One Thing I Learned From Art Prize

Recently my wife and I took a few hours to check out  the ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. What fun! We found the time we were there barely scratched the surface of what we could have seen and experienced.

 One thing that impressed us was not only the talent of the artists, but the imaginative and “out of the box” ways to display their entries. One entry, “The Furniture City Sets the Table for the World of Art’, is basically a large table with two chairs. And while the table and chairs are beautifully painted and probably the largest you have ever seen, what grabs your attention is that they are set on top of the Blue Bridge crossing the Grand River in Downtown Grand Rapids.

 Another favorite entry of many of the people was “Nessie on the Grand”. Nessie is a life size multi-media sculpture of the Loch Ness monster placed in the Grand River.

 Now both of these entries were impressive, but had they just been placed in a building or out on a city street, they would have never had the impact that they did and would not have stood out in the crowd.

 I think this is something to keep in mind when trying to sell your property.  If you are selling a house, do something unique to set it apart. Do something creative with tile or color. If you don’t have the creative ideas to do something different, find someone who can give you suggestions. It doesn’t have to take a lot of money. It just has to set you apart from the rest. Something that will make prospective buyers remember your house. 

 Thursday night the winners of ArtPrize will be announced. Nessie and the Table are both in the Top 10.  See?  It pays to make a little extra effort!