[BCMA] NEWS RELEASE: Sponsorship Program Helps Build New Home for Caetani Artwork

Tue Nov 16 13:23:23 PST 2021

Dear media, chamber, arts and tourism managers,

Please accept the following press release on behalf of the Caetani Centre
in Vernon, BC.

We are launching our sponsorship campaign to build a new home for
Sveva Caetani's heralded Recapitulation painting series and could use your
help in getting the word out.

With thanks for your support.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Kristin

-- 
Kristin Froneman
Communication and Programs Coordinator
Caetani Centre Society
3401 Pleasant Valley Road
Vernon, British Columbia V1T 4L4
Phone: (250) 275-1525
Email: programs at caetani.org

Nov. 16, 2021

Sponsorship Program Helps Build New Home for Caetani Artwork

Support sought to expand the Caetani gallery exhibition space for Sveva
Caetani’s Recapitulation Series, a series of 56 unique watercolour
paintings depicting the late Vernon artist’s incredible life story.

VERNON— After opening to the public with a successful season of sold-out
tours, the Caetani Centre is launching its latest campaign — to build a new
home for Sveva Caetani’s heralded Recapitulation series.

Individuals or groups can now sponsor an original painting from Caetani’s
Recapitulation Series, featuring over 50 unique large-scale watercolours.
Funds raised will be used to build a larger facility to publicly display
the entire series at the Caetani Centre in Vernon, BC.

“Art patrons and the greater public now have the opportunity to be a part
of history. Our plan is to build a home large enough to display Sveva’s
unique collection. Those who help sponsor a painting will help expand our
current gallery from 800 square feet to about 2,000 square feet to include
additional display space, larger archival storage, and a larger
presentation space,” says Caetani Centre executive director Susan Brandoli.

The Recapitulation Series continues to gain both national and international
attention.

The series documents Caetani’s life story and outlook and was put under the
care of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) in Edmonton in the 1980s
when Caetani was still alive. The series remained at the AFA for more than
35 years and was exhibited intermittently during this time.

In March 2021, the AFA shipped the paintings back to Vernon to be housed at
the Caetani Centre,  Sveva’s childhood home, which now serves as a heritage
site, museum and cultural centre.

The return of the Recapitulation series followed years of hard work by the
Caetani board of directors and staff as well as extensive renovations and
upgrades to bring the heritage facility up to code to accommodate public
access as well as ensure the safety of the various Caetani collections.

A significant private donation and years of concentrated fundraising and
support from local businesses, artists and community supporters also made
the return of the works possible.

“The AFA saw the benefit of repatriating Sveva’s work back to the home
where they were created. The timing was perfect as we were getting ready to
open the home to the public. We also received Caetani family artifacts back
from both the Vernon and Kelowna museums and have had people from near and
far coming to see and hear the story of the Caetanis since we started our
guided and self-guided tours this summer. Our hope is to involve other
organizations and individuals to consolidate the significant Caetani
collection further,” says Caetani Cultural Centre Society President Sherry
Price.

The sponsorship program’s aim is to raise $65,000+ for seed money to attain
matching capital grants for the gallery expansion.

The sponsorship package includes a five-year patronage, tax receipt, and
formal recognition via a permanent plaque on the gallery building,
acknowledgement on artwork label, on the Caetani website and through social
media channels.

The Caetani Centre is continuing its guided and self-guided tours now
through December.

For more information on our sponsorship program, tours, and to view the
works, visit www.caetani.org or call the Caetani office for a personal
viewing at 250-275-1525.

About the Caetani Family and Sveva Caetani’s Recapitulation Painting
Series:

2021 marks the 100th anniversary since the Caetani family immigrated from
Italy to Canada. Duke of Sermoneta Leone Caetani and his partner Ofelia and
daughter Sveva Caetani arrived in Vernon in 1921, where they lived a life
of wealth, privilege, travel, and luxury throughout the Roaring Twenties
until the economic crash of 1929 decimated their fortunes.

Following the death of Leone in 1935, Ofelia and Sveva went into
self-imposed exile. During this time, mother and daughter rarely left the
house, and Sveva was not allowed to pursue her love of art.

It was not until her mother's death in 1960 that Sveva, now in her early
40s, started painting again. Her economic circumstances dictated that she
find work for the first time in her life. She  took on teaching positions
at St. James Elementary and Charles Bloom Secondary.

Around this time, Sveva began work on her Recapitulation series, featuring
50 large-scale vibrant watercolour paintings, documenting her story and
journey through life.

In the mid-1980s, due to several mitigating circumstances, Sveva donated
the complete Recapitulation series to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
(AFA) and the works left the province of British Columbia for over 30
years. The AFA provided access to the collection through exhibition loans
and an online database.

Now, after more than 30 years since the first painting travelled to
Edmonton, Sveva’s Recapitulation has returned home to Vernon permanently.

For more information, please contact:

Susan Brandoli, Executive Director, 250-309-6391

ed at caetani.org

Kristin Froneman, Communication and Program Coordinator, 250-275-1525

programs at caetani.org

Photos attached

Captions:

   1.

   Sponsors Darryl and Mary-Jo Payeur, Bannister GM, with Caetani Cultural
   Centre Society Past President AJ Jaeger.
   2.

   Sponsors Ken Derpak, General Manager, and Ginny Scott, Local Sales
   Manager, Silver Star Mountain Resort, with Caetani Cultural Centre Society
   Past President AJ Jaeger.
   3.

   Sveva Caetani with works from her Recapitulation Series
   4.

   Sveva Caetani Recapitulation painting Workmanship
   5.

   Sveva Caetani Recapitulation painting To Ganesha: The Good Companions
   6.

   Sveva Caetani Recapitulation painting Their World
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