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Executive Director
Kristina Michelson
Kristina is an avid participant and consumer of the arts. She has over 30 years of experience as a pianist, both in performing and teaching. She loves to accompany other artists as well as solo. She is also experienced with hand bells, having played in a professional hand bell choir in the Las Vegas area. Kristina also has ten years of experience in community dance programs including tap, jazz, ballet and modern dance. She is the mother of five boys and hopes to bring more opportunities for art-based programs to the city so that her boys can share in her passion.
Kristina has spent the last six years as executive director of Kingman Center for the Arts. During this time, she has been executive producer to over 26 live community theater productions. She is currently overseeing the renovation plans of a local historic theater into a performing arts venue. Other activities she is engaged in are Disney Musicals in Schools, a program that creates sustainable live theater programs in the city’s elementary schools, SOAR, Student Outreach and Art Renditions, an art-based, opioid education program and oversight of the KCA Gallery and the education space that is run by Kingman Center for the Arts.
Education & Outreach Director
Sidney Valdez
Sidney Valdez is a dedicated and passionate artist who strives to create more art and theater opportunities for all in our community. Sidney has been involved with Kingman Center for the Arts for six years , and has directed or been directly involved in over 15 Beale Street Theater Productions. Sidney serves as our KCA Education Director, one of our Disney Musicals in Schools Teaching Artists, and an Artistic Director for Beale Street Theater. She also teaches several musical theater classes through our partnership with Wildflower Art Studio and Gallery both for kids and teens and invites all of our local youth to get involved in our thriving theater and arts community.
Gallery Exhibitions Curator
Carol Campbell
Gift Shop Coordinator
Kathi Vargo
Kathi has been a professional artist for the past 25 years. When in San Diego, she ran an art studio and worked with a non-profit arts and education foundation. Since moving to Kingman, she was pleased to find the Kingman Center for the Arts and has been participating in events and the KCA Retail Gift Shop. She enjoys working with all the local artists and meeting residents and tourists that visit. Promoting and developing the KCA Retail Gift Shop has become a passion.