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The Portrait Challenge, Incredible Community Drawing Project @ Bumbershoot 2010 in Seattle

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Channel: Len Davis · 2010 · Howto & Style

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One page, one picture of a notable model, six empty boxes and a challenge to draw the model. This is the essence of the Portrait Challenge , started in 2002 by artist and security chief at the Frye Art Museum, Ryan Molenkamp; it was originally conceived as a fun way for security staff to combat the somewhat slow pace of their job. Besides Frye security guards, participants over the years have ranged from trained artists like Mark Ryden, Jennifer Zwick and Cait Willis, to folks with no artistic training whatsoever, all stepping up equally to the challenge. Bumbershoot attendees will have the opportunity to draw their unique interpretation, realistic rendering, insightful caricatures, or just silly pictures and conceptual musings of the model, or opt to participate as the model and see how other people render their portrait. Over 1000 different pages will be on hand, along with several interactive crowd elements, for the public to draw in a fun, encouraging environment. 

http://bumbershoot.org/fresh/2010/06/visual-arts-program/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ThePortraitChallenge
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Portrait-Challenge/131518143544734#!/pages/The-Portrait-Challenge/131518143544734?v=info

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