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ArtPrize: catalyst for creativity and entrepreneurship
Dick and Betsy DeVos were the buyers of Ran Ortner's "Open Water no. 24" (shown above), the $250,000 grand prize-winning piece of art in the inaugural exhibition and competition. The Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation provided the funds for the $449,000 in prize money awarded in October in the competition created by their eldest son, Rick DeVos. The 6-by-19-foot painting will remain on temporary loan to the Grand Rapids Art Museum in downtown Grand Rapids.
Jake Himmelspach
Published: January 25, 2010
Last fall, Grand Rapids showcased a huge experiment that drew an estimated 150,000 to 200,000 people to the city's streets. The experiment is better known as ArtPrize, a 17-day open art competition created by Rick DeVos and his Pomegranate Studios.

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