Eco-Flamenco is a "lavish dress will be covered in thousands of “ruffles” made from circles cut from cereal boxes that are painted various shades of red with reclaimed acrylic house and artists paints."

"Nebula combines community and installation to create a growing, expanding art piece. There are four parts to the installation: the clay graffiti, the growing containers, the seed balls, and the return to nature."

Katie says: "In this series of illustrations, I imagine how a fictional sentient creature could evolve from the breezy garbage filled streets of a contemporary city environment."

"The Screwed Arts Collective will ... create a 95’ long and 22’ 5” tall conversation in the Ramp Project Space of the UICA. The purpose ... is to create a unique dialogue with the community ... while at the same time, exposing the process of how art is created to the masses."

"Prayer Flags - Breath is a public art installation of hand-pulled block prints on hand-painted cotton cloth. Inspired by traditional Tibetan prayer flags, abstract images of lungs represent the breath, the basis of all prayer."

"I have SEVEN gorgeous wooden trees that we are going to load with glass like forms made from cutting, painting, and heating recycled plastic bottles. There will be COLOR! There will be SPARKLE! "

Tracy Van Duinen is creating "MetaPhorest," a 2,400 square foot multimedia mural that will be entered in the ArtPrize 2011.

Van Duinen won second place in ArtPrize 2009 with his mosaic mural Imagine That! on the Grand Rapids Children's Museum.

"Alois Kronschlaeger will be creating a new, site-specific work entitled, Spire, encompassing three floors of an abandoned commercial building in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan as part of ArtPrize 2011."

A map of all 50 states made of cast iron skillets. The video makes Alisa's casting process look dangerous and really awesome!

The artists say:

"The ArtPrize Jukebox project is a living exhibition that will grow to at least sixty-eight 48" X 48" paintings on wood panels. ArtPrize is...based strongly around the framework of community. We have designed Jukebox to reflect this framework."

James created a massive painting for ArtPrize, 11 x 20 feet! He needs help transporting it from New York to Grand Rapids. Back him and you'll get a limited giclee print.

Laura Milkins ArtPrize 2011 entry will consist of documentation of her journey from Tuscon, Arizona to Grand Rapids, Michigan. The catch is, she's walking the whole way. She plans to walk 15 miles a day for 140 days, collecting stories along the way.

Three "EnginArtists" from Massachusetts and Michigan are creating a 25-foot long and 8 foot high spinning Steampunk zoetropic animation!