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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>MEDIA RELEASE</span></strong><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For Immediate Release</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><br><span style='background:white'> </span><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts Auction Artwork Now on Display!</span></strong><br><span style='background:white'> </span><br>The Vernon Public Art Gallery is excited to announce that all of the donated artworks for the 2015 Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts auction will be on display at the Big Steel Box Satellite Gallery. The artwork will be on display as a preview to the annual fundraiser auction from June 16<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>through to July 13<sup>th</sup>, 2015. This year we have a very exciting collection to display, including some large scale pieces by Sean Serfas and Gary Dewhurst, some valuable work by Peter Ewart and Joyce Devlin, along with more artworks in various mediums from artists across the valley. There is something for everyone in this year’s auction collection, with some great packages donated by local businesses as well.<br> <br><em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> “We are overwhelmed at the caliber of work being donated to Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts this year from emerging and senior artists. As a way of thanking our generous artists and donors we have decided to host a preview exhibition in the Big Steel Box gallery across from Cenotaph Park. Please stop by and if you are so inclined, leave a sealed bid on your favorite item for the auction.”</span></em><br><br>–Dauna Kennedy-Grant, VPAG Executive Director<br> <br>This year the gallery has also displayed all the donated artworks on a webpage on vernonpublicartgallery.com under current exhibitions, with an advanced sealed bid feature. If you see an artwork you must have, you now have the option to make an advanced sealed bid that will stand on the night of the event at the auction.<br> <br>This collection of artwork is not to be missed, and collectors will delight in what they find this year. Some of the mediums included in the collection are acrylic, oil, watercolour, printmaking, sculpture and collage. This is a great way to spend an afternoon in downtown Vernon. The<span class=apple-converted-space><i> </i></span><em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts Auction Preview</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>is a fabulous attraction for tourists and visitors of Vernon to check out, displaying such a diverse mix of work by local artists. Ratio Coffee is still located out front so visitors can enjoy hot or cold beverages and gourmet pastries upon their visit to the<em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts Auction Preview.</span></em><br><br>The Big Steel Box Satellite Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays. The Satellite Gallery is located at the corner of 31<sup>st</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Ave and 31<sup>st</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>St. across from Cenotaph Park. For more information call the Vernon Public Art Gallery at 250-545-3173 or check out our website at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.vernonpublicartgallery.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Laura Ashton<br><i>Marketing and Programming Coordinator</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#BBCE02'><img border=0 width=202 height=70 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D0ADBB.BF2A3B90" alt=VPAGlogo></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>3228-31st Avenue</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#595959'>, </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Vernon BC V1T 2H3 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>vernonpublicartgallery.com (250) 545-3173<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/vernonagallery"><span style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vernon-Public-Art-Gallery/92358973285"><span style='color:blue'>Facebook</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/midsummers-eve-of-the-arts/"><span style='color:blue'>Purchase Midsummer's Eve of the Arts Tickets Online!</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#595959'>Current Exhibitions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606060;background:white'><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/project/shelf-life/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#6DC6DD'>UBCO BFA Graduate Exhibition: Shelf Life</span></a>, May 28 - July 23, 2015<br><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/project/heavens-above/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#6DC6DD'>Andrea MJ Toth: Heavens Above</span></a>, </span>May 28 - July 23, 2015<span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#606060'><br></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606060;background:white'><a href="http://www.vernonpublicartgallery.com/project/mackie-house-artist-in-residency/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#6DC6DD'>Jan Poynter: The Longview,</span></a> May 28 - June 26, 2015</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>