Live Art Duel

Creating Masterpieces Before Your Eyes

November 14, 2024 • 6–9 pm

John E. Reeves Great Hall at FIT

Join FIT for our first live painting competition and fundraising event, Live Art Duel, where students will create masterpieces over the course of three timed rounds.

Benefitting the FIT Foundation

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As artists work, spectators can watch the creative process come to life. At the end of each round, the judges will vote for their favorite pieces of art in real time. The top artists will advance to the final round and battle it out for the championship. One-of-a-kind works of art will be available for auction following the event. All funds raised will benefit FIT students.

We look forward to seeing you at FIT’s first Live Art Duel!

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Banner illustration by Shawn Lanier, Fine Arts ‘24. IG: @aster_eel

Host: Sydney Sadick

Sydney Sadick is the founding editor-in-chief and publisher of Spotlight magazine, the first print publication to target next-generation New York City, Hamptons, Miami, and Palm Beach. In addition, Sadick contributes entertainment and news segments to national television shows, including Good Morning America, TODAY show, E! News, Inside Edition, New York Live, and more. Sadick is the author of the bestselling book Aim High, which debuted at No. 1 on Amazon in the fashion and business categories. She is a former editor at The Daily Front Row.