World of Threads Festival
Volunteers
The Festival is run by a few dedicated volunteers. Closer to the Festival, additional volunteers come on board and help in various ways, e.g. installing the artworks, promotional material distribution, packaging and shipping, gallery sitting, to name a few.
Gareth Bate and Dawne Rudman
Dawne Rudman
Festival Chair and Curator
Dawne Rudman (she/her) has been running the World of Threads Festival since 2012. For Festival 2009, she was Exhibiton Coordinator and she has been involved with the Festival since 1998. Prior to retirement, Dawne worked in Human Resouces, Event Planning and ran an alumni association.
Gareth Bate
Festival Curator and Designer
Gareth Bate (he/him) has been Festival Curator of the World of Threads Festival since 2012. He has also done all the web design, graphic design and exhibition photography since 2009. Gareth is an artist and curator living in Toronto. He works in painting, installation and photography. www.garethbate.com and @garethbate on Instagram
Melissa Bieman
Vice-Chair
Melissa Bieman (she/her) has been running the World of Threads Festival since. Dawne Rudman has been running the World of Threads Festival since. Dawne Rudman has been running the World of Threads Festival since. Dawne Rudman has been running the World of Threads Festival since.
Festival Organizers
- Dawne Rudman: Festival Chair and Curator, Administrator, Shipping, Newsletter and Social Media.
- Gareth Bate: Festival Curator, Festival Photographer, Designer of Website, Print and Digital Brochures, Logo, Social Media Marketing and Instagram Reels.
Main Festival Volunteers
- Melissa Bieman: Vice Chair, Fundraising, Hotel Liaison and Opening Reception.
- Carol Stanley: Volunteer Coordinator
- Caren DesBresey, Patti Phillips, Ann VanStone: Festival Helpers.
- Albert Fuchigami: Artist Portrait Photographer.
Festival Installers:
Gareth Bate, Melissa Bieman, Chris Booth, Freda Cott, Heidi Daughney, Caren DesBresey, Carolyn Dinsmore, Patti Phillips, Dawne Rudman, Carol Stanley, Paul Turov, Svetlana Turov, Ann VanStone. Thanks to the artists who installed their own work.