Everyone’s an (Art) Critic – Google Reviews of Grand Rapids’ ArtPrize

Since its inception, ArtPrize has brought an amazing energy and buzz to downtown Grand Rapids. For a while, it seemed the celebration of all things art would be going away. But, in 2024, organizers have made it bigger and better than ever!

From kicking things off with fireworks and a 'big surprise' (which turned out to be a giant, illuminated marionette named David) scaling the side of the Amway Grand Plaza) to a "halftime show".

But not everyone can appreciate art (or ArtPrize) for all that it does for the city. More than twenty people have taken to Google to leave reviews for the event. Many (actually most) are quite positive - though people do point on the difficulties finding things and the sheer amount of people and traffic making it difficult to get around the city. Others... well, it seems they didn't have a good time. But, who's to say that that is ArtPrize's fault?

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Curious as to what people are saying about this beloved event in Grand Rapids? We've laid it out for you below.

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I'll tell you, my favorite is from the guy who is very confident that he's going to win it all. The one that left me scratching my head the most was probably the review that was basically the Google review equivalent of "the vibes were off." Let's take a look at what people had to say.

Now that you've read the reviews - here are the pieces entered in this year's competition that you absolutely have to see.