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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: 13.5pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: #a40000">Artists Archives of the Western Reserve - </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #a40000" lang=EN>1834 E. 123rd Street Cleveland, OH 44106-1910 - Phone (</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #a40000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN>216) 721-9020</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #8a0000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Dear Friends:</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Only two weeks remain until the August 1 deadline but there is still time to submit your entries to the 2014 Western Reserve Open Photography Competition sponsored by The <A href="http://www.artistsarchives.org/" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>Artists Archives of the Western Reserve</A> . The exhibit will open November 1 at the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. This year’s judge will be Diane Waggoner who is the A<SPAN style="COLOR: #333333">ssociate Curator in the department of photographs at the <B>National Gallery of Art</B> in Washington, D.C. She </SPAN>will select the 65 exhibitors as well as the cash prize winners.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><B><SPAN>We are now accepting online digital submissions through</SPAN></B><SPAN> <B><I>August 1st</I></B>. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>I also ask that you forward this information to friends, hobbyists and other photographers who would like to participate in this event. You can access the competition portal via the Artists Archives website by clicking on this <B><A href="http://www.artistsarchives.org/" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>LINK</A></B>. Once you are on the AAWR website go to the show announcement in the right column and click on the tab “ Enter competition here.” We look forward to viewing your favorite images.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN>Thank You,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Stuart Pearl</SPAN> <BR clear=none><SPAN>Photography Programming Committee</SPAN> <BR clear=none><SPAN>Board of Directors – <A href="http://www.artistsarchives.org/" shape=rect rel=nofollow target=_blank>Artists Archives of the Western Reserve</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><B><I><SPAN>AAWR/WROPC Committee: Herb Ascherman, Don Iannone, Jeannette Palsa, Stuart Pearl</SPAN></I></B><B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: #17365d; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"> </SPAN></I></B></DIV>
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