COLUMBUS,
OH
-
SATURDAY, AUGUST
18, 2007 at the
Wexner Center for
the Arts
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,
August 18th from
noon to 6 p.m. at
the Wexner
Center for the
Arts ,
1871 North High
Street
Columbus,
OH.
(Get
map here).
For
a $10 entry fee, competing
artists (ages 18 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, Aug.
27th (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 $2,500 at
the Main Event in Indianapolis
Sept. 7th.
Step
3: Save the art.
Main
Event: Fountain Square
Theatre - 1105 Prospect
St., Indianapolis
(Get
map here).
Friday,
September 7th 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 2007 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 18
years of age or older and
register with Primary
Colours by Wednesday,
August 15, 2007
at 5 p.m. E.D.T. |
