Center City: Warner Norcross, Fifth Third Bank To Host 49 ArtPrize Artists

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Sept. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- For the sixth year, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP and Fifth Third Bank will co-sponsor an ArtPrize venue in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids featuring its largest collection of artists to date.

This year, Warner Norcross and Fifth Third will be the fifth largest ArtPrize venue, with 49 artists installing their works in indoor and outdoor spaces.  Thirty-four artists are local to Michigan, 14 artists are from around the country and one international artist from France.  Artwork will include sculptures, photographs, painting, fiber, mixed and other media.

The 111 Lyon Street NW location is perfectly centered in the downtown footprint of ArtPrize.  The venue offers a variety of spaces to showcase each entry, and will feature three large-scale outdoor installations in addition to the 46 hosted indoors throughout the main lobby and first floor.

“With 49 artists, this is our biggest year yet as an ArtPrize venue,” said Douglas E. Wagner, managing partner of Warner Norcross.  “Since 2009, ArtPrize has drawn people to connect wonderful, thought-provoking art, to each other and to the city of Grand Rapids itself. We’re happy to support the event and honored to partner with Fifth Third Bank to provide a venue space for 49 local, national and international artists to share their work.”

Tom Welch, president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank Western Michigan, noted: “ArtPrize exposes Grand Rapids to a wide array of art while it helps our community connect with its neighbors and also with the country and the world. We’re excited to once again open our facility, showcase art and share it with West Michigan.”

Works hosted at Warner Norcross and Fifth Third will include traditional oil paintings and metal sculptures, however many of the 49 artists will break out of what may be considered “typical” media:

Barbara Dorchen of Farmington Hills will install “Rhythm and Flow,” composed of oil and oil pigment sticks on canvas in an indoor space at the venue.
Dani Haverdink of Hudsonville will install “One Love” in an indoor venue location. Haverdink’s piece features faces drawn with graphite pencil on wood pieces that from the continents of the world.
Jack Howard-Potter of New York will be displaying “Figures in Motion,” a three-dimensional outdoor installation of large-scale steel kinetic sculptures.
Megan Mosholder of Kennesaw, Ga., is creating "Mijimendan vta Ziibi (Remember the River,)" an outdoor work that will be visible from all sides of the plaza, composed of neon blue ribbon and fabric illuminated with blacklight.
progressive | ae is a group of collaborators from Michigan who will install “Alone | Among” in an outdoor area at the venue. “Alone | Among” is a semi-enclosed space composed of contemporary tools for working.
Justin Whitaker of Indianapolis will install “Tension Table Rev2” in one of the venue’s indoor spaces. “Tension Table Rev2” is a wood table-top supported by a spring tensioned cable system and includes industrial components such as chrome-silicon die springs, bronze sleeve bearings, Delrin washers and adjustable cable receivers.

Installations begin Monday, September 15. Additional details on all the Warner Norcross and Fifth Third artists can be found at http://www.artprize.org/fifth-third-bankwarner-norcross-j....

ArtPrize bills itself as a radically open art competition that gives away the world’s largest art prize.  Part arts festival and part social dialogue, ArtPrize winners are decided by public vote.  ArtPrize opens Sept. 24 and runs through Oct. 12.

About Fifth Third

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $133 billion in assets and operates 15 affiliates with 1,309 full-service Banking Centers, including 102 Bank Mart® locations, most open seven days a week, inside select grocery stores and 2,619 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 22.8% interest in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers in the Midwest and, as of June 30, 2014, had $305 billion in assets under care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and press releases can be viewed at www.53.com. Fifth Third's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858. Member FDIC.

About Warner Norcross

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with 230 attorneys practicing in eight offices throughout Michigan:  Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Macomb County, Midland, Muskegon and Southfield.  By providing discerning and proactive legal advice, Warner Norcross forges a better partnership with its clients.  To learn more, visit www.wnj.com or follow us on twitter @WNJLLP.