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INDIANAPOLIS PAINT DAY COMPETITION

   
 

 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 AT THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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Art vs. Art is a truly unique art competition featuring side-by-side face-offs between same-day created paintings. The winner is determined by audience vote; the loser faces the “Wheel of Death” unless someone’s generous purchase can save the painting from a ruinous fate. Here’s how it works:

Step 1: Ready, set, paint!

Saturday, September 13th from noon to 6 p.m. at the Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware St.
(Get map here).

For a $10 entry fee, competing artists (ages 21 and older) each receive identical materials (canvas, brushes, and paints) and four hours to paint. The public can watch the painting for free.

Click here to get registered.

Step 2: Vote online.

Paintings are photographed and posted anonymously online Monday, September 15th (www.artvsart.com). Site visitors have two weeks to vote for their three favorites, with one vote per e-mail address. The paintings with the most online votes from the regional sites will receive a bid and expenses to compete for the Grand Prize of $3,000 at the Main Event in Indianapolis.

Step 3: BATTLE IT OUT

Art vs. Art 2008 - MAIN EVENT
Friday, September 26th

The Vogue Theatre
6259 N. College Ave. (in Broad Ripple Village)
Indianapolis, IN 46220

317.259.7029

Doors open at 8 p.m.

Audiences enjoy food, drink, and DJ performances as their ballots narrow the 32 combatants to a field of 16.

Final judging involves four rounds of head-to-head competition. Two randomly selected paintings square off on stage as the audience cheers wildly for their favorite. The electronic applause meter sends the winner to the next round; the losing painting faces the threat of destruction (by chain saw, acid bath, samurai sword, etc.) as determined by a spin of the ominous “Wheel of Death.” A “losing” painting can only be saved from its impending doom if someone purchases the painting for the minimum purchase price. Artists take home 70% auction price.

The last painting standing is crowned the Art vs. Art 2008 champion and wins the big check and the title belt. The stakes are high, but the rewards are sweet. Come support the arts like never before…or some art will die.

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

All participating artists must be 21 years of age or older.