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Artist Jan Brancewicz works on a painting during the art battle at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba annual art auction on Thursday evening at the gallery. This year's theme was Minimalism versus Maximalism. For the art battle, artists Brancewicz, Opeyemi Olukotun, Marin Curtis and Weiming Zhao all created artworks within the gallery space while guests to the event looked on. The pieces were later auctioned off in a live auction alongside other donated works. In addition, a silent auction was held for a variety of artwork as well. The evening also included dinner. The annual event raises money for AGSM programming. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)