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Voting on Art and its Surprising Consequences

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Let's look at the statistics from three big participatory projects that wrapped up recently. ArtPrize , the grandaddy of visitor voting, just completed its fourth year in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This citywide festival showcased work by 1,517 artists competing for a $200,000 top cash prize awarded by public vote. Full stats here.

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What's Your Vision?

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A cheerful curly-haired deli owner stands in front of 30 of us and shares a quote he loves: "Artists live in the present and write detailed histories of the future." Last week, I attended a workshop on Creating a Vision of Greatness at ZingTrain , the training arm of Zingerman's Deli, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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