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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='color:#1F497D'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please forward this to your artist groups and connections.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Artist Residency Deadline extended to February 12<sup>th</sup>, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The <b>Mackie Lake House Foundation and Vernon Public Art Gallery </b>are pleased to announce the call to the artists for the 2016 Mackie Lake House Artist-in-Residence program. The residency is designed to offer established Canadian artists solitude and time to create. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The residency includes a three-week stay at the Historic 1910 Mackie Lake House in Coldstream, BC, a $1000 honorarium, and a four-week long exhibition at the Vernon Public Art Gallery which will include working sketches and finished works produced during the residency. </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The purpose of the Artist-in-Residence program is to foster the discourse and production of visual arts by providing artists a place to pursue their artistic discipline in a tranquil <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>location away from their normal busy life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2016 Dates<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Spring Residency Dates - May 9<sup>th</sup> to 29<sup>th</sup>, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Application extension,</span></u></b><u><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> submissions must be received by February 12<sup>th</sup>, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Selection will be made by Feb 29, 2016</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:125%'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Full submission details and application forms are available online at <u><a href="http://www.mackiehouse.ca/artist.html">www.mackiehouse.ca/artist.html</a></u> or see the attached application form.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><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>Thank you,<span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Christine Kashuba<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mackie Lake House Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>250-545-1019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.mackiehouse.ca/"><span style='color:blue'>www.mackiehouse.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/MackieHouse2012"><span style='color:blue'>Mackie House on Facebook</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div>
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