<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FOR IMMEDIATE REL</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">EASE:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 29, 2023 Lake Country</span></p><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br></div><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lake Coun</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">try Art Gallery</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lakecountryartgallery.ca </span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:lakecountryartgallery@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lakecountryartgallery@gmail.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tel: 250-766-1299</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gallery Hours:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday to Sunday </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">900 AM to 400 PM</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Under 200 is an important fundraiser for the Lake Country Art Gallery and a celebration of our gallery member artists. The annual Under 200 exhibition includes over 400 pieces and most artwork is priced under $200. You are invited to support local art, find the perfect gift, take home an original art card, and more! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-66c614b3-7fff-fb8d-c72d-95f8b8e06584" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year we unveil the exhibition with an exclusive Front of the Line event on Saturday, December 2 from 9-11am (see below for more information). Followed by the Night Market, which takes place Friday, December 15 from 4-8pm.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Front of the Line</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">VIP preview of the Under 200 exhibition</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, December 2 from 9 to 11 AM</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tickets: </span><a href="https://www.showpass.com/frontoftheline/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.showpass.com/frontoftheline/</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Includes: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Exclusive first preview at the Under 200 exhibition</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Live music</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(42,42,42);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Brunch and refreshments available </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Under 200</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, December 2 until December 21, 2023</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Opens to the public: Saturday, December 2 at noon</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Photo Note</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Installation view of the Under 200 exhibition </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="white-space:normal"><br><span style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Media Contact:</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Email </span><a href="mailto:galleryassistant@lakecountryartgallery.ca" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">galleryassistant@lakecountryartgallery.ca </span></a></span><br></span></p><div><br></div><div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">See attached for:</div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">PDF of Press Release text</div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">PDF of Under 200 poster</div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">JPG of <span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">installation view of the Under 200 exhibition</span></div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div id="gmail-AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank-you!</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lpk6qguw1" alt="2023_LCAG_Under 200_Installation-.jpg" width="542" height="361"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_lpk6qro92" alt="FINAL_2023_Under 200_Poster_11x17.png" width="351" height="542"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">Steph Townsend</b><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"> </span><font size="1" style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">(she/her)</font><div style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">Gallery Assistant, Lake Country Art Gallery</div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><font color="#000000" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/9ZBXw" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;text-align:justify" target="_blank">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country</a></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(63,63,63);font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><br></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px"><i>We respectfully acknowledge that the Lake Country Art Gallery and Art House are located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx/Okanagan people</i></span></div></div><b><div><b><br></b></div><br></b><div><br></div></div></div></div>