Grand Rapids Idol
At this fall’s ArtPrize — the massive visual arts contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan — 37,000 members of the public voted for their favorite work. A 19-foot-wide oil painting, “Open Water no. 24,” beat out more than 1,200 entries. Kurt spoke to winner Ran Ortner about how the prize has changed his life — and made him a quarter million dollars richer.
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