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RULES SUMMARY
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Each artist must use provided brushes, paint, and canvas. He or she has up to 4 hours to complete a painting at the designated painting location from 12 - 6 p.m. Participants will be charged a $10 fee to compete. The general public is invited to watch the participants create their paintings for free.

Paintings will be numbered and posted on www.artvsart.com for online voting. The top 29 vote-getters from Indianapolis, and the single best vote-getter from Louisville, KY, Hammond, IN, and Columbus, OH (a total of 32 paintings) will be displayed live when doors open at 8 p.m. E.D.T. on Friday, September 26, 2007 at the Vogue Theater during the Main Event.

At the Main Event, each ticketed attendee can select three favorite paintings. Only the top 16 vote-getters compete for $3,000 cash prize. Paintings that do not make the Finals are subject to sale or destruction.

During the Finals of the Main Event, two paintings at a time are randomly selected from the 16 finalists. Audience noise is measured with a decibel meter to determine each "bout" winner. Each painting that loses a bout will face destruction as determined by a spin of The Wheel of Death. A painting can only be saved from destruction if the highest bidder purchases it from a live auction after each bout. If the spin of The Wheel of Death results in “Instant Death,” the painting will be destroyed on the spot without an auction. Minimum bids increase with each round: Round 1: $150, Round 2: $250, Round 3: $350 and Round 4: $450. Artists receive 70% of the amount from the sale of their paintings.

The one painting to survive four bouts will be crowned the Art vs. Art 2008 Champion and will receive a check for $3000, the Title Belt, and full bragging rights. It's a winner-take-all competition. There is no second place prize.

OFFICIAL RULES:
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Primary Colours/Groove Truck will provide each registered participating artist one 18"x24" canvas board; a set of brushes; acrylic paints in red, blue, yellow, black, and white; water, pencil, paint trays, and paper towels, etc. The day of the painting competition is Saturday, September 6, 2007 in Hammond, IN, Louisville, KY, and Columbus, OH. The Indianapolis painting competition is September 13, 2007 at the Harrison Center for the Arts (1505 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis). Absolutely no personal materials (brushes, paints, easels, "live nude models", etc.) are permitted. If such materials are used, the painting will be disqualified from the competition. Artists are permitted to bring a sketch book and/or a chair and beveridge.

Each artist has a up to four hours to complete his or her painting between 12 noon to 6 p.m. E.D.T. on the day of the painting competition. Every artist who receives a canvas must enter the painting in the competition. No bailing out!

After an artist has completed and turned in his or her painting, Primary Colours will photograph the painting and post it online at www.artvsart.com.

The 29 paintings from Indianapolis with the most online votes will be on display at the Vogue Theatre on September 26th. Additionally, the painting with the most online votes from Hammond, Louisville and Columbus, OH, will compete at the Main Event. Online voting occurs from September 8th until 5 p.m. E.D.T. on September 25th. One vote is permitted per valid e-mail address.

Paintings will only be identified by their assigned number (no names). Artists names will not be associated with the painting. However, artists are permitted to publicize their painting and number to potential voters.

At the Main Event, on Friday, September 26, 2008, at the Vogue Theatre, every paid/ticketed admission to the event will get to vote for their three favorite paintings. Participating artists are granted free admission to the Main Event (and will get to vote). The 16 painting with the most votes that evening will compete for the $3,000 Grand Prize. Votes will be cast and calculated between 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm.

Art vs. Art is a single elimination tournament.

The judging process or “bouts” pit two painting head-to-head for the audience to judge. Two paintings (from the top 16) will be randomly selected for each “bout.”

The audience will decide by applause, noise and cheers, which of the two painting will advance to the next round base solely on noise/sound level. Primary Colours will provide noisemakers at the event. A digital decibel meter will gauge the sound level (which measures to the tenth of a decibel). The painting that receives the highest decibel reading wins the "bout" and advances to the next round of judging. The sound meter readout will be clearly visible to the audience and projected onto a screen.

There are a total of four judging rounds. Round one has 8 “bouts” and narrows down the field of 16 paintings to 8. Round two will narrow the field from 8 paintings to 4. Round three has two “bouts” and pares down the final 4 paintings to the final two. Round four is just one “bout” for the winner-take-all championship.

IMPORTANT: “Bout” winners advance to the next round of judging. Losing paintings face the possibility of destruction. Losing paintings are subject to a spin of The Wheel of Death that will determine a mode of destruction (chain saw, baseball bat, grinder, chipper-shredder, etc.). Modes of destruction may vary, but paintings will be annihilated.

Once a mode of destruction is determined, a painting can be saved only if someone from the audience is willing to purchase the painting. Sale will be determined by an auction, beginning with a minimum purchase price for each round: $150 in Round One, $250 in Round Two, $350 in Round Three, $450 in Round Four. All transactions (cash or credit card) must take place immediately following the sale. Otherwise, the painting will be destroyed. Cash, Visa, or MasterCard are accepted only.

MORE IMPORTANT: One mode of destruction on the Wheel of Death is "Instant Death." Upon spinning the Wheel, if it comes to a stop on the "Instant Death" section, there is no way to save the painting from destruction. No auction will take place, and the painting is subject to destruction on the spot.

**NOTE: The "Instant Death" section also applies in the final round of judging.

The winning artist will receive a check for $3,000. Their painting will be auctioned to the highest bidder.

All paintings and materials remain property of Primary Colours and Groove Truck Productions until they are purchased. Artist will receive 70% of any sales.

All rules and regulations will be fully enforced and may change at Primary Colours or Groove Truck's discretion up until the day of the event. Before artists are given materials, they are required to sign a form stating they have read and understand these rules.

Artists paintings and likeness (i.e. photographs or video) taken at the event may be used for promotional purposes.

If you have any questions please email Jim Clinger (jclinger@primarycolours.org).

ART VS. ART 2008 IS OPEN TO ALL ADULTS 21 YEARS AND OLDER.