The evening took on the appearance of a Who's Who in art when Red Bull hosted the T&T leg of its Red Bull Art of Can elimination as a number of young, talented local artists were on spot to witness Dave Cooper handsomely best the field with his piece titled Michael Jackson–Legendary Wings.
Held at The Corner Bar in Woodbrook, the elimination also fielded seven other entrants, including eventual runners-up Jennifer Hutchings, Troy Seethai and Sean Thompson. Cooper will take his piece to the regional exhibition in Kingston, Jamaica on October 1 to 11, along with the pieces of his runners-up to represent the T&T thrust into the world of Red Bull art.
Among the art enthusiasts seen at Corner Bar were musician Carl "Beaver" Henderson, IslandPeople Mas director Dane Lewis, American photographer Wyatt Gallery, Scorch magazine head Kwesi "Hyppa Hoppy" Hopkinson and AS Bryden's Patrice Gray-Smith-Forde.