Meet the Team

Rose-Anne is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg's Manitoba Arts and Cultural Management Certificate Program and the University of Manitoba's Theatre program. She is also a certified Event Coordinator.

As Executive Director of Manitoba Arts Network, she aims to increase access to the arts in rural and northern Manitoba. Rose-Anne has served as Chair of Creative Manitoba and as a board director for Artspace.

Before joining MAN, she spent ten years working with Manitoba's tourism and film training sector councils. Her background also includes work as a director, stage manager, production manager and scenic artist.

Charles Venzon holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the University of Manitoba. He is an interdisciplinary artist whose work explores themes within the Filipinx diaspora, focusing on (im)migration, assimilation, cultural loss and cultural repatriation.

He is co-curator at ABCV, where he helps lead community-driven exhibitions that build relationships among Filipinx contemporary artists in Manitoba. His work also intersects with Kultivation FAMD, a collective centring Filipino art, music and dialogue.

His decolonial practice begins on Treaty 1 territory and centres on reconnection to ancestral knowledge, the land and those who have stewarded it long before colonization.

At MAN, Charles is committed to building relationships with artists across Manitoba, learning about their practices and supporting opportunities for their work to be exhibited in member exhibition spaces throughout rural and northern communities.

You'll often hear Akshay saying things like "these numbers are actual human beings" and "people attract people."

With eight years in marketing, he's known for bringing practical new ideas, taking photographs while on very long walks, designing work that looks and feels good, and writing words that carry stories.

After working with brands like Mercedes and Radisson Hotels, Akshay now wants to work in places where he can be "that someone for someone he wished he had when he was younger."

Carly Zelinsky is enthusiastic about her role as Gallery Coordinator at 210 Gallery, where she works with artists from rural and northern Manitoba.

With a strong administrative background and a deep enthusiasm for the arts, Carly is passionate about connecting with artists and building relationships.

Her background includes public service work in education and libraries. She brings that same dedication to 210 Gallery, helping make the space welcoming to artists and the community.

Jane brings experience in community development, arts administration, project management and fund development.

Her background includes art curation, strategic planning, program development, evaluation, grant writing, fundraising, performing arts presentation, event planning and campaign management.

Jane's strength is her ability to work with diverse groups and provide leadership in a variety of contexts.

Rhonda Head is a multi-award-winning mezzo-soprano vocalist from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba.

Her music has received international recognition, including LIT Talent, One World Music and Global Music Awards. Her songs include 500 Years, Kisahkihitin I Love You and Coming Home.

Through 500 Years, Rhonda shares an emotional journey shaped by her experiences as an intergenerational Residential School Survivor. Her work brings Indigenous perspectives and personal stories to audiences through music.