learn more about ArtPrize at www.artprize.org.

What makes ArtPrize unique?

Open Call for Artists and Venues: Anyone over age 18 can be an artist, and any space within the ArtPrize district can be a venue. Anyone can participate.

Independently Organized: The entire ArtPrize exhibition is independently organized by venues and artists who connect through artprize.org.

Public Vote and Juried Awards: Two $200,000 grand prizes and eight category awards, more than $500,000, is awarded, half decided by public vote and half decided by a jury of art experts.

Artists interested in participating in the U.P. Pavilion should use the standard ArtPrize registration. Anyone over 18, working in any medium, from any place on earth, can enter ArtPrize! Just sign up for an artprize.org account and pay the $50 fee during Artist Registration. Note: To be considered for the U.P. Pavilion, artists must register by April 22, 2016.

“We are part of that daring venture that will offer all of the useful and necessary tools for the perfect gathering of U.P. artists and their work. It is our desire that your ArtPrize experience at DeVos Place is brought to you full of fun, creativity, a little tension, honest conversation and a modicum of humor.” – Eddie T.L. Tadlock, Lead Artistic Curator for DeVos Place

The Bonifas Arts Center The Bonifas Arts Center (BAC), whose staff initiated the 2016 ArtPrize U.P. Pavilion partnership, is a regional art center located in Escanaba in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The BAC is active year-round as a multifaceted exhibiting and arts service organization offering an array of performances and educational programs spanning the visual, performing, and lifestyle arts. Two-time winner of the Governor’s Award for Excellence (1990, 2007), the BAC offers an always-expanding variety of gallery exhibits, concerts, classes, and festivities for all ages and ability levels, including children. The BAC also is home to Players de Noc Community Theater. The BAC exists to enhance and inspire the cultural and creative lives of Upper Peninsula residents and visitors. Learn more at http://www.bonifasarts.org.

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PAST NEWS COVERAGE

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U.P. art gets ArtPrize showcase February 23, 2016 By Jordan Beck - Staff Writer, Daily Press

ESCANABA - A newly-announced partnership between the Bonifas Arts Center (BAC) and Grand Rapids convention center DeVos Place will give the region's creators greater exposure through the establishment of an ArtPrize pavilion for U.P. artists. In a press conference held at the BAC Monday morning, Executive and Gallery Director Pasqua Warstler and Business Director Sue Roll spoke about this partnership and what it will mean for artists in the area.

ArtPrize is an annual competition in downtown Grand Rapids which showcases works by artists from all over the world. All forms of art are eligible for the competition, which offers two grand prizes of $200,000 each. An early entry deadline of April 22 is in place for artists wishing to have their work shown at the U.P. Pavilion.

The pavilion, which will be located in DeVos Place and span more than 500 linear feet, will showcase roughly 30 to 50 works by U.P. artists during this year's ArtPrize competition.

"It should be really helpful for U.P. artists," Roll said.

In addition to giving exposure to U.P. artists, Warstler said the U.P. Pavilion could create interest in the region itself among ArtPrize attendees.

"We want people to see the U.P. as a destination," she said.

To encourage this interest, Warstler said the BAC is working with the Upper Peninsula Travel and Recre-ation Association (UPTRA) to promote the Upper Peninsula during ArtPrize.

"They feel strongly about including arts and culture in the (tourism) industry," she said.

Warstler said their collaboration could include the development of a map of U.P. cultural hotspots to give to pavilion visitors and the production of a video on artists in the area, among other initiatives.

In a statement quoted by the BAC in a press release, Lead Artistic Curator for DeVos Place Eddie T.L. Tadlock addressed the artists whose work will eventually be featured in the U.P. Pavilion."We are part of that daring venture that will offer all of the useful and necessary tools for the perfect gathering of U.P. artists and their work," he stated. "It is our desire that your ArtPrize experience at DeVos Place is brought to you full of fun, creativity, a little tension, honest conversation and a modicum of humor."

