Caetani Cultural Centre

The Caetani Cultural Centre (C3) is a venue for visual artists from around Canada and the world to explore a diverse range of arts practices, theories and experiences. IMG_8933

Established in 2008, C3 is located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada at the former home of renowned artist, mentor and teacher Sveva Caetani. Sveva was locally known as ‘the Countess’ due to her aristocratic background and she was a visionary figure in the community with a deep belief in culture, knowledge and artistic endeavours. Sveva left her 1.5 acres of gardens and historic home to the community of Greater Vernon in 1994 with the express wish that it serve as an Artist-in-Residence facility for artistic and critical exploration.

Sveva’s vision for her home has become reality and is now being carried out through creative and thought-provoking programming. C3 provides quality art’s facilities that allow artists to experiment, develop new ideas and interact with fellow artists and the community through talks, workshops and exhibitions. AIR programs at C3 are developed to include community partners to encourage artists to approach creativity, exploration and research in different ways and present the community both locally and globally with new ways of seeing, experiencing and interpreting arts and the environment around us.

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