Hometown Hero Celebrates Local Heroes!

ArtPrize Seven’s Hometown Hero celebrates our local heroes from the Grand Rapids Police Department, the Grand Rapids Fire Department, and the Kentwood Police Department. Thank you for your service! Hometown Hero also celebrates the leadership and support from the Blue Star Mothers: South Kent MI-191 and Ottawa-North Kent Blue Star Mothers MI-194, and Johnny Brann…

Courage Ablaze at MSU!

Courage Ablaze is a museum quality traveling exhibit that has been experienced by over 70,000 people. The work serves as a megaphone—speaking with tender boldness. Courage Ablaze pillars, icons of strength, invite movement and involvement. As viewers encircle the 7-foot pillars, they engage with the image on the front and the story printed on the…

“My Hero Is…”

The sound of lots of young voices: “My hero is…” A man wrote the name of the woman that hid his mother during the Holocaust. Hometown Hero‬ visitor: “This is what life is about. Honoring our heroes.” A military man crawled up to the painting on his belly to write the name of his fallen…

Hometown Hero Voted Top 20 Finalist

Thank you to everyone who supported Hometown Hero! I’ve never made it this far even after seven years of ArtPrize but I finished as a Top 20 Finalist and 3rd Place in the Time-Based category. What an amazing journey! I also need rest after such an exhausting schedule yet so many of my experiences need…