ARTPRIZE
Posted on August 30, 2012
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County and the City of Port Huron are cosponsoring a visit to Grand Rapids to experience ARTPRIZE®. The tour will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012. A 54-passenger charter bus will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
ARTPRIZE® is in its fourth year as an event, and is the brainchild of Rick DeVos. It is an international art competition that has attracted over 1,500 entries in 2012, to be displayed at 162 venues in Grand Rapids. The two largest venues are Downtown Grand Rapids and the Meijer Gardens. It is unique in that it offers over $560,000 in prizes with first place receiving $200,000. Winners are judged by the public who view the pieces in the event.
The itinerary for this trip is as follows…
- Depart for Grand Rapids from Community Foundation at 8:00am
- Arrive in Downtown Grand Rapids – Tour and lunch on your own
- Depart from Grand Rapids at 1:30pm
- Arrive at Meijer Gardens – Tour on your own
- Depart Meijer Gardens at 3:30pm
- Dinner on the road (your cost)
- Arrive in Port Huron at around 8:00pm
This trip is FREE and will include travel via a first-class charter vehicle, morning coffee, juice and donuts on the bus, and entry fees to Meijer Gardens.
Lunch and dinner costs will be your responsibility.
For more information and to make your reservation, call Pat Kingsbury at 984-9740 before September 20th.
