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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
font-weight:bold'>COSE Arts Network Hosts Panel Discussion: <br>
Determining your Artistic Value<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>COSE’s
(Council of Smaller Enterprises) Arts Network will host an interactive panel
discussion, </span></font><i><font face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:
"Arial Narrow";font-style:italic'>Determining Your Artistic Value</span></font></i><font
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>,</span></font><font
face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow"'> on Thursday,
April 10 from 4- 6 p.m. at the Kent State University Museum’s Murphy
Auditorium, followed by a reception. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>The discussion, moderated by Anderson
Turner, director of Kent State School of Art Galleries, will include panelists
Judith Mansour Thomas, director of The Lit (Cleveland’s Literary Center),
William Busta of William Busta Gallery, and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Steve
 Frumpkin</st1:PersonName> of Jim Wadsworth Productions (Nightown’s
entertainment producers). Panelists will discuss issues like how artists
determine the monetary value of their artistic work, how artists determine
their market, and how an artist can begin to sell their work - all in an effort
to help artists understand the factors that affect how much they can charge for
their work and how their decisions affect their careers. This panel discussion
will include valuable information for artists from across artistic disciplines,
specifically visual art, literary art, and music.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow"'>The cost for the panel and a reception
following the discussion is $5 for COSE members and $15 for non-members. There
is no charge for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kent</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
students and faculty. For more information or to register, log on to <a
href="http://www.cose.org/">www.cose.org</a> or call Abby Maier at (216)
592-2472.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>Abby Maier</span></font><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>Arts Network
Leader</span></font><font color=purple><span style='color:purple'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:red'>COSE</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'> | Council of Smaller Enterprises</span></font><font
color=purple><span style='color:purple'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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 color=black face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
 "Arial Narrow";color:black'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
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 face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";
 color:black'>amaier@cose.org</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=purple><span
style='color:purple'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:black'>P 216.592.2472</span></font><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Small
business owners and employees in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place></st1:place></st1:State>…2.5
million strong and voting.</span></font><font color=blue><span
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