Carolyn Vesely, Visual Arts Officer,
named new Director of Granting
at Ontario Arts Council
Her new position takes effect May 13, 2013, following the retirement on May 10, 2013 of current Director of Granting Programs, Billyann Balay.
Carolyn Vesely has been Visual Arts Officer at the OAC since 2001. In this role, her responsibilities include programs for public art galleries, artist-run centres, visual artists, craft artists and craft organizations, as well as other project programs. Prior to joining OAC, she was Executive Director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery for four years. Carolyn was the Executive Director of the Kelowna Art Gallery in British Columbia from 1995 to 1998, after which she returned to Ontario. For seven years before moving to BC, she was the Director and Curator of the Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant in Brantford, Ontario.