Local individuals will have the unique opportunity to gain an advantage in the spotlight among international artists, as
21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati will host ArtPrize’s
Pitch Night next month.
The event is designed to give local artists a boost, while expanding the work of
ArtPrize—a nonprofit venture and annual competition that takes place in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The goal of the competition is to bring more than 1,500 individuals together to expose and fund the work of emerging artists.
“In Cincinnati, there’s a wide range of talented artists working in all mediums—many of whom have been educated by the outstanding arts education institutions, and I feel certain there are a number of wonderful artists in Cincinnati who deserve to have broader exposure on a national stage,” says
Alice Gray Stites, 21c’s chief curator and director of art programming.
Participation in ArtsPrize would afford local artists that opportunity, says Gray Stites, who wants to see all area artists submit proposals for Pitch Night, in which five chosen finalists will present their pitches to compete for a $5,000 grant to bring their ArtPrize idea to fruition and receive a guaranteed installment space within the competition’s 19-day, three-square-mile exhibition.
“ArtPrize shares our dedication to the art of today and especially that of emerging artists,” Gray Stites says. “So we hope all interested Cincinnati-based artists will participate, and we encourage the art community and public to come to the discussion.”
Do Good:
•
Contact ArtPrize for inquiries regarding the application process, and submit your proposal.
• Attend Pitch Night Cincinnati May 22 at 21c. The event is free and open to the public. Visit the
website for more details.
• Like
ArtPrize on Facebook.
By Brittany York
Brittany York is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati and a project manager for Charitable Words. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
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