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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#222222">LAUNCH! Festival 2016</span></b><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:#222222">June 17-18</span></b><span style="color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#222222">Vancouver's Festival for Professional Emerging Artists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;background:white">Calling all professional emerging artists! Do you have 2-3 years of experience in the performing arts? Are you juggling work with trying to get your start as an artist? If so, you should apply
to the 4th Annual Festival LAUNCH!, presented by SFU Woodward's and the 149 Arts Society</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Application deadline: Tuesday May 24th 2016, 5:00 pm. Submission is free!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jurors are looking for short, original works of music, theatre, dance, film, & new media. New and innovative work is encouraged! Successful applicants will be paid to perform in a public talent showcase at Goldcorp Centre for
the Arts, receive career mentorship, and meet top industry experts for advice on how to grow a career in the arts! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">All applicants, whether chosen for the paid showcase or not, are invited to attend a day-long career-building workshops led by industry experts on Saturday, June 18<sup>th</sup>, focusing on: how to survive in the arts, developing
a “plan B’ strategy, financial planning, marketing, and building your resume and online profile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Apply by <span class="aqj">May 24th at 5pm</span> </b>at <b><a href="http://www.sfuwoodwards.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.sfuwoodwards.ca</span></a></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Event Details Here: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/events/events1/2016-spring/Launch2016.html" target="_blank">https://www.sfu.ca/sfuwoodwards/events/events1/2016-spring/Launch2016.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Simon Thistlewood</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Festival Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">LAUNCH! Festival</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Presented by SFU Woodward's Cultural Programs & 149 Arts Society</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Facebook: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Launch-Festival/1025328844156976" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Launch-Festival/1025328844156976</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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