<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi there, </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please see below for information of<span style="font-weight:bold"> </span>Lake Country Art Gallery's upcoming Exhibition<b><i><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>Lighthouse Keeping</i><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>and the exhibition's opening reception<b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Saturday, September 13th from 1-3PM)</b>. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>See attached for:</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Photo: Kathy Hale, Judith Jurica, Wanda Lock</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Press Release</span> PDF</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">----- </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-46d0bc63-7fff-8ae3-5da0-6b7d78b43b8e" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NEW LAKE COUNTRY GALLERY EXHIBITION</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);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">Exhibition Details:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Title: Lighthouse Keeping</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Artists: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">featuring X40 woman artists</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dates: September 13 to September 28, 2025</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Opening Reception: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, September 13th, 1:00pm to 3:00pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="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">The title </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lighthouse Keeping </span><span style="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">draws its inspiration from Stevie Nicks’ song The Lighthouse (September 2024). In a recent interview, Nicks reflected on her surprise at having to write a protest song at this stage in her life. As Margaret Atwood has written, “A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used. Powerlessness and silence go together.” Her words remind us that where women’s voices are devalued, progress can falter, and vigilance remains essential.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The next exhibition at Lake Country Art Gallery is </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lighthouse Keeping</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="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">gathers artists whose work guides and sustains the voices of women in a world where those voices must still fight to be heard, </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">including Jane Everett, Rose Braun, Katherine Pickering, Julie Oakes, and Lee Claremont. </span><span style="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">Some guide us through the quiet rhythms of beauty, the language of composition, and the poetry of the everyday. Each work carries its own weight, inviting viewers to enter freely, linger and wonder. In this way, the exhibition itself becomes a lighthouse, illuminating paths for reflection, dialogue, and the ongoing care of women’s voices in the arts.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);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">Photo Notes:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Left to right: artist Kathy Hale, artist Judith Jurica with her artwork, and curator Wanda Lock</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);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">About Lake Country Art Gallery:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Lake Country Art Gallery is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people. We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Elders, past and present, as well as the descendants and custodians of this land.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,16,26);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Lake Country Art Gallery is a vibrant art space committed to showcasing thought-provoking contemporary art. The gallery serves as a platform for established and emerging artists, fostering a cultural exchange within the community.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="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">Media Contact:</span><span style="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"> Wanda Lock - curator email: <a href="mailto:wandalock@lakecountryartgallery.ca">wandalock@lakecountryartgallery.ca</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="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 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="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">Thank-you,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="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 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Stephanie Townsend</span><br></p></span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">ArtHouse | Lake Country Art Gallery<br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country<br><a href="mailto:steph@lakecountryartgallery.ca" target="_blank">steph@lakecountryartgallery.ca</a> | 250-766-1299</div></div></div></div></div></div>