Thanks to forward thinking by Rick DeVos and backing from the Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, metro Grand Rapids today has become the site of an international competition for the world’s largest art prize. DeVos gives his reasons for putting Grand Rapids on center stage.
And what can I say? Sometimes things just work out. Because of another small project that I was given the opportunity to work on for ArtPrize, I was also allowed to shoot an interview with Rick prior to the big announcement. And, let me just say for the record that I think Rick and his team have come up with something truly special: