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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-variant:small-caps">City of Moscow
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<p class="MsoNormal">Arts Department<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moscow, ID 83843<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Contact: DJ Scallorn, Arts 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/arts/">http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/arts/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Palouse Plein Air 2015 – Winners<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 29, 2015 (Moscow, Idaho) –<a name="OLE_LINK4"></a><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The City of Moscow is pleased to announce the winners of Palouse Plein Air 2015.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">First Place: Jan Vogtman for her work titled “South View”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Second Place: Ivy Breen for her work titled “Sentry”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Third Place: Barney Saneholtz for his work titled “Tammach Road Truck”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Palouse: Michael Session for his work titled “Rich”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Downtown: Bobbi Kelly for her work titled “Moscow AleHouse”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best Historical: Sharon Macy for her work titled “1912 Moscow High School”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Honorable Mention: Michael Session for his work titled “Sand Road Barn”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The City of Moscow Arts Department and Moscow Arts Commission hosted Palouse Plein Air 2015 at the Prichard Art Gallery on September 25-26, 2015. The Reception and Awards Ceremony
was Friday, September 25 at the Prichard Art Gallery in the Children’s Education Studio. The One Day Sale was September 26, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For seven days, artists from our area and beyond were hard at work painting in a variety of locations.
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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
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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal">208-883-7036 <a href="http://www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx">
www.moscow.id.us/art/pleinair.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></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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