This year's ArtPrize competition will be held in downtown Grand Rapids from Sept. 21 to Oct. 9. To register for ArtPrize, or to learn more about the competition, visit their Web site at www.artprize.org.

LINK TO ARTICLEhttp://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/570818.html

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PAST NEWS COVERAGEArtPrize venue will showcase this group of Michigan artistsFebruary 27, 2016 by Jim Harger, Mlive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Artists from Michigan's Upper Peninsula will have their own display area inside the DeVos Place Convention Center at this year's ArtPrize competition.

The Grand Gallery and skywalk at ArtPrize have become some of the most popular venues in ArtPrize, routinely hosting dozens of the competition's top 100 entries and finalists, said Eddie Tadlock, assistant general manager of DeVos Place.

DeVos Place and the Bonifas Art Center in Escanaba recently agreed to set aside part of the convention center for a grouping of artists from the Upper Peninsula. This year's ArtPrize competition will run from Sept. 21 through Oct. 9.

Tadlock said they came up with the idea after recently hosting an exhibit by photographers from the Upper Peninsula.

"They have kind of an artists' colony up there," said Tadlock, who said he expects to choose between 20 and 30 pieces for the U.P. pavilion. Overall, DeVos Place probably will display about 100 entries, he said.

Tadlock said he expects to see more than depictions of elk, forests and lighthouses.

"Based on the art work I've seen from artists up there, I expect a variety of different things, not just landscapes and lighthouse and the usual suspects," Tadlock said. "The artists I've hosted in the past do phenomenal work."

"The quality of their work has been amazing. There's a really cool art culture up in the U.P."

Pasqua Warstler, artistic director of the Bonifas Arts Center, said Tadlock's invitation is likely to attract interest from more than 200 artists in the Upper Peninsula. She has been meeting with artists and galleries throughout the region to drum up interest in participating.

The Upper Peninsula has a vibrant art scene that attracts artists from throughout the country for its natural beauty and isolation, Warstler said. But the region's vastness of the region also makes it difficult to gain recognition.

"ArtPrize is a great opportunity for those artists to be seen and get connected to others," said Warstler, who first got to know Tadlock when she displayed a sculpture in ArtPrize I.

While ArtPrize was intended to shake up the conversation in the world of art, it also has shaken up the conversation on the role of art in the U.P.'s tourism industry, she said.

In future years, Tadlock said DeVos Place may showcase artists from other regions of Michigan, such as the Lakeshore or Southeast Michigan.

LINK TO ARTICLEhttp://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2016/02/artprize_venue_will_showcase_t.html

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PAST NEWS COVERAGEArtists apply to take part in DeVos Place U.P. Pavilion at ArtPrize April 29, 2016 Daily Press

ESCANABA - More than 60 artists from across the Upper Peninsula have applied to be a part of the DeVos Place U.P. Pavilion at ArtPrize in Grand Rapids this year.

Pasqua Warstler, executive and gallery director at the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba, says the response far exceeded what they hoped to accomplish in the first year with a U.P. venue at ArtPrize, according to www.bonifasarts.org.

"It's great to see that artists in the Upper Peninsula have such an interest to show their work in an international setting while representing the U.P.," Warslter said.

Approximately 20 artists will be selected to be displayed at the U.P. Pavilion at DeVos Place.However, there are still steps that those who signed up for ArtPrize must complete. All U.P. artists who have submitted to ArtPrize must copy the Bonifas Arts Center in an email at pasqua@bonifasarts.org and complete the registration process by selecting their venue, DeVos Place. They may select their venue by returning to the ArtPrze website at www.artprize.org and logging in.

DeVos Place plans to jury next week. Artists need to finish selecting their venue as soon as possible to be considered for the U.P. Pavilion.

ArtPrize is an open international art competition decided by public vote and expert jury that takes place each fall in Grand Rapids. From Sept. 21 through Oct. 9, art entries from all over the world will cover three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids.

For more information on the U.P. Pavilion at DeVos Place, go to bonifasarts.org/artprize.

