<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16pt">Historic home creates unique
opportunity for fine art students<br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:14pt">Two
UBCO students awarded residency at Vernon’s Caetani House</span></i><span style="font-size:16pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">A new partnership between UBC Okanagan and Vernon’s Caetani
Cultural Centre will help make artistic dreams come true for two UBCO student-artists.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“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.” </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Two Bachelor of Fine Arts students, Carmen Winther and Mirjana
Borovickic, were nominated by the Visual Arts faculty for the residency. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“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.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">"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." </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">“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.”</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">About the
Artist-in-Residence programs:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
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. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:18pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For
more information visit </span><a href="https://www.caetani.org/"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(46,116,181)">https://www.caetani.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> or contact the
Caetani Centre at 250-275-1525.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Images:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Front view of the Caetani House, Vernon BC </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Q-1.JPG - Carmen Winther, Installation View of <i>Untitled</i> (Room Dividers and Food Storage
Vessels), 2019</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">H-2.JPG – Mirjana Borovickic, <i>Provider</i>, Children's clothing and acrylic on textile, 2019 </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_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>