<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Colleagues<div><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The Department of Fine Arts is hosting a UW Alumni and Faculty Arts Art Exhibition and Silent Auction during Homecoming, Sept. 2008.<br><br>This is a fantastic opportunity to get great art from both emerging and established artists at very affordable prices.<br><br>The art work will be on display in the ML Gallery and available for viewing and bidding on Thursday, Sept. 25th<br>through Friday, from 11:30am 5:30pm and Saturday 11:30-5:00.<br><br>On Homecoming Saturday Sept. 27th, there will be a reception from 3:30 -5 pm during which the final bidding will take place.<br><br>All funds raised will go towards the fine arts endowment fund. The monies<br>from this fund will be used to add to the learning environment within the Fine Arts department including<br>enhancements to teaching and facilities.</font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><o:p></o:p></font></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </font></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; "><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">Y</span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3">ou can see examples of some of the artists and art that will be in the sale by going to the Arts Alumni websi</font></span><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">t</span></font></span><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">e </span></font></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: black; "><a href="http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/alumni/events.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/arts/alumni/events.html</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; "> .</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> </span></span></div><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">I hope that you will be able to drop by and check out the work and find something that you just have to have. Please encourage friends to come too. The reception will be fun, but you don't need to be there at the end to put in a bid. Just like e-bay, put in your maximum amount and hope that you are<br>the lucky winner at the end.</font></span></div></div></div></body></html>