Yael Wand Reflects on Her Time Leading Salt Spring Arts
One Saturday in 2022, Yael Wand was at the farmerâs market in Ganges and came upon a group of high school students playing music. As a musician herself, Yael knows good music when she hears it, and she thought the band, 19 Strings, was so good that she booked them as an opening act for the annual Summer Concert Series she had created in her role as executive director of Salt Spring Arts. This opportunity âopened a whole bunch of doorsâ for the young musicians, Yael says.
âSupporting people who have that creative thing and want to bring it forwardâ is one of the things Yael has loved about her job with Salt Spring Arts. She explains, âWe work to make sure this is a great place for artists to live. We work to make sure that community members can access the arts, that thereâs great events and opportunities to participate in, and a big focus is on reaching young people and inspiring creativity.â
As you may have heard, after 10 years of making her mark on Salt Spring Arts …
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