<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_k08kl06k1" alt="crag_logo_blueline.jpg" width="301" height="108" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px">MEDIA </span><span class="gmail-m_-1492701416130973070gmail-il" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px">RELEASE</span><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px"> - For immediate </span><span class="gmail-m_-1492701416130973070gmail-il" style="color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px">release</span><br></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A Roadside Attraction! Opening Reception of the CRAG’s newest Exhibition </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rest Area</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">September 6, 2019, Campbell River, BC: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Art is part of the whole family in the Campbell River Art Gallery’s (CRAG&#39;s) newest exhibition by the father and sons team Cedric, Nathan and Jim Bomford in </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rest Area &amp; Crummy Gallery</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The two brothers, Cedric and Nathan work with their father, Jim Bomford, to create two custom-built installations on display in both Spirit Square and inside the CRAG.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Bomfords’ installation and photographic work is created through a hands-on practice of ‘thinking through building’ which, in this case, uses rest areas, those beloved pit-stops along the highway where we stretch our legs or walk the dog. Both installations are created to provoke thought on two aspects of these curious in-between spaces. One, the troubling nature of “public” space and the power structures that feed into decisions about how we use them and who can access them. Second, the way the minutiae of these unnoticed spaces mirrors aspects of our lives. Rest areas are a metaphor for the spaces that connect where we’ve been with where we are going.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A very special Opening Reception is planned for Saturday, September 21 from 3:00 to 5:00pm in the Main Gallery and Spirit Square and will include the father and son trio who are always willing to talk about their </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">socially aware and weather resistant </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">artwork. This is one of the key-stone events featured in the Art &amp; Earth Festival for the weekend. The afternoon will include live music on Spirit Square Stage, food trucks, and an interactive community marble track you can race-on and add-to with recycled materials. We will also launch Coffee &amp; Crummy, a weekly opportunity to tour the Crummy Gallery and engage in discussions with free coffee and doughnuts to anyone in the square. The Crummy Gallery will be parked on the Gallery lawn until November 18. Call or email the Gallery for details on free use of the space for a meeting or gathering, and </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Crummy</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> visiting hours. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join us on Sunday, September 22 from 2:30 to 4:30pm for a conversation with the Bomfords, as they talk through the processes of building interactive works you can play on, touch, and climb. The Bomfords will explore the politics of public spaces and question how occupants are restricted by rules defined by economic, territorial, and social interests. They are a warm and welcoming bunch with lots of great insights. You won’t want to miss meeting the family. </span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information, contact the CRAG at 250-287-2261, email <a href="mailto:admin@crartgallery.ca" target="_blank">admin@crartgallery.ca</a> or visit </span><a href="http://www.crartgallery.ca/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.crartgallery.ca</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">--30--</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vicky Chainey Gagnon</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Executive Director &amp; Chief Curator</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Campbell River Art Gallery</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:director@crartgallery.ca" target="_blank">director@crartgallery.ca</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.crartgaller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