LEARN Pasco Fine Arts Council New Acting Interim Director When Lianna Tatman, Executive Director, left the Pasco Fine Arts Center this summer to accept a position in New York State, we were without a leader. Lianna worked very hard to bring life back to the Center post COVID and in the wake of its much beloved Director Jo Baughmann. This move was a good move for Lianna to advance her career and we were happy for her but needed someone to assume her position with insufficient funds to hire and maintain a full-time director.
The main building has new partitions for hanging art, more surfaces for products in the shop and we have a volunteer cleaning the facility free of charge to help with our finances and doing a great job! The tables in the classroom of the main building look brand new!
The East Pasco branch of PFAC will be operating out of St. Leo’s College, where a member of our board, Janet Franks, works in the library. She had realized that this was an opportunity to use the Andrea Monge has been involved with PFAC for years, attending wonderful facility while bringing fresh faces to the college. There Christa’s hand-build pottery classes with her mom and as a result had will be offerings for a wide range of interests for artists such as a special fondness for our organization, a depth of understanding drawing, painting, pottery, jewelry making, improv, cooking and of its history and membership and as an active volunteer in the poetry. local school system she had a new vision for how we might engage kids and implement new tools using technology. Andrea accepted On January 13th we will be hosting a themed dinner party at the this position on an interim basis and is sensitive and responsive to Center. This will be an opportunity to connect or reconnect with the financial realities of our organization at the present time. She other artists at PFAC, enjoy some good food, music and have a good has also engaged some fresh volunteer help members, teachers and time. Save the date! More information will be coming your way. high school students to refresh the center and its offerings. A special In the meanwhile, go to the website and check out the new classes shout out to Janet L, Barbara D and our Kids in Art Program. and activities! Please make sure that we have current contact The class offerings have been expanded and include different information for you and friends of yours who will want to know timeframes, evenings and Saturday workshops. We are starting our what’s going on! Let us know what you think, what you like and First Saturday Kids workshop in November. what would like to see more of. The online store is up and working. We are adding inventory as Email info@pascoarts.org with your input and ideas! quick as we can. We need your help to make PFAC grow. Please go to our website’s Some new ideas are being tried out; a date night, chess and other volunteer form link or email info@pascoarts.org games for kids in conjunction with an art exhibit with chess and Thank you for your continued support of the Pasco Fine Arts Center baordgames as its theme. as members, teachers, volunteers and sponsors!