LINK TO ARTICLEhttp://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/572822/Artists-apply-to-take-part-in-DeVos-Place-U-P--Pavilion-at-ArtPrize.html

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PAST NEWS COVERAGEArtPrize to feature ‘U.P. Pavilion’ - April 22 Deadline for prestigious Grand Rapids showFebruary 23, 2016 by Nikki Younk - Staff Writer, Daily News

LINK TO ARTICLEhttp://www.ironmountaindailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/570749.html

ARTIST QUOTES

Eric Munch | Calumet, MI | U.P. Pavillion"My ArtPrize entry is a photograph of an ice volcano on the shore of Lake Superior at McLain State Park. Water splashed up through the opening in it, spraying me and my camera with water, which almost immediately froze.

The colors of the spectrum are visible in the streaks of rotating ice which flew at the camera. ArtPrize was on my radar the last few years, and when I heard about the UP Pavilion at DeVos Place, I got the incentive to try it. I

am really excited to be part of it."

Dale Wedig | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“Submitting work for a juried competition is always an interesting and

curious adventure. Rejection is not the end of the world. Acceptance pro-vides the chance to introduce your work to a new audience. For me, it’s

about seeking diverse opportunities to exhibit works of art that were made with the intent of people viewing them. ArtPrize is a top shelf event…the

ultimate hunt….a great challenge.”

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ARTIST QUOTES

Dale Wedig | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“Submitting work for a juried competition is always an interesting and

curious adventure. Rejection is not the end of the world. Acceptance pro-vides the chance to introduce your work to a new audience. For me, it’s

about seeking diverse opportunities to exhibit works of art that were made with the intent of people viewing them. ArtPrize is a top shelf event…the

ultimate hunt….a great challenge.”

Brian Kakas | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I am proud to part of the artists representing the U.P. at ArtPrize this year.

It is great opportunity to exhibit the talent and progressive work being produced by professionals residing in Northern Michigan."

Michael Friend | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I’m honored to be chosen to display my art work in Art Prize. People will be able

to “dot their eyes”.’

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Peg Sandin | Ironwood, MI | U.P. Pavillion“Living on Lake Superior is what inspires many of my watercolors. As my

paintings become more abstract, the lakes and shorelines provide me with subjects that sing to me and stimulate all my senses.”

Martha Fieber | Manistique, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I submitted my work for consideration for the Artprize UP Pavillion at the Devos

Place to support and promote the arts in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. I have always considered Artprize as a venue, but logistics conflicted with my art fair schedule. Now the Bonifas has made it possible for me to enter and I am very

appreciative of that opportunity.”

ARTIST QUOTES

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Phyllis Carlson | Quinnesec, MI | U.P. Pavillion“A friend, who I consider a professional photographer, encouraged me to enter "Window to the Soul" in ArtPrize. Since I've always seen ArtPrize as a downstate competition for professionals only, I was reluctant to try. Thanks to the William Bonifas Art Center's promotion of the U.P. Pavilion I found myself wanting to be included. I am honored to have had my photograph chosen for the U.P. Pavilion

and given the opportunity to represent the Upper Peninsula.”

Mara Manning | Escanaba, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I was so excited to have the opportunity to submit work for the 2016 ArtPriize competition. I am looking forward to representing the Upper Peninsula of MI as one of its newest permanent residents! Thank you Bonifas Arts Center and the

DeVos space for sponsoring the new UP Pavilion. ”

ARTIST QUOTES

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Cindy Wedig | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“Having focused on my vocation as wife and mother my ceramics has always been secondary. However, when my last child left home this year and I began

the 50th year of my life I was determined to challenge myself by entering more art shows with the goal of getting accepted into a national show. So, when this opportunity presented itself I simply closed my eyes and jumped! What a fantastic chance at growth and experience. I am so grateful to have

been accepted into this truly unique showing and venue. I have always believed art to be a communal process and ArtPrize truly embodies human

engagement. I must also say how proud and humbled I am to be accompanied by my fellow UP artists who are truly gifted in so many different

mediums and genres.”

