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OVER AND ONE THE CONTEST IS
ARTPRIZE...TONIGHT TO TURNING
TONIGHT TO ARTPRIZE...THE
CONTEST IS OVER AND ONE ARTIST
IS WALKING AWAY WITH 200-
THOUSAND DOLLARS.IF YOU DIDN'T
GET A CHANCE TO SEE ADONNA
KHARE'S 'ELEPHANTS' DON'T
WORRY, THEY'RE STAYING AROUND
FOR A WHILE.ARTPRIZE NOW
OFFICIALLY OWNS KHARE'S
GRAPHITE PENCIL PIECE...IT
WILL BE ON LOAN TO THE GRAM
UNTIL THANKSGIVING.
ARTPRIZE 2012 HAS COME AND
GONE.THE BUSINESS BOOM IT
BROUGHT DOWNTOWN... AND THE
TRAFFIC THAT CAME WITH IT...
IS OVER FOR NOW.
24 HOUR NEWS 8'S RYAN TAKEO
TALKED WITH VISITORS WHO MADE
A LAST-MINUTE RUSH TO SEE THE
ART.
THERE WERE A LOT THAT DID.
THERE ARE MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED
PIECES ACROSS THE CITY.BUT
HERE AT THE GRAM -- MOST
WANTED TO SEE ONE.THE WINNER
-- ADONNA KHARE'S "ELEPHANTS.
AND THEY WAITED HOURS TO SEE
IT.
ON ARTPRIZE'S LAST DAY... ONE
LAST CHANCE TO SEE ALL THE ART
THE TOTAL
NUMBER TO VISIT THE GRAM WAS
153-THOUSAND.THE GRAM SAYS
THAT'S PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH
YEARS PAST..THAT THEY'RE
NORMALLY IN THE 150-160
RANGE...
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NO DOUBT -- BUSINESS OWNERS
APPRECIATE THE ARTPRIZE BUMP
IN SALES.WE TALKED TO FOUR
RESTAURANTS THIS WEEK, ALL ARE
SEEING DOUBLE DIGIT SALE
INCREASES FROM LAST ARTPRIZE.
SAN CHEZ AND PEPPINO'S SAW
ABOUT A TEN PERCENT INCREASE.
HOPCAT AND STELLA'S SAW A 20
AND 30 PERCENT JUMP --
RESPECTIVELY.MANAGERS TELL US
THEY WERE ABLE TO BETTER PLAN
FOR ALL THE VISITORS THIS YEAR.
SEVERAL WORKERS WE TALKED TO
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK LIKE THE
RUSH -- BUT NEED SOME REST.