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<div style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 1.15;"><b>Rob Duarte</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.15;">
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<b>From:</b> OU-UPCulture <upculture@fsu.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 1, 2025 8:00 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Interactive art, collaboration </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;">Good Afternoon Rob, </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;">My name is Kamila, and I am the current Culture and Arts programmer for Club Downunder. I wanted to reach out with a proposal to have your students worked showcased at our 2026 Interlocking Art: A Multi-Medium Gala. This year
we are focusing our theme on technology, and the impact AI has had on society. The theme is as follows; A Generated Era: How Authenticity Transcends Imitation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;">We are hoping we could reach out to you with the interest in displaying your student's artwork at the gala. I believe this will be an amazing experience for them, as it is large scale and features an array of mediums. It is scheduled
for March 1st, 2026.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;">I have attached our flyer in case you would like to share it with your students. They are more than willing to submit other works if they are interested as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 500;"> Please let me know if this is something you would be interested in participating in!</span></div>
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Kindly, </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Kamila Cascardo (she/her)</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Student Culture & Arts Coordinator </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Union Productions | Club Downunder</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Florida State University</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Upculture@fsu.edu</span></div>
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