Steinbach, MB — Audrey Barkman Hill, Chair of the Steinbach Arts Council Board of Directors, announces that Cindi Rempel Patrick will no longer be the Director of Development at the Steinbach Arts Council as of May 31, 2022. She has been a director of the Arts Council since 1992 and a co-director with David Klassen since 2019.
The Arts Council Board of Directors is deeply thankful for the creativity, dedication, energy and drive with which Ms. Rempel Patrick pursued the vision of an arts council that would enhance the quality of life for Steinbach and area residents. Ms. Rempel Patrick was an early member of the group that met around a kitchen table over thirty years ago to found the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre and over the years, her name has become synonymous with SAC. Through her dreams and vision, and the hard work, skills, and dedication of successive boards, administration, staff, corporate sponsors, teachers, artists and community volunteers, the Steinbach Arts Council has become one of the largest and busiest community arts organizations in Canada. Offering concerts, developmental arts classes to children and adults, a school of music instruction and community-wide arts adventures, SAC is well-positioned to take up the opportunities of the future.
The care of this strong organization will be turned over to co-director David Klassen, who has worked with SAC as an artist, educator and administrator for over 25 years.
Ms. Rempel Patrick leaves behind a spectacular legacy. Her contributions to the development and success of the Steinbach Arts Council cannot be over-stated and her work to promote the arts is highly regarded within the organization, community and the province. Her passion for the arts, charismatic smile and energetic drive will be greatly missed. It is with gratitude and profound appreciation that the Board of Directors, management and staff of the Arts Council wish Ms. Rempel Patrick all the best in the opportunities she chooses to pursue in the future.
