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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Hello Paul Crawford,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>We aren’t a museum, but as the Association of Manitoba Museums, we are willing to promote the exhibit to our members in our next broadcast.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Beryth Strong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Training / Communications Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>204-947-1782<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Museums.Manitoba/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D1FC80.CA928B30" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/MuseumsManitoba"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=75 height=75 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01D1FC80.CA928B30" alt=twitter></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> bcma-broadcast-bounces@lists.vifa.ca [mailto:bcma-broadcast-bounces@lists.vifa.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>BC Museums Association - Member Broadcast Email Network<br><b>Sent:</b> August 19, 2016 7:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> bcma-broadcast@lists.vifa.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCMA Members Only] Behind the Lines | Contemporary Syrian Art<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>I am humbly writing you all today to see if there would be any opportunity to have our latest exhibition: <b><i>Behind the Lines: Contemporary Syrian Art</i></b>, featuring over 100 works of art by 19 contemporary Syrian artists, most of whom are still living in Syria today, tour to your institution in the coming year or beyond. I am attaching a copy of the catalogue for your reference to learn more about the artists and to see the work on display. <span style='background:white'><br><br></span>I would also love for you to have the opportunity to talk with Humam Alsalim (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mr.Doooom?fref=ts">www.facebook.com/Mr.Doooom?fref=ts</a>) my 24 year old contact in Damascus who helped pull this whole thing together. His English both spoken and written is amazing and he is easy to reach via Facebook and through facebook you can set up a skype call and hear firsthand his story and those behind all the artists in this exhibition. <br><br>This is rare and amazing opportunity to bring the world to your community and I can’t express enough just how lucky and honoured I am to have been able to bring this exhibition to our community and I believe it’s certainly one of the most timely and important exhibitions we have done and I could not have foreseen just how relevant this is when we started working on this a year ago. <br><br>Thank you for your time and consideration and I do hope that should you have time and would like to see this exhibition in person it will remain on display here at the Penticton Art Gallery through Sunday September 11<sup>th</sup>. <br><br>I look forward to talking with you about the future possibilities of touring this exhibition and hope that your schedule will find room to make it work. <br><br>Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Paul F. Crawford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Director/Curator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Penticton Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>199 Marina Way<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Penticton, B.C. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>V2A 1H5 Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Phone: <a href="tel:%28250%29%20493-2928" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>(250) 493-2928</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>E-mail</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>: <a href="mailto:curator@pentictonartgallery.com">curator@pentictonartgallery.com</a> <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Web: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.pentictonartgallery.com">www.pentictonartgallery.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>