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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Adrian Romeo</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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</span></i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">(detail), 2024</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">71 x 91.5 cm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Every Day is a Day at the Races When You're Mentally and Physically Ill</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">September 28 to December 28, 2024</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Curated by Craig Willms</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Interactive Sculptures and Witty Textile Works Create Safe Space for Mental Health Conversations at Kamloops Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Beginning September 28, the Kamloops Art Gallery presents Adrian Romeo:
<i>Every Day is a Day at the Races When You're Mentally and Physically Ill, </i>in The Cube. Through interactive sculptures and witty textile works, Romeo explores the human condition and reflects on her own mental and physical struggles. Central to the exhibition
is a wooden racetrack comprised of five sculptural wind-up toys, each symbolizing the artist’s personal battles: depression, fatigue, chronic pain, insomnia, and self-doubt. Visitors are encouraged to choose a racer to send down the track.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:106%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Accompanying the racetrack are brightly coloured, hand-sewn textile banners
with tongue-in-cheek slogans including: “I used to hate how big my hands are. Now
<a name="_Int_U3cZaLRM">I’m</a> glad I can hold so much.” These works use humour and whimsy to reframe difficult subjects, creating a welcoming space for open conversations about mental and physical health.
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in 2024, along with the TRU Medal in BFA. Visit Romeo’s exhibition in The Cube from September 28 to December 28, 2024. Admission to The Cube is always free.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Craig Willms, Assistant Curator
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">250.377.2406
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">About the Kamloops Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Kamloops Art Gallery, established in 1978, is situated on the
unceded and unsurrendered lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people. The largest art gallery in Secwepemcúl̓ecw (the Interior of British Columbia), the Gallery offers national caliber art
experiences through a diverse range of accessible and affordable exhibitions, talks, tours, and studio-based programming for all ages and abilities, and boasts a collection of over 3,000 works of art.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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