<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:4.95pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">June
17, 2019</span></p>
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<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;color:black">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;color:black">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 lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">“I’ve been making a small quilt, working with the idea
of objects that contain. Worry stones, places and receptacles to put the hard
stuff that we deal with” describes American artist Alex Bailey, the Caetani
Centre’s Fresh!AiR program’s current artist-in-residence.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">“I like the idea of an emotional support blanket.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">She’s also creating intricately embroidered works of
art, using the slow meditative process to explore and process concepts of
bodily autonomy, accessible healthcare and the current fight over women’s
bodies in the US. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Her art is tactile, sculptural and invites a
thoughtful slowing down.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2.55pt 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Join us for a pop-up solo art show and reception of
Alex’s art at the Caetani Cultural Centre’s Studio Gallery. </span></p>
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<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;color:black">Emotional Effluence</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Exhibition Opening Reception: </span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Monday, June 24th, 7pm -
9pm.<br>
<strong>Gallery hours: </strong>Monday,
June 24th, 7pm - 9pm, Tuesday, June 25th, 11am-4pm in the Caetani Cultural
Centre Studio Gallery.</span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The
Monday evening reception will also feature two of the Caetani Centre’s other
artists-in-residence, Vancouver-based visual artist Jenn Pearson and British
visual artist Sophie Boggis-Rolfe.</span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Jenn
Pearson</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> is an artist whose visual practice is rooted in a
site-specific exploration of found, natural and ephemeral materials. She’ll be
hosting an open studio of her works-in-progress of textile, painting and
photo-based projects in the Centre’s new Bassiano Studio. </span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:".SFNSText",serif;color:rgb(66,66,66)"></span></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">Sophie </span></strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Boggis-Rolfe</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, a
British visual artist, will be sharing the work she’s created during her 9-week
stay at the Caetani Centre, including work created from foam board, nails and
black yarn.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">About the Artist-in-Residence programs:</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Caetani Centre’s Artist-in-Residence programs
are available to artists working on creative projects anywhere from 2 weeks to
3 months in length. The programs are intended to serve as a conduit between
regional and national artistic cultures by welcoming artists of any genre from
across Canada to the North Okanagan to live, create and commune. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The artist stays and creates at the Caetani
Cultural Centre and is invited to share workshops, readings and exhibitions
with the North Okanagan community. </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">For more information please visit our
website <u><a href="https://www.caetani.org">https://www.caetani.org</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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contact the Caetani Centre at 250-275-1525.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" align="center" style="margin:0.45pt 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:black">- <span style="top: -0.5pt;">30 –</span></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_3426116381080638435gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><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</a></div><div>250 275-1525<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>