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<p><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica">Lake Country Art Gallery: Press Release
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<p><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700;color:rgb(81,81,81)">‘Keep it Real: LC Youth Festival’</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">
</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700;color:rgb(81,81,81)">May 13th, 14th and 15th in Lake Country</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">
</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700;color:rgb(255,98,12)">Open Call to Lake Country Youth
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<p><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700">‘Keep it Real: Incognito Exhibition’</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica">
</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700">‘Keep it Real: Sidewalk Paint Project’</span><span style="font-size:19pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700">
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700;color:rgb(81,81,81)">Event Date: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,98,12)">Incognito Exhibition: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">Friday May 13th @the Pop-UP Gallery in the Art
House (next to the LC Art Gallery) 6-8pm. </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(255,98,12)">Sidewalk Paint Project: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">Saturday May
14th and Sunday May 15th on the sidewalk in front of GESS, Bottom Wood Lake
Road, 11-5pm.</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700;color:rgb(81,81,81)">Contact: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">Wanda Lock email: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca">wandalock@shaw.ca</a> </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(81,81,81)">or the Lake Country Art Gallery
tel: 250 766 1299 email:</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca">lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca</a>
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:700">Incognito: </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:oblique">using postcards to get teens talking </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">is an exhibition about teens in
Lake Country talking about issues that they are experiencing here in the
community, whether it’s mental, physical, spiritual, or emotional. We are asking
teens, ages 13-18, to anonymously create a postcard that reflects any emotion or
thought, funny or serious or anything in between about their personal
experiences in Lake Country. This is an opportunity for youth to be heard with-
out judgement or criticism and shed some light on how young people are feeling
and hopefully start some conversations. Stop by the Art House on Friday May
13th and create your own postcard to display in the gallery and join us for an ‘Ice
Cream Sundae’ from 7-8pm.
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">And...the Lake Country Art Gallery is looking for youth interested in participating
in the ‘Keep it Real: Sidewalk Paint Project’, part of the ‘Keep it Real: LC Youth
Festival’. </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">
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</span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">On Saturday May 14th and Sunday May 15th we will take paint to the sidewalk in
front of George Elliott Secondary School on Bottom Wood Lake Road in Lake
Country. This is an opportunity for youth to work with a professional artist to
create an artwork in a public space. Seven emerging and professional artists will
provide the mentorship and guidance to our youth: Jody DeSchutter, Lucas
Glenn, Mathew Glenn, Kelsie Balehowsky, Arden Boehm, Kaitlin Dutot, and
Rachel Mercer. By working together on the ‘Keep it Real: Sidewalk Paint Project’,
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">youth and professional artists can create a cohesive message that is not only a
work of art but a reflection of who we are and how we are doing as a community.
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">The festival will also feature CYNK, a 4 piece rock band from Lake Country BC.
Jonathan Hintz – Guitar & Vocals | Malcolm Muir – Guitar/Bass | Doug Harty –
Bass | Lucas Van-Camp – Drums. They have just recently released their album
“Strings” on Itunes, Google Play, And other digital download stores. They made
their debut at Creekside theatre march 9th and have continued from there. They
will be playing on Saturday 14</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Helvetica;vertical-align:3pt">th </span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">at 2pm and 4pm. The festival will include a line-
up of musicians to be posted, including James Balehowsky of JoyfulDoor (https://
<a href="http://joyfuldoor.bandcamp.com/">joyfuldoor.bandcamp.com/</a>) and more!
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<p><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Helvetica">If you would like to leave your mark on the sidewalk in front of GESS please
leave your name and contact information with the Lake Country Art Gallery or
email Wanda Lock (curator) at <a href="mailto:wandalock@shaw.ca">wandalock@shaw.ca</a>. </span></p>
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</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">____________________________<br></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext"><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Lake Country Art Gallery:</span></font><font face="Helvetica Neue, serif"><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></font></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Lake Country, British Columbia<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">V4V 1T9</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:11pt">Gallery Hours:</span><span style="font-size:15px"><br></span></span></u></b><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Wed,</span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(closed Mon-Tue)</span></p><p><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext">Contact:</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:2pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"> <br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif">(250) 766 -1299<br></span><span style="color:windowtext;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif"><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca" target="_blank">lakecountryartgallery@shaw.ca</a><br></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca" target="_blank">www.lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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