Battle of the Brushes: Round 5!

Sat Mar 21 2026 at 02:00 pm to 11:00 pm UTC-04:00

8th Ave. Gallery | Ocala

Justin Alsedek
Publisher/HostJustin Alsedek
Battle of the Brushes: Round 5!
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Battle of the Brushes: Round 4 Champion Lili Hart, People’s choice DJ Reynolds and Second place overall Jordan Shapot will be back to compete for the Title & $2500 in cold hard cash against artists Drake Arnold, Noel Smith, Chris Hershberger, Jordan Jones, Giuseppe Solito, Dennis Salcedo, Keilee Caltagirone, Tracie Thompson and the randomly selected wild card Jamie Antonetti!
Each Artist will start and finish a 4ft x 4ft piece of Art live! Throughout the event you’ll enjoy live music, free beer/Wine, food trucks and you will get the opportunity to vote for your favorite piece for the peoples choice award! At 9:30pm artists will stop working and the awards will be given out!
🏆BOTB Champion - $2500 - chosen by
3 Judges- (TBA)
🏵Peoples Choice - $750 - to the artist with the most votes.
🎤8th Ave. Galleries Choice- $250 - to the artist who creates Seth Benzel and Justin Alsedek’s favorite piece.
This event is not only a fun and unique experience but a fundraiser for Two of Ocala’s great art non-profits, the Marion Cultural Alliance (MCA) and the Magnolia Art Xchange (MAX). We will have an official event merch table with T-Shirts, limited edition Event Posters, and stickers! You will also have an opportunity to purchase tickets for a chance to win Original Artworks from several talented artists!
Proceeds will be donated to these wonderful Non-profits.

We will also be displaying artwork from each competing artist in the main gallery. A portion of all sales in the gallery will also be donated!
All the works created will be up for Auction at the event and the following week!
Event Breakdown:
2pm - Artists Introduction Ceremony!
2:30pm- Painting will begin!🎨
9:30pm - Painting stops, final votes get cast.
By 10pm - winners are an announced and a champ is crowned! 👑
10pm - 11pm Continue to Celebrate and Dance!🕺💃🏻

Live Music lineup:
2:30pm - 5:30pm TBA
5:30pm - 7:30pm TBA
7:30pm - 10:30pm TBA
As always free beer and wine and delicious food trucks - MexiRican & (TBA) will be on location!
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Special thanks to our Presenting Sponsor
Angie Lewis State Farm!🙏
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

8th Ave. Gallery , 8th Ave. Gallery, 1531 NE 8th Ave, Ocala, FL 34470, United States

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