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SMAC STAFF DIRECTORY

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Please address all general inquiries to:

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
2030 Del Paso Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815
Tel. (916) 566-3992
Fax (916) 566-3996

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STAFF

Executive Director
Rhyena Halpern
(916) 566-3992

Art in Public Places Administrator
Shelly Willis
(916) 566-3971

Art in Public Places Assistant
Lorrie Kempf
(916) 566-3977

Arts Education Coordinator
Erika Boardman Kraft
(916) 566-3983

Arts Education Training & Partnerships Associate
Chelsea Hunt
(916) 566-3984

Arts Education Assistant
Vacant
(916) 566-3991

Grants & Cultural Programs Coordinator
Anja Aulenbacher
(916) 566-3986

Grants & Cultural Programs Assistant
Laura Norman
(916) 566-3984

Administrative Analyst
Vacant
(916) 566-3982

Business Operations Coordinator
Anne Oncken
(916) 566-3987

Office Manager
Gloria Bacani
(916) 566-3995

Employment & Volunteer Opportunities with SMAC
The people who comprise the staff of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) are dedicated employees of the City of Sacramento. Openings for staff positions are posted, and applications handled by City of Sacramento Human Resources department at 916-808-5726. Job postings for the entire City can be viewed on the City web site.

SMAC Employment Opportunities
Please check back for announcements.

SMAC Volunteer Opportunities
Please check back for announcements.

Photo of child using glue

Photo of child using glue

Photo of child using gluePhoto of painting by Alex Escalante, a woman sits at a cafe table with the shadow of a man in the foregroundStages Dancer Branna Rummery in a white and red dress balancing in a half-toe arabesqueBlues in the Schools youth participant playing the string bassGilbert, 'Magu' Lujan, 'Homie Walking The Dogs', 2000

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Two large birds flying off of the airport parking garage structure and the head of a third bird. The birds are made out of plexi-glass and steel.

Sacramento airport installation by artist Dennis Oppenheim