GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This year's ArtPrize opening ceremony illuminated a surprise at the end: a 35-foot puppet scaling the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. Ninon Parent is the owner. "I'm, like, always ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — ArtPrize 2024 kicked off its opening ceremony with parades, a 35-foot illuminated puppet and fireworks. The puppet, known as David, climbed the Amway Grand Plaza for 22 minutes.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As ArtPrize officially kicked off Friday evening, crowds watched as a massive puppet climbed up the Amway Grand Plaza. ArtPrize organizers had teased a “huge spectacle” at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — If you missed David’s epic climb up the Amway Grand Plaza Friday, don’t despair: You can catch the massive, 35-foot puppet in action through the rest of ArtPrize. David, who weighs ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A massive puppet that scaled up the Amway Grand Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids during the kickoff event for ArtPrize has one more West Michigan performance scheduled.

Performers show off three of the puppet heads that will be featured in Tuesday’s performance. The show serves as a creative way to spread know-your-rights information. Credit: Sol Diaz-Peña The ACLU ...