The Public Art Committee is charged by the Winnipeg Arts Council with providing advice to the public art program and is a sub-committee of the Board of Directors. This volunteer committee comprises ten to twelve Winnipeg arts professionals and community members, including artists, arts administrators, curators, educators, urban planners, architects and landscape architects as well as a member of the board of directors of the Winnipeg Arts Council and representation from the City’s Planning and Property Development Department. Responsibilities include the review, and provision of advice on, public art policies and procedures and the identification, review and recommendation of public art opportunities and proposals. The Committee meets approximately once a month and members serve one to three year terms. Working with the Committee’s recommendations and support, the Manager of Public art manages all aspects of the program.
Lee Caldwell
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Lee Caldwell is the Senior Urban Designer for the City of Winnipeg
working in the Planning, Property and Development Department. She
possesses considerable public and private sector experience with the
administration, development and delivery of a range of design services
and programs. In her current position with the Urban Design and
Heritage Unit she leads design review with an emphasis on downtown
development projects and manages the Urban Design Advisory Committee.
Lee attended the University of Manitoba and completed her Bachelor of
Fine Arts and Master of Landscape Architecture. She has recently
undertaken continuing education studies in both urban design and
heritage conservation. Lee is a member of the Manitoba Association of
Landscape Architects and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.
Heather Cram MALA, CSLA
Past Chair
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Heather has served on the board of the Winnipeg Arts Council since 1999. An established landscape architect and a principal at Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram, Heather has numerous professional affiliations, including Chair of the Mayor's Task Force on Public Art, current chair of the Public Art Committee, President of the Urban Idea Centre of Winnipeg, and past Vice President of the Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects. Heather's community involvement spans many years, including positions on the board of the Zoological Society of Manitoba, as a member of the Winnipeg Millennium Council, and a member of the Friends of the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. Heather is an adjunct professor, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba. In 2002, she was honoured with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
Louise Duguay
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Born in Saint-Boniface, Louise Duguay holds a Bachelor of Education and
Master of Arts degrees from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in
Fashion Design from Sheridan College. She teaches in the Multimedia
Communications program of the École technique et professionnelle of the
Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface. She has taught Canadian Art
and Women, Art and Society at the University of Winnipeg and is
vice-president of MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women in the Arts).
Daniel Ellingsen
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Daniel has been a proud citizen of the Canadian arts community for over
25 years. Both as a cultural producer and a cultural worker he feels
fortunate to be living in the most unique of Canada's creative
metropolitan crucibles. Presently working as Production Technician at
the venerable Plug In ICA, Daniel is a specialist in creating
atmosphere's of cooperation and fruitful artistic product between Plug
In's exhibiting artists and the communities that envelope them. After
receiving a diploma from Toronto's Art Centre and his BFA from
Vancouver's Emily Carr College Daniel has held positions on gallery and
museum boards, directed public art galleries and produced a body of
work that reflects his curious path through the world.
Robert Epp
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Robert is the Gallerist for Gallery One One One and the FitzGerald
Study Centre at the University of Manitoba School of Art in Winnipeg.
Appointed Gallerist in 2001, Epp oversees the administration of the
Gallery, co-ordinates the exhibition program, and manages its permanent
collection including the FitzGerald Study Collection. Previously Epp
worked at The Winnipeg Art Gallery for 14 years as co-ordinator of its
national/ international touring exhibitions program, and provincial
outreach program. He has worked as an independent arts consultant on
numerous projects, including the Wanda Koop installation, In Your Eyes,
for the 2001 Venice Biennale. In 2005 Epp was guest curator for the
'70s retrospective exhibition Gordon Lebredt: By the Numbers presented
at Gallery One One One. Epp has contributed to publications by the
Canadian Museums Association, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, The St. Norbert
Arts Centre (Winnipeg), The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
(Brandon) and Gallery One One One.
