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Artprize Selects 90+ Year-Old Terryberry Company to Create One-of-a-Kind Medallion
Award will be presented to top winner at Oct. 8 ArtPrize Announcement
Grand Rapids, Mich. - Oct. 7, 2009 - In addition to $250,000 in prize money, the top winner of the ArtPrize competition will also receive a special medallion created by the Terryberry Company (terryberry.com), a 91-year-old Grand Rapids-based international provider of custom recognition products. The medallion, made from sterling silver, is 2.5 inches wide x 2.25 inches high and .5 inches deep; it weighs approximately eight ounces. A hand-finishing process generated the matte background that is accented with polished lettering and the ArtPrize logo. The entire piece was then covered with a layer of 24K gold to create the stunning finished piece (note; photos attached).
"Once again, ArtPrize is able to connect with the established international design talent based in this part of Michigan," said Rick DeVos, founder of ArtPrize. Only one medallion will be presented to the first place winner at the ArtPrize celebration.
"It's an honor to showcase our work and to be a part of this new generation of creativity in Grand Rapids," said Terryberry Managing Partner Mike Byam "We join the hundreds of venues and corporate sponsors in our salute to the ingenuity and concept idea called ArtPrize, and we look forward to supporting the event for years to come," Byam said.
ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos will present the awards to the Top Ten ArtPrize finalists at an open-to-the public event beginning at 7p.m. Thursday Oct. 8 in the Steelcase Ballroom of DeVos Place. The event is free.
About ArtPrize:
ArtPrize is a radically open competition with 1,262 artists who have displayed their works at 159 venues within a 3-square-mile downtown district in Grand Rapids, Mich. The competition was open to any artist in the world who could find space to exhibit his/her work. It is the world's largest art prize with total prize money of $449,000.
About Terryberry:
The Terryberry Company helps organizations develop and implement customized recognition programs to motivate and retain employees. Based in Grand Rapids, Mich., the Terryberry Company develops and manages employee recognition programs for more than 25,000 organizations worldwide. Learn about Terryberry's new peer-to-peer recognition program, www.GiveAWow.com or other innovative employee recognition solutions at www.terryberry.com or 800.253.0882.