(Grand Rapids, MI) – ArtPrize last fall had over 71-million-dollars in economic impact in west Michigan. The Grand Rapids art competition attracted nearly 800-thousand visitors last year. Eighty-six percent said they were likely to return to the area, 45-percent had attended ArtPrize more than five times, and 57-percent were from outside of the area.
Grand Valley State University conducted the study and found ArtPrize also created 547 jobs.
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