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Celebrate Canada’s Newest Generation of Artists BMO Financial Group Showcases Winning Artwork from 1st Art Invitational Student Art Competition

WHAT:	Join BMO Financial Group to celebrate the opening of the 1st Art! Exhibition and the announcement of the 1st Art! Competition winners. The 1st Art! Competition recognizes one national winner and 12 regional winners from across Canada as 1st among their peers. The national winner will receive $2,500 and regional winners will each receive $1,000 for their submission. The winning artwork will be installed in BMO offices from coast to coast, joining a distinguished corporate art collection that includes the works of well known historical and contemporary Canadian masters such as Emily Carr, Tom Forestall and Lawren Harris.
WHEN:	Wednesday, September 29, 2004 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (remarks at 6:00 p.m.)
WHERE:	First Canadian Place Gallery First Canadian Place, Main Floor, 100 King Street West, Toronto
WHO:	- Select 1st Art! Competition winners - BMO Financial Group VIP guests - Members of the contest selection committee including: - Gilles Ouellette, President, and CEO, Private Client Group, BMO Financial Group - Dawn Cain, Ph.D., Curator, BMO Financial Group

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