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renderings and will execute their designs on 20 foot long shipping containers located on 25th Street starting on November 4 and they will be completed by November 11. Once the murals are completed, the public will have the chance to vote for their favorite CANVAS Local Showdown mural using the official CANVAS Art app. The winner will be announced at the closing of CANVAS on November 20. “The goal of CANVAS is to captivate the imagination and enrich public space with art through various mediums,” stated Nicole Henry, Founder of CANVAS and local gallery owner. “During CANVAS Local Showdown, we are bringing people to historic Northwood Village to highlight and promote its artistic and cultural dimensions while beautifying public spaces to further enrich our community.” Several of the artist may be well known to locals as their work can be seen in various restaurants, on the sides of buildings and in downtown lots that display rotating art. The artists participating in this year’s CANVAS Local Showdown include: Jhonattan Arango, Palm Beach County, a Cuban artist who goes by the name of Anon. Anón says that his work of is an ode to order, to coming together. In bringing others into the creative process, the growing artist is able to offer the latest version of the greatest intentions, thus becoming better at giving. And giving is the only way to receive. The name Anón derives from the Spanish name for the sugar apple; a fruit sectioned into many compartments, each containing a seed. It is also half of the word ‘anonymous’, chosen to point out the collective effort required to bring anything forth. Thus Anón is a collective effort, one that communicates protection, peace, friendship, and the dispelling of fear. Rendering by Jhonattan Arango 4th quarter edition - 2016 75