Our ability to vote for any of the Artprize artists ends tonight at midnight. Tomorrow the contest is narrowed down to the top ten vote getters, and then we vote again…one vote per registrant this time. Other than aesthetics, artist types I know are including other criteria in their voting decisions. One who is employed in the Green industry is considering the sustainability of the pieces that draw her, both the materials used, and if it has moving parts, the energy required. Another is trying to consider more entrees made by woman as it appears to her that many in the top are men. A quick glance at the results so far says she’s right. Another who’s done a fair bit of art herself is considering the media used and the difficulty of the materials involved. I’ve been influenced to cast two or three votes because of the messages relayed. All of my votes, first and foremost, are based on what I believe is good. For me that means what is executed well, the effort involved, and the impact it made on me. I’ve cast seventy votes. Before voting began I was going to limit myself to ten, and be really discriminating. That idea was thrown out the window on the first day.