[Bcma-l] Media Release Kamloops Art Gallery - Big Staff Changes at Gallery
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Kamloops Art Gallery
(250) 377-2400**
*www.kag.bc.ca*
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Big Staff Changes at the Gallery**
The Kamloops Art Gallery is pleased to announce the following staffing
changes.
Beverley Clayton, Manager, Administrative Services, who has been with
the KAG since 1999, has accepted the role of Acting Director while the
Executive Director, Jann Bailey, is on a medical leave. Clayton says, "I
am honoured to accept the role of Acting Director. I am confident that
the Gallery will continue to live up to its leadership role in visual
arts and culture in Kamloops by engaging the community in dynamic
exhibitions, programs, and events; being accountable to our
stakeholders, in particular our key funders the City of Kamloops, BC
Arts Council and Canada Council for the Arts; and supporting and
encouraging our skilled and dedicated staff. We are very fortunate to
have recently hired Matthew Tremblay as Preparator and Craig Willms as
Assistant Curator to join our team of professional and competent staff."
Matthew Tremblay is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts
program at Thompson Rivers University. Craig Willms graduated from TRU
with a Diploma in Fine Arts and completed his BFA in Halifax at the Nova
Scotia College of Art and Design. Willms is also the President of
Arnica, Kamloops' artist-run centre.
Jen Budney, KAG Curator, has accepted the position of Associate Curator
at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and leaves the KAG
in May. She says, "Kamloops is a very special place and I'll be leaving
here with several fond memories and many dear friends. I've worked hard
at the KAG to bridge the gap between contemporary art and the many
different communities of the region in exhibitions like /Overstepped
Boundaries/, /Undiscovered/, and /Odd Objects/, as well as the ongoing
workshops leading up to next year's Jayce Salloum retrospective. There's
so much potential for the arts in this city, so I'll be following the
Gallery's evolution with great interest and excitement. The staff at the
Gallery have been amazing to work with over the past three years, and I
know they will thrive under Beverley's direction." Clayton states, "I
have no doubt that Jen will contribute a great deal to the Mendel, as
she has at the KAG. They are very fortunate to acquire a curator with
the skills and insight that Jen possesses."
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Please direct all media inquiries to James Gordon, Marketing &
Communications Coordinator, Kamloops Art Gallery, (250) 377-2403, or
jgordon@kag.bc.ca
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;"
lang="EN-CA">Big Staff Changes
at the Gallery</span></font><b><font face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold;"
lang="EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 19.8pt;"><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-GB">The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kamloops</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Art</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gallery</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
is pleased to
announce the following staffing changes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 19.8pt;"><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-GB">Beverley Clayton,
Manager, Administrative Services, who has been with the KAG since 1999,
has
accepted the role of Acting Director while the Executive Director, Jann
Bailey,
is on a medical leave. Clayton says, “I am honoured to accept the role
of
Acting Director. I am confident that the Gallery will continue to live
up to
its leadership role in visual arts and culture in Kamloops by engaging
the
community in dynamic exhibitions, programs, and events; being
accountable to
our stakeholders, in particular our key funders the City of Kamloops,
BC Arts
Council and Canada Council for the Arts; and supporting and encouraging
our
skilled and dedicated staff. We are very fortunate to have recently
hired <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Matthew Tremblay</st1:PersonName> as
Preparator and Craig Willms as
Assistant Curator to join our team of professional and competent staff.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font face="Arial"
size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;"
lang="EN-GB">Matthew Tremblay</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> is a
recent graduate of
the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Thompson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Rivers</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Craig Willms graduated from TRU with a Diploma in Fine Arts and
completed his
BFA in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Halifax</st1:City></st1:place>
at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Willms is also the
President of
Arnica, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kamloops</st1:City></st1:place>’
artist-run centre. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Jen Budney,
KAG Curator, has accepted the position of
Associate Curator at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mendel</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Art</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gallery</st1:PlaceName>
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Saskatoon</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Saskatchewan</st1:State></st1:place>, and leaves the KAG in
May. She
says, “<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kamloops</st1:City></st1:place>
is a very special place and I’ll be leaving here with several fond
memories and many dear friends. I’ve worked hard at the KAG to bridge
the
gap between contemporary art and the many different communities of the
region
in exhibitions like <i><span style="font-style: italic;">Overstepped
Boundaries</span></i>,
<i><span style="font-style: italic;">Undiscovered</span></i>, and <i><span
style="font-style: italic;">Odd Objects</span></i>, as well as the
ongoing
workshops leading up to next year’s Jayce Salloum retrospective.
There’s so much potential for the arts in this city, so I’ll be
following the Gallery’s evolution with great interest and excitement.
The
staff at the Gallery have been amazing to work with over the past three
years,
and I know they will thrive under Beverley’s direction.” Clayton
states,
“I have no doubt that Jen will contribute a great deal to the Mendel,
as
she has at the KAG. They are very fortunate to acquire a curator with
the skills
and insight that Jen possesses.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN">Please direct
all media inquiries to James Gordon, Marketing
& Communications Coordinator, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Kamloops</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Art</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Gallery</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
(250) 377-2403, or <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jgordon@kag.bc.ca">jgordon@kag.bc.ca</a></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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