— Case study · Product development
A registration portal built to scale.
ArtPrize draws artists from across the globe to showcase their work in venues around Grand Rapids, and its success depends heavily on a digital platform for artist registrations, venue management, and public engagement.
10%
Increase in venue signups
50%
Increase in artist registrations
90%
Decrease in open tickets
— The brief
ArtPrize came to Fusionary needing a significant upgrade to their artist and venue registration portal, which failed to meet the growing demands of the event.
ArtPrize · Grand Rapids, Michigan
An internationally acclaimed art competition and festival.
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— The problem
The problem.
The existing system required artists and venues to re-register annually, lacked real-time data tracking, and relied on an outdated workflow that created inefficiencies, overwhelming administrative resources.
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— How we helped
How did we help?
Fusionary delivered a complete overhaul of the ArtPrize portal, leveraging Next.js and Supabase for a seamless frontend experience and a scalable, cloud-based database.
Enhanced user experience
The artist-venue connection process was made more intuitive with clear notifications and a streamlined workflow that no longer requires admin intervention.
Strategic rebuild
A user-friendly Next.js portal simplifies profile creation, submissions, and connections, while Supabase retains historical data and removes the need for yearly re-registration.
Easy to manage and scale
Built for future growth with Vercel, Cloudinary, and Stripe, plus a suite of admin tools giving ArtPrize control over data and user interactions.
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— The outcome
The outcome.
The strategic rebuild transformed the ArtPrize platform into a scalable, user-friendly solution designed for long-term growth — streamlining workflows and driving measurable increases in artist registrations and venue signups.
Enhanced user experience
Clear notifications and a streamlined artist-venue connection workflow removed admin intervention from the process.
Historical data retention
Supabase-backed records let ArtPrize track entries over time rather than starting from scratch each year.
Ready for future growth
Vercel, Cloudinary, and Stripe support seamless expansion while keeping year-over-year data available for analysis.
artprize.org
Live on Next.js and Supabase, deployed to Vercel.
— In their words
“Fusionary's team was highly responsive to the needs of ArtPrize in creating a from-scratch artist/venue registration and connections platform. They understood the unique needs required for our event, and took the time to understand the multiple stakeholder perspective required for success. We are very grateful to the UI/UX designers, project managers, and talented developers who understand that the events world doesn't always operate on a 9-5 and were there when we needed them.”
Tiffany Falcon-Ewigleben
Project Manager, ArtPrize
— 04 · The stack
Partners on the build
01 · Stripe
Financial solutions and payment processing
Millions of companies of all sizes use Stripe's software and APIs to accept payments, send payouts, and manage their businesses online on a fully integrated platform.
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02 · Vercel
Infrastructure to build, scale, and deploy
Vercel's Frontend Cloud provides the developer experience and infrastructure to build, scale, and deploy modern web applications with confidence.
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