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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-variant:small-caps">City of Moscow
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arts Department<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">206 E Third Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: DJ Scallorn, Art Assistant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">p | 208.883.7036<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">e | <a href="mailto:dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us">dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">w | <a href="http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/art/">http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/art/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="Text1"><b>Title: </b></a><b>Palouse Plein Air 2012 Winners<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">October 1, 2012 –<a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Announcing the Palouse Plein Air 2012 competition winners!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">1<sup>st</sup> Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The first place winner of the Palouse Plein Air competition is Antonin Passemard from Boise, Idaho. The winning entry is titled “The Gypsy Life” and has been purchased by the City of Moscow for the City of Moscow
Art Collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="425" height="334" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Antonin Passemard, “The Gypsy Life”, oil, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">2<sup>nd</sup> Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The second place winner of the Palouse Plein Air competition is Forrest Dickison from Moscow, Idaho. The second place entry is titled “Afternoon Shadows” and has been purchased by Gritman Medical Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="352" height="274" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Forrest Dickison, “Afternoon Shadows”, oil on board, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">3<sup>rd</sup> Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The third place winner of the Palouse Plein Air competition is
</span>Katy Fox from <span lang="EN" style="background:white">Grand Junction, Colorado</span>. The third place entry is titled “Somebody’s Mailbox” and is still for sale.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="274" height="201" id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Katy Fox “Somebody's Mailbox”, oil, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Best Moscow Downtown/Urban<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Palouse Commercial Real Estate sponsored award for Best Moscow Downtown/Urban recipient of the Palouse Plein Air competition is
</span>Matt Brehm from <span lang="EN" style="background:white">Moscow, Idaho</span>. The entry is titled “Moscow: Alley” and is still for sale.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="206" height="270" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Matt Brehm, “Moscow Alley”, watercolor, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Best Historical</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Best Historical winner of the Palouse Plein Air competition is
</span>Robert Bissett from <span lang="EN" style="background:white">Naples, Idaho</span>. The entry is titled “UI Barn” and is still for sale.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="264" height="191" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Robert Bissett, “UI Barn”, acrylic on canvas, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Best Palouse<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Best Palouse winner of the Palouse Plein Air competition is Nancy Bowman from Moscow, Idaho The entry is titled “Afternoon Shadows” and is still for sale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="286" height="191" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Nancy Bowman, “Afternoon Shadows”, pastel, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Artists’ Choice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Artists’ Choice winner, selected by participants in the Palouse Plein Air competition, is Antonin Passemard from Boise, Idaho. The entry is titled “The Gypsy Life” and has been purchased by the City of Moscow
for the City of Moscow Art Collection. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="277" height="218" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Antonin Passemard, “The Gypsy Life”, oil, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Peoples’ Choice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Peoples’ Choice winner, selected by visitors to the Palouse Plein Air gallery exhibit, is Ryan Law from Moscow, Idaho. The entry is titled “Palouse Patterns” and has been purchased by Gritman Medical Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="244" height="315" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image010.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pictured above:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Ryan Law, “Palouse Patterns”, oil, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Come see these and other great works at the Third Street Gallery in Moscow City Hall (206 East Third Street).
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">What is Plein Air? French for “in the open air” used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Plein Air competitions are all about painting outdoors in a specific area or
region and then having those paintings exhibited in an art gallery. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Third Street Gallery is located at 206 E. Third Street, Moscow ID hours are M-F 8:00am – 5:00pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us">dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">208-883-7036<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx">www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.moscow.id.us/art/gallery.aspx">www.moscow.id.us/art/gallery.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Palouse Plein Air 2012 is sponsored by the City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img border="0" width="624" height="408" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image011.jpg@01CD9FC1.6913C420"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Story Contact:</b> DJ Scallorn<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Phone:</b> 208.883.7036<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Email: </b><a href="mailto:dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us">dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i>The City of Moscow delivers quality municipal services while ensuring responsible use of resources. We anticipate and meet the needs of our diverse population in order to build public trust
and enhance a sense of community.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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