Monica Giesbrecht
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Monica is a principal with Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram Landscape Architecture and Planning. Her ongoing investigation of the social, physical and psychological impacts of human environments on children and youth, immigrants and marginalized groups, aging and physically impaired, serves as a foundation for her progressive work on educational grounds, urban spaces, parks, culturally sensitive lands and healthcare facilities. Monica combines her human centric people-driven approach to design with a dedication to practical place -specific construction solutions to enhance Winnipeggers quality of life, sense of place and environmental stewardship. Some of Monica’s most recent projects in the city include The Variety Heritage Adventure Park at The Forks National Historic Site, The Millennium Library Park, and The Winnipeg Humane Society Grounds. As an avid supporter of art in the public realm Monica regularly travels to research new developments in other places while working with artists and artisans to enrich her work at home.
Chris Harris
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Christina Harris has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal as well as a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from University of Manitoba. She taught in Studio Programs at the Winnipeg Art gallery for several years and participated in the Mentoring Artists for Women's Art program. Recently, she worked with Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram Landscape Architects and Planners for five years before starting at the City of Winnipeg in the Planning and Land Use Division in the fall of 2003.
Mary Reid
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Mary Reid is currently the Curator of Contemporary Art and Photography at The Winnipeg Art Gallery. In her spare time she volunteers as the Secretary of Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers' Board of Directors. Prior to her move to Winnipeg she was the Curator at the MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, Ontario. In 2003 she undertook the project management of the environmental sculpture, outdoor exhibition, Shore/lines... responding to place. During her time in Barrie she was also part-time faculty at Georgian College's Department of Design and Visual Arts, where she developed and taught a year long course on contemporary issues in museum and gallery practice. She received her Master's in Art History from York University, Toronto in 1999.
Marlene Stern
Chair - Public Art Committee
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Marlene Stern is actively engaged in the arts community as a volunteer, consumer and supporter. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Winnipeg Arts Council, and the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art. She has served on the Boards of Directors of the Alumni Association, University of Manitoba, and the Manitoba Mental Health Research Foundation. She is the Regional Director of Occupational Therapy, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Prior to that, she was the Director of Occupational Therapy at Health Sciences Centre for over 15 years. Within her profession, Marlene has served on many local and national committees, published, and presented numerous papers on a variety of topics at national and international conferences.
Tricia Wasney
Manager - Public Art - WAC staff
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Tricia Wasney is public art manager for the Winnipeg Arts Council. She has worked in Winnipeg's art community for many years in various roles of program manager, board member, juror and artist/writer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Studies and a Master of Landscape Architecture degree, both from the University of Manitoba. Prior to her current position she developed programming in film, literature, and the performing arts, as well as in visual art for online exhibitions, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. She was hired by the Winnipeg Arts Council in 2002 to develop the public art policy that was ultimately adopted by Winnipeg's City Council in 2004. In 2004 she was appointed Manager-Public Art and now oversees a steadily growing public art program that includes art commissions, artist residencies and community-based projects.
Carol A. Phillips
Executive Director - WAC staff
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As a cultural executive, Carol Phillips has been successful in arts administration, program creation and management at the senior leadership level and in arts-related positions. She has effectively directed a multi-disciplinary arts environment specializing in professional development and production, with additional extended experience in visual arts and the art museum.
As Director of Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, she has overseen management of Canada's representation to the 2001 Venice Biennale and has worked to position the ICA for program and facility expansion.
From 1992 to 2000, Carol Phillips was Vice-President and Director of the Banff Centre for the Arts. She was responsible for maintaining the Centre's international reputation as a leader in the professional development and advanced training of artists from Canada and around the world. Carol brought to the Centre a passion for the arts and strong track record in arts management, innovative program development, project creation, and community relations. She remains concerned with pushing the boundaries of art forms in Canada; adding new layers while preserving and enlivening worthy traditions. She has made the creation of Aboriginal arts programs a priority in each institution with which she has been associated. Most recently, international relations were a preoccupation in a project of brokering international agreements for Banff with countries in Europe and Latin America.
Previously, she directed the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina; presiding over a period of transformation for the Winnipeg Art Gallery into one of Canada's most progressive regional galleries, and earlier preparing the Mackenzie for its new constitution and new building.
Carol has been jurist and advisor for arts boards, councils and cultural agencies across Canada and internationally. For six years she was Chair of the Subcommission for Culture and the World Decade for Cultural Development, Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and has represented Canada at many UNESCO international gatherings. Awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal, 2002.
