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Arts council names new executive director
HIGH POINT — The High Point Arts Council has a new executive director.
Catena Bergevin of Greensboro, who has more than 25 years of leadership in the arts and nonprofit sectors, has been named the organization's new leader, arts council officials announced Wednesday. Bergevin will officially begin her role on July 21.
'I am overjoyed for this opportunity to lead the High Point Arts Council, whose mission so closely aligns with my passion for advocating and supporting local artists and arts organizations,' Bergevin said. 'I look forward to working alongside staff and the board of directors in furthering their impact in Guilford County.'
Originally from San Diego, California, Bergevin has held key roles with organizations such as the Arts Council of Greater Greensboro, the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, the Mattress Factory Contemporary Art Museum, Elsen Associates Inc. and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.
As executive director of Reconsidered Goods, Greensboro's only creative reuse nonprofit featuring a 15,000-square-foot resale store and donation center, an education studio and an artist residency, Bergevin launched the award-winning event Trash Bash, an art competition and exhibition celebrating reuse and sustainability, which was recognized for best innovative programming at the 2024 Carolina Recycling Association Conference.
Bergevin currently chairs the city of Greensboro's Cultural Arts Commission, teaches in the Arts Administration program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and serves as a faculty member of the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium.
As executive director of the High Point Arts Council, Bergevin will lead the agency's programs, partnerships and strategic growth, building on its mission to support and promote the arts throughout High Point.
