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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=200 height=143 style='width:2.0833in;height:1.4895in' src="cid:image005.jpg@01DA9243.AED72390" align=left v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><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 style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>opening reception: 7p | may 9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>in gallery sales: may 9 - 23<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'>online sales : 8p | may 9 - aug 31<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000'> <a href="https://theearringshow.eventbrite.ca/"><span style='color:#C00000'>get your tickets here</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:29.15pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#C00000'> <a href="https://craftcouncilbc.ca/"><span style='color:#C00000'>craftcouncilbc.ca/tes</span></a></span><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><br> <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'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:.05pt;margin-right:29.4pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.2pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Craft Council of BC is pleased to present The Earring Show, an annual exhibition that highlights contemporary jewellery design. The exhibition sheds light on the timeless connection between craft and culture, and how they influence each other. The event provides a novel opportunity for the general public to engage with contemporary craft.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:34.6pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>The opening reception will be held at 7pm on May 9, 2024 at the CCBC gallery where the winners will be announced. The Earring Show as an exhibition will be available for viewing until May 23th at CCBC and will be posted online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:27.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Earring Show serves as a unique space that presents earrings as art, culture and a snapshot of contemporary high-level craftsmanship. Over the past 7000 years, earrings have acted as a window into cultural practices. At times, earrings have been used to introduce new norms into culture, at other times, culture has been expressed through earrings. The exhibition recognizes the importance of earrings throughout history in their various roles, from adornment and status markers, to protest and cultural statements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-top:.05pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:166.7pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>This year, the exhibition sees over 200 handmade earring submissions from around the world, made from an extensive variety of mediums.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:169.4pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>These earrings are never neutral; they express a passion for art, design, technique, a societal concern, a cultural statement or simply the physical expression of the artist’s craft. The artwork often relays a story that speaks to a part of the makers’ identity. Through the exhibition, these unique pieces and their stories have the potential to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:45.4pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>become a part of the wearers’ own story. This reflects one of the goals of the Show: to create shared experiences around craft between makers and wearers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoBodyText style='mso-margin-top-alt:.05pt;margin-right:37.55pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:29.15pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Earring Show began as a one-day local event, and over the past 11 years has grown in its scope, meaning and representation – while always acting as a contemporary reflection of craft and culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></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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