<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://lakecountry.civicweb.net/document/50188/Lake%20Country%20hires%20well%20known%20creative%20professional%20as%20Cultural%20Development%20Coordinator%202015-10-26.pdf"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:blue">News Release</span></b></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">October
28, 2015</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue">Lake Country Art Gallery hires Wanda Lock as its new Curator</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Lake Country, BC.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The
Lake Country Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Wanda Lock will serve as
the Gallery’s new Curator. This position
was vacated by Katie Brennan, who, after three years of developing exhibitions
at Lake Country Art Gallery, has moved to other opportunities within the local
arts community. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“We are extremely grateful for the high quality work
Katie did for the Lake Country Art Gallery”, stated Sharon McCoubrey, President
of the Lake Country Art Gallery Society. “And now we look forward to the future
exhibitions that Wanda will produce, anticipating that she will bring creative
and intriguing art shows to the gallery.”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wanda is a Lake Country resident, a practicing artist,
serves on the Public Art Commission, and is active in the arts community within
the Valley. After graduating from Emily
Carr University of Art & Design, Wanda returned to the Okanagan in 1992, where
she served as manager of Opus Framing & Art Supplies, taught art classes at
the Kelowna Art Gallery, and developed her own art practice, participating in
many art projects and special events over the years. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">“I am looking forward to working with artists
throughout the Okanagan,” said Wanda, “and I plan to build on the already
impressive reputation that the Lake Country Art Gallery has.”</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Petrina
McNeil, Manager of the Art Gallery confirmed that, “Wanda has </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">clearly demonstrated her understanding of the leadership role of a
Curator. The ideas Wanda brings with her
have the potential to immediately interest and excite the wider community yet
each idea also contains deeper levels of curiosity and inquiry that will engage
and challenge visitors to consider new and different ways of seeing.”</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Petrina anticipates an exciting line-up of future
exhibitions for the Gallery with, “Wanda adding her own flair, and easily
slipping into stories of film, music and other shared cultural experiences as a
segway into contemporary visual art.” </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Wanda begins her role as Curator immediately, with her
first exhibition being the upcoming, highly popular <b>Under 100 Show</b>, which opens on November 21<sup>st. </sup> You can be part of the special premier event starting
at 3:00 on the 21<sup>st</sup>, be among the first to see and buy from the
display of over 600 small, original artworks. More information soon on
<a href="http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca">www.lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You can meet the new Curator in the Art Gallery on
Sunday, November the 8<sup>th</sup>, between 11:00 and 3:00 pm. Drop by any time for an informal chat. You will also be able to have one more look
at the current exhibition, “WildMen”.<span style="color:red"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><u>Events At a Glance:</u> </b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Nov 1st, 2015 </span>Wanda Lock appointed as new Curator at Lake Country Art Gallery</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><u>November 8th</u> 11am-3pm, Informal drop-in, m</span>eet the Curator Wanda Lock and see the current exhibition 'Wild Men' during the last week of exhibition.</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><u>November 11th</u> from 7pm Cook Street Bailers (from Victoria) play music live in the gallery</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><u>November 21st</u>, 3pm-6pm. Special Event 1st-pick buy from the 2015 Under 100 Exhibition. Get your name on the VIP list call 250-766-1299</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><br></b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"><font face="monospace, monospace"><b><u>November 22nd</u> Under 100 opens to the Public 11am-3pm</b></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information contact</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Petrina McNeil, Manager, Lake Country Art Gallery at
250-766-1299, <a href="mailto:petrina.mcneill@gmail.com">petrina.mcneill@gmail.com</a><span style="color:red"> </span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">or Sharon McCoubrey, President of the Lake Country Art
Gallery Society, 250-766-4406, <a href="mailto:Sharon.mccoubrey@ubc.ca">Sharon.mccoubrey@ubc.ca</a> or Wanda Lock, Curator, <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca">wandalock@shaw.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
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