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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black">CLOSING RECEPTION:
</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt">José Luis Torres | <span style="color:black">
Sharl G. Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Saturday, December 9, 3-5 pm</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">University of Waterloo Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">263 Phillip Street, Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img width="800" height="533" style="width:8.3333in;height:5.552in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DA26A6.CAFA2A30" alt="A person standing in a room with a sculpture of various objects
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<span style="color:black">Please join us for the closing reception of our fall exhibitions featuring
</span>José Luis Torres and Sharl G. Smith<span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">UWAG is pleased to collaborate with Cambridge Galleries to welcome
</span>José Luis Torres back to Waterloo region. The artist <span style="color:black">
is visiting from <span style="background:white">Québec</span> to attend the opening reception of his site-specific installation
<i>Dérives</i> at Cambridge Galleries Preston, followed by a closing reception for his exhibition
<i>Material Culture</i> at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This is also your last chance to visit Sharl G. Smith’s
<i>Shelter II</i> at UWAG, as well as an opportunity to check out ongoing window takeovers by Natalie Hunter
<i><a href="https://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/exhibition/crystal-image-a-memory-of-leaves-and-light/">Crystal Image, a memory of leaves and light</a></i> and Aaron Francis
<i><a href="https://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/exhibition/aaron-francis/">Tamarack Drive</a></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Event Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Opening reception:</span></b><span style="color:black">
<b>12:00-2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://ideaexchange.org/cambridge-art-galleries/exhibition/jose-luis-torres-derives">José Luis Torres
<i><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt">Dérives</span></i></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Cambridge Galleries Preston<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#202124;background:white">435 King Street East, Cambridge</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Closing reception:</span></b><span style="color:black">
<b>3:00-5:00 pm</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/exhibition/material-culture/">José Luis Torres
<i>Material Culture</i></a><span style="color:black"> | <a href="https://uwag.uwaterloo.ca/exhibition/shelter-ii/">
Sharl G. Smith <i>Shelter II</i></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of Waterloo Art Gallery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">263 Phillip Street, Waterloo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please join us! Artists will be present. Light refreshments served.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Events are free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>ADMIT EVERYONE</b><br>
University of Waterloo Art Gallery<br>
East Campus Hall, Room 1239<br>
519.888.4567 ext. 33575<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>CONTACT</b><br>
Ivan Jurakic, Director/Curator<br>
519.888.4567 ext. 46741<br>
<a href="mailto:ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca" title="mailto:ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca">ijurakic@uwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HOURS</b><br>
Wednesday to Saturday 12-5 pm<br>
Or by appointment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MOBILITY</b><br>
Ground floor entry<br>
Automated door at Fine Arts entrance<br>
Accessible washrooms on ground level<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>DRIVING</b><br>
263 Phillip Street, Waterloo<br>
East Campus Hall (ECH) is located adjacent to Engineering 6 (E6)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>PARKING</b><br>
Visitor Parking available in B Lot (E6) or Q Lot (EC1) for a flat rate of $5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MAILING</b><br>
University of Waterloo Art Gallery<br>
200 University Avenue West<br>
Waterloo, ON, Canada N2L 3G1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#7F7F7F">Image Credits</span></b><span style="color:#7F7F7F">: José Luis Torres,
<i>Material Culture, </i>2023, 300+ readymade plastic objects, aircraft cable, cable ties. Photo: Scott Lee.
<b>Image description:</b> Installation view of a person looking up at a large suspended canopy made up of hundreds of brightly coloured plastic objects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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