Fresh Meat/New Staff

This week brings some changes to the L53 roster—

The lovely April Dean has left her position as Program Officer to pursue even higher learning at NSCAD in Halifax, NS. Taking over her desk (and to-do list) is Rob Harpin, our newly-installed (and remarkably tall) Program Officer. Here’s some Harpin-trivia:

After receiving his Fine Art Diploma from Grant MacEwan in 2004, Robert Harpin graduated with his BFA in Drawing from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2006. Since then he has been practicing his art in Edmonton. Through volunteering, curating and exhibiting in both group and solo shows Harpin has been an active member of the Edmonton arts scene. Since 2008 he has worked with the Works Art and Design Festival as a member of the Production Team. Currently he resides with his wife artist/photographer Aspen Zettel and a bunch of cats in the new ArtsHab on 118th avenue. Robert Harpin is thrilled to be working for Latitude 53 as their new Program Officer and can’t wait to meet the many artists from Edmonton and across Canada who exhibit, work, and volunteer with the centre.

As well, taking over the Latitude 53 media army, is our shiny new Communications Officer, Alaine Mackenzie (…that’s me. Hi!) Adam Waldron-Blain, my esteemed predecessor, has departed his beloved Edmonton for international pastures in Glasgow as of yesterday evening. Now I am going to write a paragraph about myself in the third person:

Alaine Mackenzie graduated with a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications from the University of Alberta in 2009. Since graduation, she has worked with the U of A Faculty of Arts, the University of Alberta Press, the University Hospital Foundation, and, most recently, Karacters Design Group, a division of DDB Canada in Vancouver. She is deeply committed to Edmonton’s arts community, having worked extensively with the Scott Gallery, the U of A Student Design Association, and the Works Art + Design Festival. She is very happy to be back in Edmonton where she grew up, and excited to help get the word out about about the amazing artists and exhibitions at Latitude 53.

You can reach Rob at: program at latitude53.org

Or me, at: communications at latitude53.org

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