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COMPETITIVE PORTRAIT DRAWING

It's ART Madness!

LOCATION

Center for the Arts | Lewandowski Classroom Gallery, 121 E. Main St., RHSC, 29730

DATE & TIMES

Friday, November 22, 2024

5:30 - 7:30 PM

Portraits | 6 - 7 PM

Competitive Portrait Drawing is a fast-paced tournament style knockout battle that begins with 16 artists paired off in sets of 2, competing to create their best portrait of a single model with just 5 minutes on the clock. The winners of each round move on until just 2 remain... 

GRAND PRIZE | $100 and bragging rights

EVENT ADMISSION | FREE

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Event Details

  • The Competitive Portrait Drawing event begins with 16 artists paired off in sets of 2, competing to create their best quick draw portrait of a model with just 5 minutes on the clock. Pencils down at the sound of the buzzer. 

  • At the buzzer, the model in each pairing chooses their favorite of themselves. The winning artist from each pair then moves on to the to the next round until only 2 artists remain.

  • The final 2 artists compete head-to-head drawing a local VIP, with the final decision going to the crowd.

  • The winning artist is crowned champion and is awarded the $100 grand prize. 

16 ARTISTS | 15 MODELS

Round 1 | 16 artists paired off in 8 sets |  8 models

Round 2 | 8 artists paired off in 4 sets |  4 models

The 8 artists competing in Round 2 are the winning artists from Round 1

Round 3 | 4 artists paired off in 2 sets | 2 models

The 4 artists competing in Round 3 are the winning artists from Round 2

Round 4 | 2 artists go head-to-head, drawing their best portrait of our VIP model.

The 2 artists competing in Round 4 are the winning artists from Round 3

Artist & Model Information

CALL FOR ARTISTS | OPEN

To be added to our list email our Gallery Manager galleries@yorkcountyarts.org

MODEL SITTING FEE  |  $10

  • Each model serves as the judge of their match up! After sitting for their portraits, the models will choose their favorite portrait of themselves. The winning artist will move on to the next round.

  • Portraits will be on display in the Perimeter Gallery during Friday Arts Project's Art Party. Models can pick up their portraits after Monday, November 25.

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Call for Artists & Models

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