<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">Public Service Announcement - For Immediate Release</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CONCEPTUAL CLAY: CERAMIC ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE SARAH RYAN&#39;S SOLO EXHIBITION</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who: Sarah Ryan, Caetani Centre’s Ceramics Artist in Residence</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What: Exhibition Opening Reception</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Where: Vernon Community Arts Centre</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When: Friday, May 20th 5-7PM</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Caetani Cultural Centre, Arts Council of the North Okanagan and Vernon Community Arts Centre are pleased to present an exhibition for visiting Irish ceramics artist-in-residence Sarah Ryan. While Ryan has been staying at the Caetani Cultural Centre since her arrival in February, she has been working out of the Vernon Community Arts Centre, digging up the local clay and exploring its properties. </span><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Process focused, Sarah is following in the footsteps of Axel Ebring, </span></font><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">although unlike Ebring, her work is not about production. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">While her process depends a lot on the nature of the clay, Ryan says that the work she produces in the studio is not necessarily the most important part.</span><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><font face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Sarah’s investigations into the local clay have resulted in some fascinating discoveries and insights, the results of which will be on display at the Vernon Community Arts Centre from May 20 - June 5, 2016.</span></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To hear from the artist herself, and to see what she’s been up to these past three months, please join Sarah at the Vernon Community Arts Centre on Wednesday, May 20th from 5-7pm for the opening reception of her exhibit. The exhibit will run through to June 5. This marks the 2nd year for the CeramAiR program, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">a residency which is made possible through a partnership between the Caetani Cultural Centre, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">Arts Council of the North Okanagan and Vernon Community Arts Centre</span><span style="font-family:Arial;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information, please visit our website </span><a href="http://www.caetani.ca/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">www.caetani.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Calibri;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">or feel free to give us a call 250-275-1525</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>- 30 -</b></span></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><br class=""></div><div id="AppleMailSignature" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br class="">Gabrielle Strong</div><div>Program &amp; Events Coordinator</div><div>Caetani Cultural Centre</div><div><a href="http://www.caetaniculturalcentre.org">www.caetaniculturalcentre.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>