Eye-opening art display

Artists work on a section of wall during the Can Jam, a graffiti art battle at Keeton's Office and Art Supply in Bradenton Saturday.
TIFFANY TOMPKINS/Bradenton Herald — Artists work on a section of wall during the Can Jam, a graffiti art battle at Keeton's Office and Art Supply in Bradenton Saturday. TIFFANY TOMPKINS/Bradenton Herald ttompkins@bradenton.com

MANATEE -- Keeton's Office and Art Supply's third annual Can Jam, a three-hour graffiti art battle, drew artistic competitors Saturday on a perfect day for outdoor compositions with slightly breezy weather in the low 70s.

Three walls of Keeton's warehouse were covered with a "Star Wars"-themed mural. The plan is to cover the mural with a fresh coat of white paint by the end of this month to give a blank canvas for the community to spray paint.

Artists could win hourly giveaways, stencil their own T-shirt, jam to music and munch on local food.

There was also a Kid Zone. Spray paint was available for purchase.

This story was originally published April 9, 2016 at 10:41 PM with the headline "Eye-opening art display ."

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