ARCCO Best Practice Workshop Series, Part 3 GOVERNANCE: TAKING INVENTORY Panelists and Facilitators (Abbreviated Biographies): Robert Ariganello | Natalie De Vito | Jessie Lacayo | Penny McCann | Clive Roberston | Gary Hall |
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Panelists Roberto Ariganello Roberto Ariganello has spent the past 8 years working and advocating on behalf of media artists through his employment at the Liaison of independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and his volunteer board contribution to the arts community in Toronto. He has been the Executive Director of LIFT since April of 2003 and prior to this post he was LIFT’s Equipment & Workshop Coordinator. Roberto was the past president to such organizations as the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) from 2001 to 2003 and Pleasure Dome from 2000 to 2004. Roberto’s current board duties include the Cultural Careers Council of Ontario (CCCO), the Advisory Board of Humber College Film & Television Program, the Workman Theatre Training Advisory Committee and Ontario representative for the Independent Media Arts Alliance. Roberto is also a filmmaker and has exhibited his work internationally since 1995. He is currently in production of a personal documentary entitled Will the Circle be Unbroken? about his grandfather’s life and crimes in Argentina.
Natalie Devito Natalie De Vito has been Co-Director at Mercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Art since January 2001, and prior to this was Assistant to the Director at The Power Plant, in Toronto. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the CFMDC (Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre) and C Magazine. In her various roles she has worked very closely with various styles of boards, and learned a great deal about governance, human resources and management. She recently participated in the Young Managers’ Roundtable for the Ontario Arts Council’s conference, The Healthy Arts Leader. Natalie is also an independent curator and writer, and holds a B.Sc. and B.A. from McGill University and an M.A. from York University.
Jessie Lacayo Jessie Lacayo’s professional activities encompass working as a Curator, Arts Administrator, Artist, Writer and Researcher. She has been working at Gallery 101 as Director/Curator since July 2003. Previous to this position she worked as a Curator at Open Space artist-run centre (1999-2001), as well as working in short-term contracts at the Canada Council for the Arts as Junior Program Officer in the Visual Arts Section and Program Assistant in the Dance Section, 2002. Lacayo holds a Specialized Diploma in Intercultural Education and Training and a MFA from the University of Victoria, BC. She is presently the Vice-president of the Board of Directors of Artist-Run Centre and Collectives of Ontario (ARCCO). As a curator for the past four years, Lacayo has worked with many national artists to stage multidisciplinary, multicultural and complex exhibitions that consider the active involvement of artists, new audiences and community.
Penny McCann Penny McCann is a media artist, curator, and director of SAW Video, an artist-run video production and presentation centre in Ottawa. Active in the arts community for over a decade, Penny served as chair of the board of Galerie SAW Video from 1992-95 and as president of the Independent Film and Video Alliance (now IMAA) from 1996-99. She has also been an active member of Available Light Screening Collective, an experimental film and video exhibition collective in Ottawa. As a practicing media artist, she has screened and exhibited her work at festivals and galleries throughout Canada and internationally.
Clive Robertson Clive Robertson is a media artist and cultural critic who has published much on arts policy and funding particularly as it affects artist-run centres. He is currently a Board Member of Modern Fuel, Kingston and teaches video and performance, contemporary art history and policy studies at Queen's University. Clive is a founding editor/publisher of Fuse magazine and served as a National Spokesperson and Managing Director for ANNPAC/RACA. In 2002, Clive was nominated for a Governor-General's Outstanding Achievement Award in the Visual and Media Arts.
Facilitator Gary Hall Gary Hall has been the Director of Gallery TPW since its formation in 1980. Hall is also an artist who has played an active role in the arts community within local, provincial and national arts organizations. He is a long-time member of CARFAC Ontario and was a founding member of the CARFAC Copyright Collective. He was the National Spokesperson for ANNPAC/RACA, the former national association of artist-run centres, and is the former President of ARCCO.
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