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The Winnipeg Arts Council has selected Dominic Lloyd as its new executive director. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * The Winnipeg Arts Council has selected Dominic Lloyd as its new executive director. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? The Winnipeg Arts Council has selected Dominic Lloyd as its new executive director.
Lloyd, a longtime staff member of the arts funding organization, will be stepping into the leadership role previously held by Carol Phillips, who retired last September, on March 3. “It is an honour,” Lloyd, 53, said on Monday following the announcement. “It was the artistic community that drew me to Winnipeg in the first place, so I’m really glad and privileged to be a part of it and to have this role.
” Dominic Lloyd Originally from Whitehorse, Lloyd worked with an array of community theatre and arts organizations in the Yukon, including as artistic director of the Dawson City Music Festival, before moving to Winnipeg in 2004 for a job as artistic director of the West End Cultural Centre. During his tenure, the Ellice Avenue music venue underwent a major renovation and expansion. Lloyd was hired by the arts council to manage the special events related to Winnipeg’s designation as Cultural Capital of Canada in 2010, before becoming the organization’s program and arts development manager.
He has launched and led large-scale initiatives, such as Winnipeg’s poet laureate program and the recent City of Song campaign celebrating the city’s 150th birthday in 2024. “I’ve really gotten to know the community over the years and I hope that they’ve gotten to know me as well; I look forward to more of that to come,” Lloyd said. Every Second Friday The latest on food and drink in Winnipeg and beyond from arts writers Ben Sigurdson and Eva Wasney.
The arts council is an arm’s-length organization tasked with managing the City of Winnipeg’s public-art policy and distributing grants to local artists and arts groups. The city provides WAC with a $4.6-million annual operating grant, but has yet to restore funding for the organization’s public-art program, which was cut completely in 2024.
As incoming executive director, Lloyd says he is focused on continuing to work with city hall to make Winnipeg’s art scene sustainable and accessible. “It’s important that the city continues to support and invest in the arts and acknowledges the importance of the arts,” he said, adding the council is currently working on a new public-art funding strategy. “That’s definitely going to be a priority for the organization moving forward, and I think for the city as well.
” Lloyd was chosen to lead the organization because “his deep connection to and knowledge of the arts in our city provides a strong foundation for success in his new role,” board chairman Andrew McLaren said in a media release. eva.wasney@winnipegfreepress.
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