[BCMA] Aimée Ippersiel named Managing Director of Robert Bateman Centre

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For Immediate Release



Aimée Ippersiel named Managing Director of Robert Bateman Centre



June 24, 2014, Victoria, BC - Following a successful first year of operation, Paul Gilbert, executive director of The Bateman Foundation is pleased to announce that Aimée Ippersiel will be taking on the role of managing director of the Robert Bateman Centre.



Ippersiel joined the Robert Bateman Centre in April 2013 as manager of marketing and communications, a key member of the opening team for the new centre in the Steamship Terminal location along Victoria's Inner Harbour in May 2013. Following a successful opening weekend, which coincided with Robert Bateman's 83rd birthday and saw more than 3,000 visitors in a two-day period, Ippersiel planned a series of community and arts focused events and marketing initiatives throughout the year to help connect the Bateman Centre to the local community and visitors from around the world.


The Bateman Foundation, a national public charity, is the custodian of the largest and most representative body of Robert Bateman's work in the world, and uses that collection for social dialogue, civic engagement, and experiential learning about nature. The Robert Bateman Centre, an art museum and social enterprise of the Foundation, aims to inspire a love for nature in people of all ages.



"Aimée has an extensive background in museum management including 15 years of experience in exhibit and program creation, project and financial management, creative strategy development, and partner and stakeholder relations," says Gilbert. "I am delighted that Aimée is taking on this expanded role within our team."



Ippersiel previously worked at Parks Canada, the Canadian Canoe Museum, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Parliament of Canada, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. An active volunteer in the social sector, Ippersiel was an Arts and Culture Grant Review Team member with the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and now acts as an Arts Advisory Council member with the CRD. She has two degrees in cultural anthropology and museum management and curatorship, and this summer will be completing an MBA at Royal Roads University with a focus on innovation in museums and the cultural sector.



Ippersiel will continue to report directly to Paul Gilbert. This new position will allow Gilbert to focus more on strategic planning and development including the establishment of national nature programs that create dialogue, and inspire action about the preservation and sustainability of the natural environment and our interdependence with Nature.



For more information, visit www.batemancentre.org<http://www.batemancentre.org>.


About The Robert Bateman Centre

Opened in May 2013 in the historic Steamship Terminal along Victoria's Inner Harbour, the Robert Bateman Centre is a public art museum showcasing more than 100 works by Robert Bateman, spanning his seven decades as one of Canada's premier artists. The exhibit invites guests to explore their relationship with the environment and pay homage to the majesty of nature. For more information, visit www.batemancentre.org<http://www.batemancentre.org>.

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