This is posted with Margys permission Société Promotion Grand-Pré Grand-Pré National Historic Site Box 150, Grand-Pré, N.S. B0P 1M0 Telephone : 902-542-3631 Fax : 902-542-1691 PRESS RELEASE Grand-Pré : January 19, 2004 Call for Submissions for a Mural at Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada The Société Promotion Grand-Pré is inviting artists residing in Canada and the United States to participate in a competition to create a large mural that will be prominently displayed in the Reception Hall of the new Visitor Reception and Interpretation Centre at Grand-Pré National Historic Site. The mural will commemorate the historic events that took place in the Grand-Pré area during the summer and fall of 1755. It will convey the anguish and despair of the Acadians who were removed from their lands and forced into exile by the British colonial authorities. The mural artwork on canvas will also depict the nobility and strength of the Acadian people who were the victims of this traumatic event. The mural will be displayed on a freestanding wall directly behind the reception desk. The impression the mural makes on visitors as they enter the Visitor Reception and Interpretation Centre will strongly influence the rest of their visit at Grand-Pré National Historic Site. The contract is valued at CAN $25,000. For details regarding the competition, artists should consult the web site of the Société Promotion Grand-Pré: www@grand-pre.com. They are also invited to contact : François Gaudet (902) 837-7106 francois.gaudet@ns.sympatico.ca For press or radio interviews, contact : Donna Doucet Executive Director Société Promotion Grand-Pré (902) 542-3631 Donna Doucet Directrice générale/Executive Director Société Promotion Grand-Pré C.P./Box 150 Grand-Pré Canada B0P 1M0 Tél/Tel: (902)-542-3631 Fax: (902)-542-1691 www.grand-pre.com Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home <http://www.acadian-home.org> www.acadian-home.org CMA 2004 - <http://www.cma2004.com/> www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - <http://www.grand-pre.com/> http://www.grand-pre.com/ <http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html> www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html <http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes>