<div dir="ltr"><p>Dear members,</p><p>I hope this message finds you well! My name is Adith, and I am reaching out on behalf of the UBC <a href="https://healthyaging.med.ubc.ca/" target="_blank">Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging</a> (ELCHA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC).<u></u><u></u></p><p>The ELCHA is pleased to announce a call for submissions to the <b>Healthy Aging Visual Art Prize</b>, an art contest that aims to explore and celebrate the theme of “Healthy Human Aging” through visual art forms. We believe that your association’s extensive reach within the museum and art communities in BC could greatly enhance the visibility and participation in this contest, and we would like to seek your assistance in disseminating this information to your networks and channels (including your institution’s members and individual members).<u></u><u></u></p><p>Please find below a brief overview of the contest:<u></u><u></u></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><li style="margin-left:15px"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Theme:</span></strong> Healthy Human Aging<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Accepted Mediums:</span></strong> Painting, drawing, small sculpture, photography, ceramics, mixed media, glass, printmaking, and digital art<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Not Accepted Mediums:</span></strong> Film or video, AI-generated art, and photography with filters applied<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Submission Deadline:</span></strong> September 30th, 2024<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p>All entries will be showcased in a digital art gallery. Up to 16 finalists will be invited to present their work at an Artist Night at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at the UBC Vancouver campus in January 2025, where prizes will be awarded. Selected finalists will also have the opportunity to exhibit their work at the Jericho Arts Centre in Vancouver.</p><p>For more detailed information about the contest, please see the following link: <a href="https://healthyaging.med.ubc.ca/art-contest" target="_blank">https://healthyaging.med.ubc.ca/art-contest</a>. Please do not hesitate to reach out to <a href="mailto:healthy.aging@ubc.ca" target="_blank">healthy.aging@ubc.ca</a> if you have any queries about the contest.</p><p><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(0,33,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,33,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Adithya Vishnu Kumar</span></b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,33,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> (</span><a href="https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,33,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">He, Him, His</span></a><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,33,69);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">)</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,33,69)"><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Research Coordinator</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Faculty of Medicine | Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging | Kobor Lab</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">117 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3 | Canada</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Phone: 604-710-3560</span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="mailto:adithya.kumar@ubc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,33,69)">adithya.kumar@ubc.ca</span></a></span></span></p></div></div>