MAWA welcomes new Outreach Coordinator

MAWA is thrilled to announce that Erna Andersen has joined our staff on contract until January 2012. Erna will be coordinating our New Canadian Artisan series of workshops or “Crafternoons”. These workshops in traditional craft practices, taught by newcomer women artists, will be held on the second Saturday of each month beginning in November.

Erna came to Canada from Denmark 3 years ago. Most recently she worked at Immigrant  and Refugee Community  Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) as the Community Resource Development Worker. Previously she led research projects in Afghanistan. Erna brings organizational skills, current contacts in multiple and diverse new Canadian communities, and the ability to speak six languages!

She’ll be in the office a couple of days a week, so drop by to say “hello!”

Image: Erna working at her desk at MAWA, October 2011