<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Public
Service Announcement</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Drawn
by Spore Spatter: an art exhibition and artist talk with Artist in Residence
Roberta Pyx Sutherland. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Exhibition hours: October 25, 7-9pm, Oct 26-28, 11am-5pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Opening reception: Thursday October 25<sup>th</sup>, 7-9pm,
Caetani Studio Gallery</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Demonstration & Artist Talk: Sunday October 28<sup>th</sup>,
2pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom:18pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">As the FRESH!AiR artist in residence, Roberta
Sutherland has created a visual art project dedicated to the environmental
legacy of Allan Brooks. It includes a geological investigation of the varieties
and uses of on-site pigments, such as mushroom spores, as well as a mapping of
the flight patterns of resident and migratory birds and documenting the
activities of other terrestrial species. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Roberta </span></strong><em><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">is a
visual artist living in Victoria and on Hornby Island, Canada. Her education
includes a BFA (Hon.) from the University of Victoria. </span></em><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Her art
is collected by the Canada Council Art Bank as well as numerous other private
and public collections. Her recent sculpture created at the Mount Subasio
UNESCO world heritage site in Assisi received the Juror’s Award of excellence
at the Sooke Fine Art Show.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The <strong><i>Fresh!AIR
</i></strong>Artist In Residence program is a partnership between the
Caetani Cultural Centre and the Allan Brooks Nature Centre. The program
combines art and the environment, exploring issues of nature, conservation,
cultural and social issues. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><h4 style="margin:2pt 0cm 0.0001pt;break-after:avoid;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:rgb(47,84,150);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-style:normal">Refreshments will be
served. Reception and gallery hours are open to the public and any age.</span></h4><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information please visit our website </span><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.caetani.org">https://www.caetani.org</a></span></u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">Or contact the Caetani Centre at
250-275-1525</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
</p><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin:4.9pt 45.75pt 0.0001pt 36.9pt;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt">- <span style="top: -0.5pt;">30 -</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt"></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_3323542882113742985m_-4789266979647445435m_-8582311109618865369gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Janelle Hardy<div>Artist in Residence Program Coordinator<br>Caetani Cultural Centre</div><div><a href="http://www.caetani.org/creative-residencies" target="_blank">www.caetani.org/creative-residencies<br></a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>