Mary Penet | Gladstone, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I chose to enter ArtPrize because it was a challenge to see if a piece of work

created of recycled materials would hold merit in the world of high art. Lo and behold, much to my surprise, my piece was chosen for the DeVos Place U.P. Artist

Pavilion. I feel extremely fortunate to be included in such a grand selection of extremely wonderful artists!”

ARTIST QUOTES

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Jim Rutledge | Engadine, MI | U.P. Pavillion“It's an honor and a privilege to represent the U.P. in Art Prize 2016. I am

excited for the opportunity. The U.P. has long been a talent rich group when it comes to the arts. As a woodturner I represent a group of extremely talented

and diverse woodturners. My hope is to bring more of them to Art Prize.”

Carol Irving | Escanaba, MI | U.P. Pavillion “Black & White is a series of Handwoven Wall Hangings, designed and woven in 2015. The piece is also known as "So Much Struggle Series", due to its complexity and time it took to design and weave this piece. With this triptych of hangings, my goal was to explore a simple design and then push that design in its complexity to

something new and different.I hope to share my love of design, fiber and weaving with those who view my work

as part of the U.P. Pavilion at ArtPrize 2016.”

ARTIST QUOTES

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Kathleen Conover | Marquette, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I am honored to be included as an artist from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in this

internationally acclaimed exhibition venue, ArtPrize! "UP Storms ArtPrize", 2016, is destined to be a great success!”

John Hubbard | Gwinn, MI | U.P. Pavillion“I am delighted that the UP artists are being represented at Art Prize, so that

everyone can see what a talented group of artists there are in the Upper Peninsula!”

U.P. ARTIST LIST

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Phyllis CarlsonQuinnesec, MIU.P. Pavilion

Kathleen ConoverMarquette, MIU.P. Pavilion

Martha FieberManistique, MIU.P. Pavilion

Michael FriendMarquette, MIU.P. Pavilion

Joan GameIron Mountain, MIHoliday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown

Gordon GearhartMarquette, MIU.P. Pavilion

Michael HallEscanaba, MIArnies Restaurant

Marc HimesNegaunee, MIU.P. Pavilion

John HubbardGwinn, MIU.P. Pavilion

Carol IrvingEscanaba, MIU.P. Pavilion

Patricia JohnsonMenominee, MI

Peppinos Pizzeria and Sports Grille

Brian KakasMarquette, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Lisa KangasEscanaba, MI

The Mitten Brewing Company

Jim KrausmanGwinn, MIU.P. Pavilion

Debra LaurieAutrain, MI

Homewood Suites & Jam’n Bean Coffee Shop

Scott LeipskiGladstone, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Mara ManningEscanaba, MIU.P. Pavilion

Toni MedinaIron Mountain, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Stephen MessimerEscanaba, MI

Tuscan Liquors and Deli

Renee MichaudIshpeming, MI

Palette Coffee & Art

Eric MunchCalumet, MIU.P. Pavilion

Michael OlsonEscanaba, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Sanda PalmoreHancock, MI

Salvatore’s Italian Restaurant

Bernie ParkMarquette, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Mary PenetGladstone, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Paul RoseGarden, MI

Grand Rapids Women’s Club

Ted RossMarquette, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Jim Rutledge Engadine, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Peg SandinIronwood, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Earl SenchukMarquette, MI

U.P. Pavilion

Darlene StrandIron Mountain, MIGrand Rapids Downtown Market

Carl TerHaarCedarville, MIU.P. Pavilion

Tim TromblyChatham, MIU.P. Pavilion

Steve UrenGwinn, MIU.P. Pavilion

Cindy WedigGwinn, MIU.P. Pavilion

Dale WedigGwinn, MIU.P. Pavilion

Michael WillardMarquette, MIU.P. Pavilion

Marv ZehnderMarquette, MIU.P. Pavilion

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U.P. ARTIST LIST