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/.

One-of-a-kind Award for ArtPrize Winner

In addition to $250,000 in prize money, the top winner of the ArtPrize competition will also receive a special medallion created by the Terryberry Company (terryberry.com), a 91-year-old Grand Rapids-based international provider of custom recognition products.

The medallion, made from sterling silver, is 2.5 inches wide x 2.25 inches high and .5 inches deep; it weighs approximately eight ounces. A hand-finishing process generated the matte background that is accented with polished lettering and the ArtPrize logo. The entire piece was then covered with a layer of 24K gold to create the stunning finished piece (note; photos attached).
"Once again, ArtPrize is able to connect with the established international design talent based in this part of Michigan," said Rick DeVos, founder of ArtPrize. Only one medallion will be presented to the first place winner at the ArtPrize celebration.
"It's an honor to showcase our work and to be a part of this new generation of creativity in Grand Rapids," said Terryberry Managing Partner Mike Byam. "We join the hundreds of venues and corporate sponsors in our salute to the ingenuity and concept idea called ArtPrize, and we look forward to supporting the event for years to come," Byam said.
ArtPrize founder Rick DeVos will present the awards to the Top Ten ArtPrize finalists at an open-to-the public event beginning at 7p.m. Thursday Oct. 8 in the Steelcase Ballroom of DeVos Place. The event is free.