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February 14, 2003

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Celebrating Wilderness and Wildlife:
Artists for Open Space Exhibit at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA-FEBRUARY 14, 2003. From May 24 - July 13, 2003, Artists for Open Space will be exhibiting at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek, California. The artists will be present during the opening reception on Saturday, June 7th, where there will be special activities for children. For this show, 25% of sales will directly benefit the Lindsay Wildlife Museum.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a place where people connect with wildlife and learn about the natural world. The museum's goal is to educate people about their impact on California's wildlife, so that they may make informed choices about how their everyday behavior affects the wild animals and their habitats. The 8,000 square-foot exhibit hall is filled with over 50 species of live, non-releasable native wild animals, a learning theatre and a discovery room with hands-on opportunities for children.

"We work with wildlife to inspire responsibility and respect the world we share," explains museum spokesperson Sherrill Cook. "The museum is proud to exhibit the inspirational artwork by Artists for Open Space that shares a similar goal." For directions to Lindsay Wildlife Museum, or more information about their programs, visit their website at www.wildlife-museum.org, or call 925-935-1978.

Artists for Open Space is a group of nature-inspired Bay Area artists who donate substantial percentage of art sales to non-profit organizations that acquire, preserve, and maintain Open Space for all to enjoy. "The Lindsay Wildlife Museum approached us in late 2001 about exhibiting," says Nancy Barry-Jansson, who founded the artist group in 2001, "We feel it's an honor to join forces with a museum of this caliber to celebrate the importance of wilderness and wildlife."

"We feel so honored and privileged to have a show at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum!" explains Jean Warren, one of the seven artists in the group. "The museum has been a part of my children's lives growing up in the East Bay. And now with our children grown, they bring their children there to become inspired by the animals. Through the years, as I have seen the Bay Area grow and expand, I find the need for preserving our wildlands even more important, for the animals' habitat as well as our own sanity! Isn't this what we need in our busy lives-place to go to reflect, meditate and experience the beauty that is California? I'm proud to know that a percentage of art sales from this show will go directly to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum to further benefit their important work."

Artists for Open Space was formed in 2001 by seven San Francisco Bay Area artists, including Nancy Barry-Jansson, JoAnne Horsfall Beasley, Elaine Frenett, Linda Tapscott, Jean Warren, Nancy Wulff, and Floy Zittin. Collectively the group has donated more than $1,000 from the sale of their art. For more information about Artists for Open Space, visit their site: www.artistsforopenspace.com or call 408-534-1244.

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