Remember SOHO hot spot W.I.P where Chris Brown & Drake violently battled over Rihanna?
Well, there open for business and having a different kind of battle this Wednesday August 22 and every Wednesday there after.
The upscale gallery-lounge W.i.P: Work in Progress will be organizing art events with original pieces from members of Con Artist Collective and host a special artist competition called The Battle of the Artists with works from Con Artist Collective and Fowler Arts Collective from 9:30pm – 12am.
Open wine bar from 9pm-10pm and 9pm-12am: Happy hour drink prices & $5 beers with a music set by DJ Ian Edorado to keep the party going all night.
The Battle of the Artists will be similar to a game show format with two teams of artists from each collective competing for the better piece of artwork.
Each team will be provided with the same size empty canvas, a subject matter and the same amount of materials.
Since this is a live show, artists will also be provided with newspapers of the day and will have to create collages and collaborations based on current events.
Each team will be assigned a unique hashtag on Twitter and guests will be encouraged to take pictures or retweet their favorite team during the event. At a certain time, the team with the most retweets or most tweets with that unique hashtag will be declared the winner.
The pieces will be offered for sale with a price tag of $3,000 and remain in the venue throughout the summer. The winners will also be invited to help curate future events and showcases at the venue.
Also scope out new works, collaborations, and experiments from other Con Artist favorites, such as: Chris Mendoza, Mike Ming, Kenji Hirata, The Yok, Sheryo, Laura Tack, Dean Millien, Cody Oyama, Sam Woolley, IRKT, Rachael Senchoway, Michael Sharp, Ko Smith, Julia Pascone, Kanako Miyamoto, Oscar Tatsu, Victor Ochoa, Andy Wolf, Silvia Mihai and more.
W.I.P
34 Vandam Street (between Avenue of the Americas and Varick St)
New York, NY 10013
For more information: http://wipnewyork.com