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Visual Arts Director

Monday, December 3, 2012

Meet Brett Johnson, New Visual Arts Director of the Workhouse Arts Center

There's an art to selling art.

Brett Johnson wants to create an artistic experience. After a month-and-a-half as the new visual arts director of the Workhouse Arts Center, Johnson admits to still taking it all in, but one thing is clear - that the complex needs increased visitation, better art and more dramatic exhibitions.  "I get to have input that does up on the walls, and that's my excitement, that's where I find my creativity," said Johnson. "We need to keep the organization alive, which means that we want to continue having revenue come in… The inevitable conclusion is that it all has to happen simultaneously - creating better exhibitions, working with the artists to let them create better work and increasing visitation to the campus… "I want to continue growing …

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