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Methow Arts Alliance

Methow Arts Alliance enriches the lives of people living in rural Okanogan Countyby making the arts an integral and dynamic aspect of community and economic vitality, public education and civic life. Methow Arts recognizes the arts to be an essentialpart of a thriving community, and engages a diverse population in innovative programs that integrate the arts into the consciousness and experience of people of all ages.

Methow Arts Alliance serves its communities in four primary areas:

• EDUCATION: Facilitating partnership with Okanogan region schools and other partners to bring quality and enthralling arts programs to students.

• PROMOTION: Comprehensive marketing of the arts, artists and arts organizations in the Methow Valley. Methow Arts manages the MethowValleyArts.org website, monthly E-NEWS, quarterly printed Methow Valley Arts magazine (distribution of 18,000)

• PRESENTING: Presenting and producing diverse and compelling performances, events and public art.

• LEADERSHIP: Vigorous advocacy and networking for the arts locally, regionally, and nationally.

Staff

Amanda L. Jackson, Executive Director

Amanda has worked with Methow Arts Alliance since 2006. She has had success in developing strategies for increasing resources for the organization’s growing programs and building capacity through community outreach, evaluation and program design. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Service Administration and Non‐Profit Management from the University of Chicago and a degree in Comparative and German Literature from the Colorado College. She is the Artist Trust Regional Ambassador for the arts in Central Washington, serves on the board of the Washington State Arts Alliance, the Okanogan Economic Alliance and has worked extensively in strategic management, capacity building, community organizing, and cultural training. She resides in Twisp, WA.

Ashley Lodato, Arts Education Director

Ashley is responsible for management of the Okanogan Region Arts Education Partnership for six school districts: Pateros, Brewster, Omak, Okanogan, Methow and Paschal Sherman Indian School on the Colville Reservation.. Ashley holds a Master’s degree in English Studies from Western Washington University and a Bachelor’s of Arts in English and Italian Literature from Stanford University. She is currently performing at the Merc Playhouse in Proof and writes for the Methow Valley News weekly. She resides in Winthrop, WA with her husband John and her children Wyatt and Leki.

Sara Jinks, Presenting Director

Sara is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and advocate for the arts and community outreach. As a dancer, she currently is a member of the Pat Graney Company performing nationally and was a key member of the d9 Dance Collective and Crispin Spaeth Dance Group. She serves on the board of the Merc Playhouse. She resides in Mazama, WA with her husband Laurel and her children Evan and Lola.

2011 Board of Directors

Alison Philbin, President

Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art – Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Alison Philbin Designer Glass - Jewelry Design & Lampworking business 1997 – present
Owner Mt Gardner Inn in Winthrop WA since 2004

Don Ashford, Vice President

Rob Thorlakson, Treasurer

Carol Mitchell, Secretary

Ann Diamond

T. Lewis

Linda Robertson

J. Joseph Weaver

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Art changes lives. "The arts can help students become tenacious, team-oriented problem solvers,” stresses Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education. An education that includes the arts has proven to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills. An education that includes the arts helps students develop a better understanding and appreciation of the world around them. An education that includes the arts is a complete education.