CANVAS CLASH - the ultimate Live Art Competition!!

Get ready for an electrifying evening of creativity and competition.

Twelve local artists...

three intense rounds...

and only 20 minutes per round to create a masterpiece!

This isn’t just art - it’s a battle... YOU get to decide who reigns supreme.

Featured Artists:

Allison Coleman, Anthony Patterson, HP Fangs, Joel Tesch, Kiara Chatterjee, Matt McCarthy, McKayla Walker, Peter Deligdisch, Rakia Jackson, Sophia Renee, William + Zion + Isabella Garcia, and one wild card surprise artist!!

What to Expect:

Live Art Competition: Watch as 12 artists duel it out, armed with brushes, color, and boundless imagination.
Audience Voting: Be part of the action by voting for your favorite artist each round. Your vote can crown the next art champion!
Creative Vibes: Immerse yourself in a whirlwind of creativity, with music, laughter, and the vibrant energy of live art.
Live Auction: Bid on the art created, support the arts and take home a memory of the evening
Venue: The stunning ballroom at 21c Museum Hotel, Downtown Durham.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Drinks by Counting House
Cash Bar by Counting House
Dress Code: Dress up, get comfy, show off your style - you decide

Funds from Canvas Class Support The Durham Art Guild (DAG)

The Durham Art Guild’s mission is to enrich and connect our communities by creating opportunities and providing leadership for current and future visual artists and art enthusiasts. The Guild is a nonprofit member-driven visual arts organization established in 1948.

The Durham Art Guild annually presents over 30 exhibitions in 13 spaces throughout North Carolina. Progressive public art programs like those DAG is leading enrich and enhance the quality of life in our communities. For the past 75 years, DAG has presented engaging artwork in multiple spaces, commissioned and employed artists, offered educational outreach programs to better engage the public, and stimulated commercial development and the creative economy.

DAG represents over 350 artist members and reaches out to over 2,000 individuals through our communications. Roughly 70% of our artist members are located in the Triangle with the other 30% of artist members located throughout other cities in North Carolina, including Charlotte, Greensboro, Asheville, Wilmington, and other rural NC areas.

Anthony Patterson Round 1 Artwork