Red Dirt Rug Art Prize
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Red dirt rug art prize. 200 gallons of sifted earth. Hundreds of soles of shoes. Her entry titled red dirt rug is the third of six recipients selected for 5 000 grants during pitch night events held around the country by organizers of the public art competition. In addition to the grant the installation earned.
I am a hunter and gatherer. Artprize is an art competition and festival in grand rapids michigan. An intricate ephemeral carpet of soft red dust. 200 hours of careful labor.
The entry made both the artprize juror s shortlist and the final 20 list in the public vote one of just to of this year s. More details the heartside community meal seitu jones. I am a multi disciplinary artist currently based in tulsa oklahoma and am a 2nd year fellow with the tulsa artist fellowship. Portrait of abraham lincoln heartside community meal and red dirt rug win artprize nine by jaenell woods on october 06 2017 1 346 artist entries vied for a combination of public vote and juried awards at artprize nine and tonight the winners of 500 000 including two 200 000 grand prizes were announced.
Artprize the independently organized art competition recognized as the world s largest annual public art event in collaboration with 21c museum hotel delta air lines and experience grand rapids tonight awarded a 5 000 grant to rena detrixhe for her pitch night bentonville winning entry red dirt rug. There are typically over 160 venues such as museums galleries bars restaurants hotels public parks bridges laundromats auto body shops and more. This work embodies the complicated history of our relationship to nature particularly in my state of residence oklahoma where human presence has deeply altered the landscape. More details red dirt rug monument rena detrixhe.
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