Title: art of battle 412
Tags: art live painting
Blog Entry: THE ART OF BATTLE IN THE 412 Lawrenceville: Pittsburgh, PA March 20, 2010- Pittsburgh Art Community Prepares for Battle This is it, the ONLY live visual artist competition in Pittsburgh. Created by Ryan Graham and inspired by other art battles, world wide. Four local artists have four hours to complete a painting from a blank 3 x5' canvas. The crowd watches and the crowd votes for the winner. Artists may use whatever mediums they like and the winner will be chosen by a rotating panel of judges along with the crowd at the end of the evening. One winner will be chosen every battle and will receive a $500 cash prize along with having the option of returning each month to defend their title. All non-winning artwork will be available to purchase but will be displayed for at least one month. The next Art of Battle is at Belvedere's 4016 Butler Street, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA 15201. On March 20th, the doors open at 7pm the painting begins at 8pm and voting is at Midnight. $5 admission and its 21 and older, so please bring your ID. Artists competing this month is returning champion, Sam Thorp against new challengers: Terrell Lewis, Noir LeBlanc and Ryan Dunkerly. Come out and check out this unique event. More info can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Art-of-Battle-412/
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