Hello!
My pronouns are she/her/hers. I’m an arts administrator, originally from Treaty 6 territory (Edmonton) and now currently residing in the Unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam),
Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (also known as Vancouver), Turtle Island.
A few career highlights: In 2022, I was nominated in the category of “Arts, Culture, Design” at the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. In 2018, I completed my Masters in Arts Admin & Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University of London with First Class Honours.
My work has been published through academic journals and I’ve shared ideas on BIPOC leadership, equitable hiring and power sharing through the Community Centre Fundraising Hub.
In 2016, I’ve co-founded “The Future is you and me”, a free community mentorship program for young women of colour in the arts. We have not incorporated into a non-profit organization as “Future Arts Network” and we host an artist residency and mentorship workshops. I’m passionate about the intersection of race/gender in the arts and social justice issues.
Over the past fifteen years, I’ve worked in music, literary arts, theatre, visual arts, festival, and in 2021 I started my role as Executive Director at Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV). It’s been really fun and interesting working in this field but now I’m at a point where I question a lot of what we do, why, and how best to serve our community.
xoxo
Kristin
Work-ish bio
Kristin Cheung is a fundraiser with 15+ years of experience working in arts and non-profit organizations in Metro Vancouver. Born and raised in Treaty 6 territory in Alberta, she now lives and works on the traditional, unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples.
Kristin is passionate about working with and supporting the work for under-represented communities and has volunteered and fundraised for numerous culturally diverse non-profits in Vancouver and Edmonton. She is the current Executive Director at Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) and she has a Masters in Arts Administration & Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths University of London. In her free time as a Board member of Centre A (Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art) in Chinatown.
Short-ish bio
Kristin has owned 2 cats, fostered 2 cats and has visited 2 castles. She also works in non-profits in the arts.