Winner of World's Largest ARTPRIZE to Receive Custom, Earth-Friendly Award

Terryberry to design and create hand-crafted medallion for ArtPrizes' top winner.
Grand Rapids, MI - September 10, 2010


The Terryberry Company is creating a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted award for the 2010 grand prize winner of ArtPrize. The 10-ounce award, which will be made from Terryberry's new 100 percent recycled Harmony Sterling Silver, will be presented to the top winner at ArtPrize's closing ceremony on October 7, 2010. Terryberry's custom manufacturing process of the medallion is a multi-step process involving wax molding, hand polishing and an eletronic fusing of a 24K gold finish.

Terryberry's collaboration with ArtPrize has received local press coverage! Follow the links below to read articles published in the Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids Business Journal, and Grand Rapids Social Diary, or to watch a clip of WZZM's interview with Terryberry's Managing Partner, Mike Byam.
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=130581
http://www.mlive.com/artprize/index.ssf/2010/09/the_making_of_artprizes_first_prize_medallion.html
http://www.grbj.com/GRBJ/Homepage.htm
http://www.grandrapidssocialdiary.com/artprize_2010_1.php

ArtPrize is a radically open competition that has no formal jury, curator or judge, and asks the public to vote and decide the winners using mobile devices and the Web. In ArtPrize 2009, more than 1,262 artists from all over the world participated in the unprecedented competition that awarded nearly $500,000 to the prize winners. More than 334,000 votes were cast during the 18-day event. For more information about ArtPrize visit www.artprize.org/.

Founded in 1918, The Terryberry Company has built an international reputation for its customized recognition and award programs which feature the highest quality employee recognition awards. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Terryberry develops and manages employee recognition programs for more than 25,000 organizations worldwide. For more information about Terryberry and to learn how to build a culture of recognition in your workplace, visit http://www.terryberry.com/.