Tin Roof will be hosting the 2019 Battle of The Canvas. Established in 2010, by curator simóne j banks, the Battle Of The Canvas® was developed as a public art project while living in Philadelphia with the purpose to create a live art experience for the city. The mission has always been - Collaborate To Elevate - with the vision for the Battle Of The Canvas® to always remain an inclusive arts event that showcases the power of visual and performing arts while implementing social change and community growth. Now, the project has evolved into a pop-up live painting competition, with a vision to host the event in different cities globally, becoming a more intentional platform for artists to be seen, supported and experienced. They provide a different dimension to the painter-patron relationship by encouraging local creative communities to witness a full artistic process by watching a blank canvas transform into...