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Artists battle it out in Burnaby paint-off event

Artists are going head to head for supremacy at Deer Lake Gallery this weekend. The Burnaby Arts Council is holding another Live Paint Off event at the gallery on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Alyx Essers, Park's Edge Paint Off
Alyx Essers takes part in the Park's Edge Paint-Off in the summer of 2018. Essers is one of six artists lined up to take part in a live art battle at Deer Lake Gallery this weekend.

Artists are going head to head for supremacy at Deer Lake Gallery this weekend.

The Burnaby Arts Council is holding another Live Paint Off event at the gallery on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Featured artists include four participants who’ve taken part in the arts council’s summer Park’s Edge Paint Off in previous years: Jeremy Henrickson, Yukiko Adachi, Alyx Essers and Juan Pablo Vega. New to the Burnaby art battle scene are Jace Junggyu Kim and Peter Martin.

Visitors can watch the paintings come to life while enjoying the musical stylings of John Gonzalez and Cumbia Galera, with world fusion music that incorporates salsa, mambo, reggae, hip hop and jazz.

Deer Lake Gallery is at 6584 Deer Lake Ave. See www.burnabyartscouncil.org or call 604-298-7322 for information.