Youre a graduating student and youve just spent $20,000 on art lessons.
Now what? Kirsten Larsen hopes that Vancouver Art Attack will be the place emerging and elite local artists come to showcase what they can do, while networking with members of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) and learning about alternatives to gallery life.
But first, its all on the line Sept. 12, when 20 Vancouver artists will create paintings valued at a minimum of $1,000 in four hours.
It takes about a week to create a painting worth $1,000, so it is a huge challenge, says Larsen, the event co-founder, before adding that Bill Higginson of Art Battle was tasked with finding artists from the Emily Carr, UBC, SFU, Langara, Kwantlen and surrounding talent pools, and found so many artists capable of such a feat that he already has a long list for next year. But that doesnt mean they arent nervous. According to Larsen, the 20 chosen have been practising for weeks to make sure that they can plan and execute a painting worth that much at auction in such a short amount of time.
We really want to create an event where people from New York and LA come to Vancouver to see our artists, she says of the future.
Show your support by purchasing tickets at the door at the Waterfall Building (1540 W. 2nd). The live afternoon event (12-4pm) is by donation; the evening event and auction (8-11pm) is one for $50, two for $80.
Note: At press time, there was a notice on co-organizer HiVE Vancouvers website regarding a dispute about ticket proceeds; however in a phone call, Larsen says they are close to resolving the issue. Contact Larsen at 778-989-5571 or [email protected] for more info.
