Center for the Arts

Center for the Arts Staff

David Tanner, dean, arts and cultural resources, manages both the Freedman Gallery and the Albright Theatre, and coordinates the arts administration program. In previous positions he served as the COO of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, as the Associate Director for Administration at the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN, and as the Executive Director for the Association of Midwest Museums, a professional organization serving eight states throughout the Midwest. Tanner also taught in the Master’s program for museum studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He holds a MPA in museum administration from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, along with three bachelor’s degrees, in English, history, and paralegal studies.

Heather Hoff, director, event planning
Office: 610-921-7715
B.A., Sport & Exercise Science, Messiah College

Steven Nicodemus, assistant director, Center for the Arts, manages the Albright Theatre box office and collaborates with all CFA departments to record and distribute media for CFA events, among other administrative duties. A Reading native and Albright ‘16 alumnus, Nicodemus received his B.A., co-majoring in digital media and art, then served as the Boscov Film Theatre Manager at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in downtown Reading for four years. He also worked as a freelance graphic designer, artist, and game developer with local and regional clients to develop marketing media, logos, and commissioned artworks, contributing to the release of three augmented reality video games.

Rich Houck,
Preparator

Donald Quilinquin, technical director and master electrician, holds an MFA Theatre with a Scenic Design focus from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he represented his Alma Mater at the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in 2013 and received the National KCACTF Award for Design Excellence for his design on Uncle Vanya & Zombies. Since receiving his MFA, Donald has sought out a wide array of professional roles and experiences at both professional and academic theatres — including serving as Master Carpenter, Carpenter/Welder, Technical Director and Production Designer in pursuit of a deep understanding a respectful and collaborative approach to making theatre. His latest theatre position was as Master Carpenter at PlayMakers Repertory Company — which incorporates both the Graduate and Undergraduate programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kara Johnson, administrative assistant, Center for the Arts, earned her bachelor’s degree from Kutztown University in studio art with a minor in art history. During her time at Kutztown, she interned for the Miller Art Gallery. She also holds an associate’s degree from Luzerne County Community College in commercial painting and illustration.

Goggleworks

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a prime example of adaptive reuse in architecture, and derives its name from the original structure from which it evolved. Where there is now a hub of community activity bringing people together in the arts and culture, there once stood a leader in the safety industry whose groundbreaking innovations spanned over a century.

The Berks Arts Council

Berks Arts Council’s mission is to encourage and promote all of the arts, to develop an appreciation of the arts, and to enrich and enhance the quality of life in Berks County. The Arts Council presents the Berks Jazz Fest, the Bandshell Concert Series, the Pagoda Awards, the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts re-granting program, the Music Composition Program, and provides art exhibition opportunities for member artists.

The Reading Symphony Orchestra

The Reading Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to provide and promote high quality symphonic music to the citizens of Reading and Berks County through:

Classical subscription concerts
Pops concerts
Concerts for students
Youth orchestras
Educational and community outreach programs

The Reading Public Museum

The mission of the Reading Public Museum, a dynamic center of lifelong learning, is to collect, preserve and interpret objects of art, science and civilization in order to educate, enlighten and engage current and future generations.

Santander Arena and Santander Performing Arts Center

The Santander Arena and Santander Performing Arts Center are the main performance centers in downtown Reading, hosting national and international performers and performances.

The Freyberger Gallery at Penn State Berks