[BCMA] Artist seeks participants

Thu Aug 13 09:56:43 PDT 2015

August 13, 2015

Public Service Announcement

For Immediate Release

*Participants Wanted for several projects!*

*VICTORIA GIBSON, AUG/SEPT FRESH AIR ARTIST *

*"what we once were, we are not now" *

*Participants are wanted for several facets of the newest Artist in
Residence project at the Caetani Centre & Allan Brooks Nature Centre!*

*Birders and Bird Lovers *~ Victoria is in search of existing footage of
local or regional birds to be included in a video project, *SHARE A TWEET.*

Donors of footage will be credited on her website and the works will be
shown at the *Allan Brooks Nature Centre, Thursday, August 27, at 7 pm.*

*Participants can support the project in three ways ~ Any level of
participation is appreciated:*

1. *Share a Tweet!** Share some of your local or regional bird video
footage with Victoria to be included in her Share a Tweet video. *

2. *Share your Vernon related story with Victoria**. The story should
reflect on local change and will be shared publicly as a part of an art
work - you may wish to share photos to go along with the story.*

3. *Participate in a community performance which will be the main event of
Victoria’s residency.*

*If you would like to participate in any part of this project, with your
bird videos, or stories of Vernon, or as part of a
final performance, please contact Victoria Gibson at vixmedia01 at gmail.com
<vixmedia01 at gmail.com> or text 1-778-885-2123 (text only, no phone
calls, please).*

During her residency, August Fresh AIR artist, Victoria Gibson will be
acting as a curator and facilitator—collecting stories and reflections from
the people of Vernon. The theme, "what we once were, we are not now" can be
applied to historical, environmental, social or other aspects that will be
discovered by Victoria's research into Vernon's past that may be contrasted
with present day Vernon. The artwork will emerge as the result of applying
the theme to her research, then deciding the best method to convey the
multitude of aspects in an artistic presentation.

*About the Artist*

Victoria Gibson is an Integrated Media Artist blending sound + light +
motion to create amazing art experiences. Creating magic using advanced
techniques to spark curiosity while encouraging audience engagement with
lively subject matter and interactive elements. She makes complex and
experimental works that emerge from the nexus of art and technology, but
remain accessible and fun.

*"Much of my work involves technology and the Fresh! AIR residency will
give me an opportunity to integrate technology with the narratives present
in the natural environment and the local community. I intend to build work
using the stories of the area to present on the internet and in a community
event to be held near the end of my residency.*

*The theme, “what we once were, we are not now” can be applied to contrast
historical, environmental, social or other aspects that will be discovered
by my research into Vernon’s past with present day Vernon. The artwork will
emerge as the result of applying the theme to my research, then deciding
the best method to convey the multitude of aspects in an artistic
presentation."*

-                 *Victoria Gibson*

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*MORE ABOUT THE FRESH! Air (Artist in Residence) partnership between the
Caetani Cultural Centre and the Allan Brook Nature Centre:*

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre and the Caetani Centre are pleased to
partner for another for another great year of visiting artists with a
national and international flavor in partnership with the Allan Brooks
Nature Centre. Now in its third year of operation, both organizations have
hosted artists from Japan, Australia, South Africa, the USA, and Canada.

The program combines art and the environment, focusing on bringing
awareness to environmental issues by presenting different ways of seeing
using innovative and “out of the box” approaches. The goal of the Fresh!
AiR program is to encourage artists to approach creativity, exploration and
research on habitat conservation in different ways and present the
community with new ways of seeing, experiencing and interpreting art and
the environment around us.

The residencies consist of a 4 – 6 week stay at the Caetani Centre, and the
artist draws upon the ample resources provided by the Allan Brooks Nature
Centre, giving visiting artists the opportunity to live and work in the
Greater Vernon community, and interacting with local artists and residents.

*CONTACT INFO:*

For more information about the artist, artwork and the 2015
Artist-in-Residence project please contact the artist:

*please contact Victoria Gibson at vixmedia01 at gmail.com
<vixmedia01 at gmail.com> or text 1-778-885-2123 *

Susan Brandoli, Caetani Centre, 250-275-1525
Kaitlyn Richards- Allan Brooks Nature Centre - 250-260-4227
<file://localhost/tel/250-260-4227>

Doc file and picture attached
Picture: Janice Buick, ABNC, artist Victoria Gibson, and Caetani summer
student Kevin Moffatt kick off the next Fresh! AiR project

Thanks very much

Susan Brandoli
Manager
Caetani Cultural Centre
www.caetaniculturalcentre.org
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