The Caetani Cultural Centre, in partnership with the Allan Brooks Nature Centre, is gearing up for another year of visiting artists with a national and international flavour.
On Wednesday, the centre holds a welcoming reception for the first of four artists who are taking part in the Fresh! AiR program of artist residencies with an environmental and conservation theme.
The artists will be living at the centre in the Sveva Caetani suite provided by the Allan Brooks Nature Centre.
The first is Japanese artist Kazuko Kizawa, who holds a master’s in fine art from the University of Tama, and has attended residencies all over the world, most notably in Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Australia, Spain, Finland, and the famed Banff Centre in Alberta.
“During the various artist-in-residencies I have attended since Banff, Canada in 2002, I have enjoyed the way that my work absorbs and is changed by the landscapes, materials, and people that I encounter along the way,” said Kizawa. “I think that working in residence is the most effective method for me, and I hope to continue this path in the future.”
Kizawa works mainly in the medium of video. There will also be a presentation of her work later in the residency (date TBA). She will also be working in the Greater Vernon community with excursions to wilderness areas and local lakes.
“Her works hold a special interest in light and water, both found in abundance here in the Okanagan, and she is looking forward to exploring the many facets of life and the environment here in the North Okanagan,” said residency coordinator Susan Brandoli.
Wednesday’s public reception for Kizawa runs from 6 to 8 p.m. in the outdoor courtyard at the Caetani centre on Pleasant Valley Road in Vernon.
