<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-BodyB" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:20pt">‘Upside Down’</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-BodyB" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><i><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Dianne Schienders and Alexandra Goodall</span></i></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-BodyB" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">May
26th to July 8th</span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-BodyB" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Opening reception: </span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Friday May 26th from 6-8pm</span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><i><span style="font-size:14pt">The Existential Cafe Artists’ Talk & Coffee</span></i></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"> with ’Upside Down’ artists:</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:14pt"> <span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:14pt">Saturday May 27th @1pm<span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">The Lake Country Art Gallery’s
upcoming exhibition ‘Upside Down’ opens Friday May 26 featuring the work of
artists Dianne Schnieders and Alexander Goodall.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default">This exhibition <span lang="PT">explores</span> the
interconnected relationship between humanity and nature, and our connection to
animals in particular. The gallery is morphing into an installation space for
the summer, starting at the end of May through to the end of August. <span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default">Dianne Schnieders graduated from UBCO in 2015 with a
B.F.A. Dianne’s work examines animal
welfare and the ethics of human/animal relationships as fellow species.<span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Alexandra Goodall is a
multidisciplinary artist living in the Okanagan Valley. She is drawn to the
shaping of perception through the arts, tweaking processes in the service of
insight, especially as it pertains to embodiment.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Meet the artists at the opening
reception on Friday May 26th from 6-8pm and plan to attend the Existential Cafe
and join the conversation on Saturday May 27th from 2-3:30pm.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Body"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">‘Upside Down’ runs from May 26th to
July 8th.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-Default"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Events
& Deadlines At A Glance:<span></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">‘Upside Down’</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"> <b>Opening reception: </b>Friday May
26th from 6-pm</span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt">The
Existential Cafe Artists’ Talk & Coffee</span></i></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"> with ’Upside Down’ artists:</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"> Saturday May 27th @2pm</span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Call for
Submissions:</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt">
Submissions for ‘Are we there yet? Canadian Roadside Attractions’ Members’ Exhibition.
Submission dates August 24/26 and 25th.
Exhibition runs from August 30th to September 30th. Visit the website
for more information and submission guidelines.</span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Upcoming:</span></b></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"> Summer<b> </b>art classes for 2017 at
the ArtHouse…check out the gallery website for more information about
workshops, classes and special announcements </span></span><span class="gmail-Hyperlink1"><a href="http://lakecountryartgallery.ca/"><span style="color:blue">lakecountryartgallery.ca</span></a></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"> . </span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-BodyB" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">-30-</span></span><span class="gmail-NoneA"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></span></p><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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