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Our Team

Meet the team that makes arts work

Programming

Victoria Long

Program/Operations Manager

Victoria received a BFA from McMaster University. After graduating she worked for the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (HCA) supporting the Education and Visual Arts department. She is an original faculty member of the HCA Children’s Arts Exploration Program and Culture for Kids in the Arts (now Arts For All) Mentorship program which together introduced over 55,000 children from regional and local school boards to visual arts, dance, drama and music during her practice as a visual arts instructor from 1998 – 2010. Currently, Victoria is the Program Manager for Arts For All, the charitable organization of the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, dedicated to providing access to arts programming for all children and youth in the greater Hamilton region. In her role at AFA, she supports the City of Hamilton Early Years and Youth Service Agency Network. Victoria has received recognition from the Industry Education Council Hamilton, 2010, accepted a YMCA Peace Medallion in 2011 on behalf of AFA, and received the City of Hamilton Arts Education Award in 2013.

Brianna Seferiades

Program/Administration Coordinator

Brianna Seferiades (she/her) is an emerging artist and arts administrator based in Hamilton, ON. As a McMaster University Theatre & Film Studies and Art History graduate, she is an admirer of all art forms. Most of her own artistic practice is in Theatre, however she loves to dabble in visual arts as well. Brianna is delighted to be involved in organizing accessible arts programming for children as the Programming Coordinator and Administrator at Arts For All. 

Charlotte Wilson

Project / Administration Associate

Charlotte Wilson is a graduate of the Creative Industries program from Toronto Metropolitan University where she specialized in Communications, Media Business, and minored in Disability Studies. A lifetime student of the arts she has always had dreams of supporting people’s discovery and love for all forms of creativity. Her focus on disability arts makes her keen to create equal opportunities for accessible arts spaces, programming, events, learning, and working by focusing on the impact of Human Resources within arts organizations.

Communications

Harold Sikkema

Communications / Brand Manager

Harold Sikkema is a new media artist, working with photography and code. He is a Professor in the Interaction Design program at Sheridan College. Harold is energized by the creation of lightbulb moments together with young people at the nexus of arts and technology.

Clover Thursday

Designer / Communications Associate

Clover Thursday is an emerging  Hamilton and GTA based illustrator, designer. and community artist. With a Bachalor in Design (Illustration) from OCAD University. Mainly working in the digital space, her variety of work explores themes such as identity, representation, accessibility and celebrating lesser heard voices and how it leads to powerful solutions. She focuses on the importance of self expression and story-telling and carries this through her practice and educating. She is currently supporting Arts For All  as an artist educator as well  the current communications designer.

Development

Taskin Anha

Development Coordinator

Taskin is an artist who relocated from Bangladesh to Canada to pursue a post-graduate diploma in Business Management at the University of Manitoba. Her goal in moving to Hamilton was to merge her artistic background with her educational experience. Taskin has more than 8 years of experience in advertising and development, having created programs and festivals in Bangladesh. She currently works to support new developments for Arts for All, and assists consultants in the process of finding grants, managing applications, and overseeing activities that strengthen the organization’s overall purpose.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Setareh Masoumbeiki

EDI Advisor

Setareh has been working with socially-excluded children and women for the last ten years using different art mediums such as interactive theatre, drama and storytelling in search of social justice, harmony and inclusiveness. Having completed a Masters degree in Education from Oxford University, Setareh has worked with undocumented children in Iran, street children in Cambodia and refugee teenagers in the UK, trying to establish creative ways to transcend prejudice and raise critical consciousness. She is currently supporting Arts for All as an artist educator.

Technology

Vince Soliveri

Digital / Technical Coordinator

Since 2014, Vince has been delicately crafting his skill as a producer, recording engineer and mixer. After receiving his diploma from Recording Arts Canada at the top of his graduating class, he started recording local artists at his DIY home studio located in Hamilton, ON. Since then, Vince has had the opportunity to work with artists such as The Dirty Nil, Respire and Brat Poison, amongst others. In addition to his involvement in the Ontario music scene, Vince graduated from the Social Service Work program at Mohawk College in 2018. Vince has always and continues to pursue the arts through a progressive social lens. Vince remains passionate about creating and fostering barrier-free access to music and the arts.

Administration

Alice Boratto

Executive Assistant to the Artistic/Executive Director

Alice received a bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and she used to live and work in Holland, Germany, Austria and Italy before coming to Canada. Throughout her carrier, she worked in small, through medium-sized and large business companies as Executive Assistant and Change Manager. Her professional profile focuses on administrative duties, office management and project supervision and she is greatly passionate for Arts. She is now working as executive assistant to the Executive and Artistic Director of Arts For All.

Artist Educators

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Dance Artist

Artist Educator Holly Buckridge

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Dance Artist
Choreographer
Performer

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Tarek Funk

Musician
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Pamela Gardner

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Aerialist, Actor, Singer / Songwriter Choreographer, Director, Coach

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Dave Gould

Visual and Sound Artist
Musician

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Paula Grove

Theatre Artist
Singer

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Evelyn Charlotte-Joe

Musician

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Nancy Leung

Music Therapist
Psychotherapist
Pianist

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Rachel More

Drama Educator

Artist Educator Mieke Nameth

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Visual Artist
Play Therapist

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Huma Niazi

Visual Artist

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Devon Savas

Musician

Artist Educator Sarah Shelley

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Classical Singer
Vocal Instructor

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Annie Webber

Visual Artist

Arts For All acknowledges the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. The City of Hamilton has developed an Urban Indigenous Strategy that will strengthen the City’s relationship with the Indigenous community and help promote a better understanding among all residents about Indigenous histories, cultures, experiences and contributions.

Arts For All is a charity of the
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts

126 James Street South
Hamilton, ON L8P 2Z4
905-528-4020
arts@artsforall.co

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Arts For All is officially registered as
Culture for Kids in the Arts.
Charity# 871120945RR0001 

Footer Photo by Harold Sikkema. Performance: Tweet Tweet, Femmes du Feu

  • Arts For All
    • Our Story
    • About Us
    • Our Founder
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Partners
    • Our EDI Commitments
  • Our Work
    • Flagship Programs
    • After School Arts Program
    • Artasia
    • Resonance Choir
    • Kinderfest
    • ArtWorks
    • ArtsMatter
    • Black Box Theatre
  • Resources
    • Case For Support
    • Strategic Plan
    • Annual Reports
    • Branding
    • Impact Map
    • News & Media
    • Covid-19 Policy
  • Connect
    • Neighbourhood Campaign
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    • Ways to Give
    • Contact Us
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