[BCMA] [media release - Caetani Cultural Centre] Historic home creates unique opportunity for fine art students

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Historic home creates unique opportunity for fine art students
*Two UBCO students awarded residency at Vernon’s Caetani House*

A new partnership between UBC Okanagan and Vernon’s Caetani Cultural Centre
will help make artistic dreams come true for two UBCO student-artists.

The Caetani Cultural Centre is a long established community arts
organization with a stellar reputation for hosting prominent artists and
creative writers, says Bryce Traister dean of UBCO’s Faculty of Creative
and Critical Studies (FCCS).

Operating in an historic home in Vernon, the centre offers residencies as
part of its mandate. It was the vision of Sveva Caetani, who lived in the
home most of her life, when she bequethed her house and grounds to the City
of Vernon for use as an arts and cultural facility. Artists are welcome to
apply for a residency, which can be for two weeks to three months at a
time, and pay a fee that covers their living expenses.

Being able to do a residency is a dream and a goal for most artists, says
Janelle Hardy, Artist in Residence Program Coordinator at the Caetani
Cultural Centre. Having uninterrupted time and space to live and create is
an uncommon experience, one which fosters and accelerates artistic process
and creation.

To then have a residency funded by the new UBCO/Caetani partnership, is a
dream-come-true as it removes the barriers of the very-real financial
challenges a number of artists face working full-time on their art career,
explains Traister.

“FCCS is delighted to partner with Vernon’s Caetani Cultural Centre to
provide our best student-artists an opportunity to have professional studio
experience early in their young careers,” says Traister. “We are thrilled
to be getting into the community and extending UBC’s engagement with the
north Okanagan arts community.”

Two Bachelor of Fine Arts students, Carmen Winther and Mirjana Borovickic,
were nominated by the Visual Arts faculty for the residency.

“These two students have demonstrated potential and developed professional
quality work over the years working towards their degree, and show
commitment to their art practice,” says Myron Campbell, coordinator of the
BFA fourth-year programming. “Community outreach is part of the work they
do, so it is fitting to have them be part of this program.”

During the residency, the students will also be required to offer
presentations about their work and art practice for the local Okanagan
community as well as participate in the studio and show their final
projects.

"We just love hosting artists for their residencies and art shows,” says
Hardy. “They bring such creative energy to the Caetani House and they get
the chance to focus exclusively on their art. All of us at the house and in
the Vernon community benefit from their enthusiasm, skills and joy."

Borovickic will be the first artist this summer in residence for the month
of July, and Winther will follow for the month of August. Borovickic’s
 work will be on display at the house in a solo pop-up art exhibit on
Monday, July 29 with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Visitors will also have
the chance to see her work on Tuesday July 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There
will also be a reception on August 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. for Winther’s work
and visitors will be able to view her work on August 29 from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.

“FCCS is pleased to be able to work with Caetani House to offer this
opportunity, which is a launch vehicle for the next stages in their
professional careers,” says Traister. “We are looking forward to continuing
this partnership in the coming years for future students in the BFA
program.”

*About the Artist-in-Residence programs:*
Caetani Centre’s Artist-in-Residence programs are available to artists
working on creative projects anywhere from two weeks to three months in
length. The programs are intended to serve as a conduit between regional
and national artistic cultures by welcoming artists of any genre to the
North Okanagan to live, create and commune. The artist stays and creates at
the Caetani Cultural Centre's historic heritage house and is invited to
share workshops, readings and exhibitions with the North Okanagan
community.

For more information visit https://www.caetani.org or contact the Caetani
Centre at 250-275-1525.

Images:

Front view of the Caetani House, Vernon BC

Q-1.JPG - Carmen Winther, Installation View of *Untitled* (Room Dividers
and Food Storage Vessels), 2019

H-2.JPG – Mirjana Borovickic, *Provider*, Children's clothing and
acrylic on textile, 2019


Janelle Hardy
Artist in Residence Program Coordinator
Caetani Cultural Centre
www.caetani.org/creative-residencies
250 275-1525
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