20 Grand Rapids student artists named SmartArt finalists
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 20 finalists for this year’s SmartArt competition have been announced.
Backed by Consumers Energy, ArtPrize and Grand Rapids Public Schools, the annual competition asks GRPS students to create works focused on environmental issues and sustainability. This year’s finalists were picked by experts from Cultivate, Grand Rapids Community College and Grand Valley State University.
“Mother Nature” by Samya Alford is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Modern Day Nesting” by Keyla Arcos-Lopez is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Aristocratic Threads” by Emily Barrios Perez is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Growing Hope” by Ingrid Bott is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “A Changing Landscape” by Jack de Graaf is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) A Flow by Lizeth Gallardo is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) Earth Balance by Nusra Juma is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “The Earth Bike” by Jana Kalumbula is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “A Sustainable Home” by KenZie Low is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) Hangman by Jelaney Maldonado-Morroquin is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Will You Save Me?” by Alanna Miles is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Nature Flourishing” by Jakelin Parada is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Hope and Rebirth” by Yarlin Reyes De la Cruz is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “One With the Water” by Lily Salacina is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) Rooted Life by Barbie Sanders is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Connected” by Lux Schmitz is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Coalesce” by Aeris Tuma is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) Biobeadscape by Rory VanderPloeg is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools) “Earth Meadow and Broken Pieces” by Juana Zacarias is a finalist for the 2024 SmartArt award. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Schools)
You can go see the 20 finalists through June at GRPS’ Lyman S. Parks Administration Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE. The top 10 finalists’ work will be displayed at the Consumers Energy substation at Fulton Street and Market Avenue during ArtPrize this fall.
The winner, who will get a scholarship from Consumers, will be announced Sept. 15.
ArtPrize 2024 is scheduled to run Sept. 13 to Sept. 28.
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