Emma Lancaster (courtesy Eastside Arts Society)
Emma Lancaster has been named the new executive director of the Eastside Arts Society in Vancouver.
Lancaster has been in the arts industry for more than 30 years, working with a variety of organizations including Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, the Arts Club, Vancouver Opera, the Cultch, DanceHouse, Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, the Firehall Arts Centre, Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, NewWorks, Music on Main and the PuSh Festival.
“As the Eastside Arts Society grows and diversifies its activities, we are thrilled to welcome our new ED Emma Lancaster,” said board chair Kristin McDougall. “We’re entering a period of tremendous potential and growth, and we look forward to the increased capacity this change brings us.”
The outgoing executive director Esther Rausenberg is now the society’s new artistic director.
Source: Eastside Arts Society
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