[BCMA] PSA: Artist Talk June 26

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June 12, 2018


*Public Service AnnouncementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*




*From things that came before: Artist Talk and Exhibition by artist
photographer Caroline ClercTuesday, June 26, 20187 – 9 pm, Caetani Cultural
Centre*



The Caetani Cultural Centre and the Allan Brooks Nature Centre are pleased
to co-host an artist talk and exhibition by visiting Los Angeles
photographer Caroline Clerc on Tuesday, June 26, from 7 – 9 pm at the
Caetani Cultural Centre. For the past two months, Caroline has been
visiting favourite places throughout the North Okanagan and Interior, often
suggested by locals, to document and gather images for her project as part
of the *Fresh! AIR *art and environment program.

This will be the first exhibition in the newly upgraded public space in the
Caetani house. The house has been under construction for most of the winter
for the installation of a new sprinkler system, new heating and cooling
systems, and upgraded electrical as part of it’s ongoing Open House Project.

The artist has utilized the space within the main floor of the historic
house to play upon her title, *“From things that came before…”*to construct
an installation that explores ideas about the archive and display.

Empty exhibition cabinets and construction materials found within the
Caetani Centre Salone area are reconfigured and paired with photographs of
taxidermy from the Allen Brooks Nature Centre.  These static containers are
combined with constructed photographs of landscapes in a state of
transition.  The exhibition problematizes the act of looking and disrupts
the idea of understanding one's relationship to the environment or to
nature.  These displays are not what they should be.  In this work,
looking, seeing, and understanding are not constants, rather, they are
constantly shifting.

The exhibition installation will take place in the historic Salone area,
located on the main floor of the Caetani Cultural Centre, and will run for
three days only from June 26 – June 29, from 9 am – 4:30 pm daily. The
event is free of charge, and the public is welcome.

*Caroline Clerc**is the first artist in a series of three visiting artists
for the 2018 Fresh! AIR artist-in-residence series this summer.*

*Caroline is visiting the area from Los Angeles, California. She is part of
the faculty at the University of Southern California, Roski School of Art
and Design. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from the University of
California, Santa Barbara. She has taught and exhibited her work
extensively, and has completed artist residencies in Mexico, New York,
Norway, Italy, and Montana.*

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.



For more information please visit our website *https://www.caetani.org
<https://www.caetani.org>*

Or contact the Caetani Centre at 250-275-1525



Image attached: Caroline Clerc installing her work at the Caetani Centre


Thank you!


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