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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Missoula Art Museum Accepting Submission to 45<sup>th</sup> Benefit Art Auction<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline for Art Submissions: Thursday, October 20, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Auction Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, January 6, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MAM’s 45<sup>th</sup> Benefit Art Auction: Saturday, February 4, 2017, UC Ballroom<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%">Missoula, MT / August 1, 2016 / Missoula Art Museum (MAM) / Missoula Art Museum welcomes all artists to support free expression and free admission with an art submission to the 45<sup>th</sup> Benefit Art Auction.
The deadline for submission is midnight on October 20, 2016. A jury selection will take place on November 15, 2016. Bidding for artwork begins at 50 percent of the declared value. Artists may choose to donate 100 percent, 75 percent or 50 percent of the
declared value, which is calculated from the final sale price. In addition, participating artists receive membership benefits depending on the donation level. For the full prospectus and submission details, view this link:
<a href="https://mam.submittable.com/submit/61069">https://mam.submittable.com/submit/61069</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;text-autospace:none">Contact: For more information, please contact the Missoula Art Museum at 406.728.0447, visit the MAM website at
<a href="http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/">www.missoulaartmuseum.org</a> or contact John Calsbeek, Associate Curator,
<a href="mailto:johnc@missoulaartmuseum.org,">johnc@missoulaartmuseum.org,</a> 406.728.0447 x230.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro Light","sans-serif"">BETHANY O’CONNELL</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro Light","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro Light","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">missoulaartmuseum.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Myriad Pro Light","sans-serif"">Free Expression // Free Admission
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