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An opening event will be hosted virtually on <b>7-8pm May 5, 2022</b>, where winners will be announced.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><a href="https://craftcouncilbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/TES-Catalogue-2022-V3.pdf"><span style='color:#C00000'>browse the 200+ earrings featured in this year’s exhibition</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><a href="https://craftcouncilbc.ca/the-earring-show-2022-selected-artists/"><span style='color:#C00000'>meet the selected artists</span></a></span></b><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><a href="https://tes2022.eventbrite.ca/"><span style='color:#C00000'>get your tickets here</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#58585B'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#FBFBFB'><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>raine mckay<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>she|her|hers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>executive director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:red'>craft council of bc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.craftcouncilbc.ca/"><span style='color:windowtext'>craftcouncilbc.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>1386 cartwright street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>vancouver, bc v6h 3r8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:red'>charitable # 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