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Vancouver, May 7, 2010 — DRAWN is pleased to announce the panel for The Drawing Room, a new national juried exhibition that will take place July 17 through August 7 as part of the festival's 2010 edition.

The jury panel for The Drawing Room 2010 juried exhibition consists of:

• John Hartman, Artist, Penetanguishere, Ontario
  
• Sophie Jodoin, Artist, Montreal,
  
• Darrin Martens, Curator, Burnaby Art Gallery
  
• Angela Grossmann, Artist, Vancouver
  
• Amy Karlinsky, Critic, Winnipeg
  
• Monte Clark, Owner, Monte Clark Gallery, Vancouver and Toronto
  
• Lynn Ruscheinsky, artist history professor, Vancouver

"We are honoured that we have been able to bring together a panel with such a high level of expertise for this first-time juried exhibition," said festival co-founder Robert Kardosh. "We want to encourage artists from across the country to submit their work to the competition, in order to showcase the talent and rich diversity of expression that define contemporary drawing."

The Drawing Room is a juried exhibition open to Canadian artists 18 years and older. The exhibition will be held at the Pendulum Gallery in downtown Vancouver as a feature component of Drawn 2010.

For more information about The Drawing Room and complete submission details and guidelines, click here >>

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