Explore your artistic limitations in live head-to-head art battles, hosted by Batoolio! Participants will compete in teams of two for 20 minutes per round, creating paintings using a pre-chosen colour palette and theme. Winners take home the title of first-ever Artcite Art Battle Champions!
Batoolio is a Palestinian-Canadian, Windsor-based, self-taught artist, and 2023 recipient of the City of Windsor’s ACHF grant, used to put on Windsor's first Colors of Resilience gallery of curated works. Batoolio's work has been exhibited in both group and solo shows at Phog Lounge, Artspeak Gallery, and as Artcite’s 2023 BIPOC Artist in Residence. Her work can also be seen on Spotify as cover art for Windsor-based musicians Dagobah Green, Dig Samples, under their music, as well as logo designs for local brand Designs by Sav, and CJAM 99.1 to develop a sticker for their 2023 Charity Drive. Batoolio draws inspiration from classic painters Freida Khalo, and Vincent Van Gogh, and more recent works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Keith Harring, and uses their philosophies to teach workshops in Windsor. She is a multi-media, interdisciplinary artist who uses art to communicate abstract feelings that words cannot, resulting in layered, vibrant, abstract pieces of work, often described as what dreams look like.
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Membership perks include:
• Invitations to show work in Artcite Inc. members’ exhibitions.
• Discounts on ticketed events.
• Invitations to members-only special events and mixers.
• Subscription to our monthly e-newsletters.
• Voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting.
We pursue our primary concerns through critical activities including exhibitions, lectures, screenings, performances, publications, events and special projects. Membership supports these and many other activities, and is the lifeblood of Artcite Inc. Show your support by becoming a member and enjoy the benefits of belonging to Windsor’s only artist-run centre!
This event is part of TOGETHERNESS:
Join us at Artcite for a jam-packed month of community-focused, members-based events and opportunities, anchored by our 2023 members’ exhibition and fundraiser, TOGETHERNESS. From free weekly members’ nights, to weekend art jams and pop-up mini markets, we’ve got something for everyone!
