KALAMAZOO, MI —The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo announced Thursday, the addition of a new programs director.
Kim Shaw, who has worked primarily as an educator, illustrator and working artmaker, will take over the execution of all programs for the organization, a Dec. 8 news release from the council states.
Those programs include, but are not limited to, Art Hop, Summertime Live, Concerts in the Park, Music in the Plaza, Art on the Mall, Blue Skies Busking, Creative Café and programming in Haymarket Plaza.
“We are excited to be able to work with Kim Shaw in this pivotal role for the Arts Council,” Kristen Chesak, Arts Council executive director, said in a statement.
“The programs director is in charge of most of our programming that touches both members and the public. Kim is an artist in her own right, bringing a depth of knowledge and concern for making sure that these…