Reflections into a Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA windows of another building. Poster is for ArtPrize held Sept 21 to Oct 2 2011
Grand Rapids is a city in the state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, population of 1,321,557. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan,[3] second largest city in Michigan (after Detroit), and the largest city in West Michigan. Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies and is nicknamed the "Furniture City". The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, and contribute heavily to the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others. Grand Rapids was the hometown of Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States. He, along with his wife, former First Lady Betty Ford, are buried on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids sits on the banks of the Grand River, where there was once a set of rapids, at an altitude of 610 feet (186 m) above sea level. It is approximately 40 miles (50 km) east of Lake Michigan. The state capital of Lansing lies about 60 miles (100 km) to the east-by-southeast, and Kalamazoo is about 50 miles (80 km) to the south. Art Prize $498,000 prize ($250,000 to 1st place) Top 10 entries receive a prize Artists can submit one entry Any property in downtown Grand Rapids can be a venue Venues choose the artists they exhibit Anyone attending the event can vote Winner is determined by public vote
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Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Photo credit: © Cynthia Lindow / Alamy / Afripics
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