[BCMA] Artist seeking mushroom places

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

*July 23, 2018*


*Public Service AnnouncementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE         *

*Artist Seeking Public Input ~ Get in touch to share what you know!        *

*Fresh!AiR artist in residence Amélie Brindamour seeks information about
local mushrooms and where to find them.*

Amélie Brindamour is the second artist in a series of three visiting
artists for the 2018 Fresh! AIR artist-in-residence series at the Caetani
Centre this summer, and is visiting the area from Montreal, Quebec. This
summer she will conduct in-depth artistic research into the presence and
characteristics of mushrooms in the Okanagan Valley, and the relationship
between certain types of trees and fungi under the forest floor through the
mycorrhizal network.

Amélie is looking for input from locals in order to learn more about
mushrooms in the Vernon area and where the good spots and trails to find
them are located. Whether you are a professional or amateur mycologist, a
recreational or commercial mushroom picker, or a mushroom enthusiast,
please contact Amélie by email at *abrindamour at gmail.com
<abrindamour at gmail.com?subject=Information%20about%20mushrooms%20around%20Vernon&body=Hi%20Am%C3%A9lie%2C%20I%20saw%20you%20call%20for%20mushroom%20enthusiasts%20and%20I'd%20like%20to%20help!>*
or
contact the Caetani Centre at 250-275-1525. She would love to hear from you!

Amélie holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts and a Master's in Art
Education from Concordia University, and works as an art teacher in various
community settings and at the Cegep level. Her art practice explores issues
related to the natural and urbanenvironment through place-specific projects
including installations, participatory performances, eat-art and
photography. Recent projects in 2017 include a self-made mobile-bakery,
presented at DARE-DARE Center for the diffusion of multidisciplinary art,
Montreal, as well as the performative work The Temporary Woodland Postal
Service, a mailing distribution service using an alternative sorting
system, which took place during the Murmur Land Studio artist residency in
Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia.

The Fresh! AIR program is a partnership between the Caetani Cultural Centre
and the Allan Brooks Nature Centre. The theme combines art and the
environment, exploring issues of conservation, nature, culture, social
issues, etc. The artist receives a studio workspace located at the Allan
Brooks Nature Centre, receiving support and guidance about North Okanagan
flora and fauna, and while in our area they stay at the Caetani Cultural
Centre.

*The artist acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts,
which last year invested $153 million to bring the arts to Canadians
throughout the country.*

*L'artiste remercie le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an
dernier, le Conseil a investi 153 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art
dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.*

*The artist would also like to acknowledge the support of LOJIQ (Les
Offices jeunesses internationaux du Québec) for helping to cover travel
costs.*



*IMAGE ATTACHED*
Image caption: The artist stands behind a temporary bakery counter set up
in the forest as part of her
2016 project, *La Boulangerie du Terroir*. Photo by Eli Gordon.

For more information please contact the Caetani Centre
PHONE: 250-275-1525 *EMAIL: **ed at caetani.org <ed at caetani.org>*


*Thank you!*


Susan Brandoli
Executive Director
Caetani Cultural Centre
www.caetani.org
250-275-1525
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