2014-2015
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REF NO.: 191
SUBJECT: Memorial University to host poppy painting exhibit
DATE: July 6, 2015
Note to editors:
The QEII Library at Memorial University will host an art exhibit featuring the work of Turkish artist Hikmet Çetinkaya.
The exhibit, titled From Hostility to Friendship 1915-2015: Remembering the Fallen Soldiers in Gallipoli with Poppies, features 20 paintings exclusively depicting the poppy, which is a prominent international symbol of remembrance. Some of the paintings are still available for purchase.
The grand opening of the exhibition will take place 5 p.m. on Friday, July 24, in the First Space Gallery on the main floor of the library and will run until Sept. 15.
Media agencies are invited to attend.
REF NO.: 191
SUBJECT: Memorial University to host poppy painting exhibit
DATE: July 6, 2015
Note to editors:
The QEII Library at Memorial University will host an art exhibit featuring the work of Turkish artist Hikmet Çetinkaya.
The exhibit, titled From Hostility to Friendship 1915-2015: Remembering the Fallen Soldiers in Gallipoli with Poppies, features 20 paintings exclusively depicting the poppy, which is a prominent international symbol of remembrance. Some of the paintings are still available for purchase.
The grand opening of the exhibition will take place 5 p.m. on Friday, July 24, in the First Space Gallery on the main floor of the library and will run until Sept. 15.
Media agencies are invited to attend.
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