Highpoint Center for Printmaking Hires New Executive Director
Jehra Patrick to continue tradition of artist support, community education through printmaking
Highpoint Center for Printmaking announced Jehra Patrick as their new Executive Director, officially starting Aug 1, 2022. Patrick comes to Highpoint from her positions as the Gallery Director and Curator at Macalester College and as Founder and Director at Emerging Curators Institute.
“Highpoint has come to a very important moment in its history. As we began the search for our next Executive Director, one of our top priorities was to find the person who would be most successful at honoring Highpoint’s mission of promoting the art of printmaking,” said Jerry Vallery, Board Chair of Highpoint. “That remains core to who we are as a unique arts organization. Jehra is most capable to lead Highpoint by enabling its core mission and effectively navigating the context of a changing environment.”
Patrick has shaped her career through the arts organizations she has served. Her leadership includes experience in strategic transitions, fundraising, developing teams, educational programming for all ages and building advocacy for arts through boards and committees. Her roles with Macalester College and Emerging Curators Institute allowed her to incorporate support and enhanced multicultural perspectives both in galleries and a curator fellowship. Previously, Patrick provided strategic direction for Mn Artists, a long-standing state-wide program of the Walker Art Center. Patrick also founded and directed Waiting Room, an exhibition and public programming space.
“I am invested in the arts and the people who power them—artists, arts workers, and the audiences and communities they serve—and I am excited to build on Highpoint’s mission and outstanding legacy.” said Patrick. “Together, we will collectively share the story of Printmaking, its global history, production processes, and artistic labor.”
Highpoint Center for Printmaking is known as the only printmaking center of its caliber in Minnesota. Established over 20 years ago, Highpoint nurtures the art of printmaking through artist support and accessible community education. In succeeding the founder and interim director, Patrick will continue that vision for Highpoint to further the art of printmaking in exceptional ways.
About Highpoint Center for Printmaking:
Highpoint is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art of printmaking. Its goals are to provide educational programs, community access, and collaborative publishing opportunities to engage the community and increase the appreciation and understanding of the printmaking arts. Highpoint Center for Printmaking offers a variety of programming including educational classes for kids, adults, and community members, a print shop co-op space that provides access to local artists to create work in a supportive workshop environment, a visiting artist program with national and international artists who can produce work with a master printer, creative residency, fellowship, and scholarship programs to support early career and professional artists, and a gallery space that is fully accessible to the public. Highpointprintmaking.org
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