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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am forwarding this on - Baroness Sorcha</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Smithsonian Associates is interested in exploring the possibility of a workshop on the indigo dyeing process. If you are well versed in the technique and are interested in teaching, please contact Marybeth Kelley, Program Coordinator for Studio Arts at </FONT><A title=mailto:kellema@si.edu href="mailto:kellema@si.edu"><FONT color=#0000ff face="Times New Roman">kellema@si.edu</FONT></A><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This workshop would compliment a program Smithsonian is putting together with curators from the National Museum of African Art, African artist, Aboubakar Fofana, who works traditionally with Indigo, and author, Catherine McKinley, whose new book on indigo will be released this summer.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR> </DIV>
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