what is art wars?
Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota & National
in-the-moment art
Art Wars is an in-the-moment competition where student artists, from multiple schools, compete against each other to make the best artwork possible in their category. There are multiple categories that include caricature drawing, cartooning, clay, digital art, drawing, graphic design, multi-media, acrylic and watercolor painting, photography, and sculpture.
A timed competition
Students register for a category and are placed in a room with 10-15 other students in that same category. They are given a time period in which to do a theme or topic based work of art, all the while being critiqued by the judge in the room.
history of art wars
Art Wars started in Alexandria, MN in the year 2017. Alexandria Technical and Community College was the first venue of an Art Wars competition, having over 50 participants from 7 different schools participate. Art Wars was created for Artists to have fun in competition, form bonds and friendships, and improve artistic skill. It is meant to improve not only the technical skills needed to create good art, but also the thought and purpose behind its creation. Competitors are encouraged to develop soft skills such as public speaking by describing their process and problem solving through the verbal artist statement.