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<p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Back to the 80s exhibition on now at Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Back to the 80s<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">March 5 to April 17, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>March 17, 2016 – Kelowna, BC:</b> The Kelowna Art Gallery takes visitors
<i>Back to the 80s</i> with an exhibition that celebrates this decade of classic cult movies. From Batman to Beetlejuice, visitors will likely recognize characters or scenes from films they have seen, depicted in the art on view. Over twenty local artists have
created works in a variety of media, including traditional animation drawing, digital media, sculpture and mixed media.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The exhibition is presented in partnership with local artists’ group Art Brew, the same team that was behind
<i>Superheroes and Supervillains</i> shown at the Gallery in the spring of 2015. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Back to the 80s</i> will be on view until April 27, 2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in downtown Kelowna. For more information about current exhibitions, public programming or special events, please visit the Kelowna Art Gallery online at www.kelownaartgallery.com
or call 250-762-2226.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>- 30 –<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, to schedule an interview, or for additional high-res images please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Media Inquiries<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Joshua Desnoyers | Marketing and Events Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">1315 Water Street | Kelowna, BC | V1Y 9R3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black">250-762-2226 ext. 305 | 250-762-9875 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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