A Very Serious Competition is coming to East Williamsburg’s fanciful art supply shop Better Than Jam: stop by this Friday, August 26, to watch dozens of local artists capture the likenesses of sweet (and hopefully patient) dogs at a benefit for area organization the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition.

The Brooklyn Puppy Painting Takedown, which will start at 8 p.m. and run through 10 p.m. at 20 Grattan Street (between Morgan Avenue and Bogart Street off of the Morgan Avenue stop on the L train) is an informal, friendly competition between painters driven by the audience’s taste: after the works of art are completed, they will be up for auction, and proceeds from the sales will go towards BARC’s operating expenses.