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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Seventy local artists’ work presented at Kelowna Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Bring Out Your Best: Annual Members’ Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">November 3, 2018 to January 13, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">November 8, 2018 – Kelowna, BC:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Over seventy local artists answered the call to submit a work for inclusion in this year’s annual members’ exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery.
The group show is aptly entitled <i>Bring Out Your Best</i> and submissions in a wide variety of media were welcomed, including painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed media, photography, and digital media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The exhibition is currently on view in The Front project space of the Gallery, which is free and open
to the public, and will run until January 13, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">“It is always exciting to see the wide range of works contributed for the annual members’ exhibition,”
says Nataley Nagy, Executive Director at the Gallery. “We are once again thrilled to be able to share these with the community as one of the many ways we give back to our valued members for their ongoing support.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">A reception to celebrate the artistic accomplishments of these talented individuals will be held on Friday,
December 7, 2018, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Kelowna Art Gallery. This free event is open to members and guests by invitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">A digital publication will be produced to accompany the exhibition with images of each work along with
information about the artist and the piece. The publication will soon be available to view on an iPad in the exhibition space as well as online via the Kelowna Art Gallery’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">For more information about membership at the Kelowna Art Gallery, please call the Gallery at 250-762-2226,
or visit online at www.kelownaartgallery.com.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The Kelowna Art Gallery offers four exhibition spaces that showcase changing contemporary and historical
Canadian art and is located at 1315 Water Street in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Kelowna.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">- 30 –</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Installation view of
<i>Bring Out Your Best: Annual Members’ Exhibition</i>, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Lillian Sokil,
<i>Succulent #2</i>, oil on canvas, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Vikki Drummond,
<i>Beautiful Boy</i>, acrylic and graphite, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Lawrence Cormier,
<i>Oscar</i>, midsteel and acrylic, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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