press release

Media Contact:

Kadija Bangura

Kadija@thedchive.com

(202) 631-4291

(Washington, DC) Duane Gautier, President of ARCH, announced the following leadership change at ARCH Development. Camille Kashaka will be promoted to Director of the Arts Center. She will replace Kate Taylor Davis, Vice President for ARCH Development Corporation and the first director of ARCH’s Anacostia Arts Center, who will be leaving the organization to become Executive Director for Pyramid Atlantic, an arts organization in Maryland.

“I wish Kate success in her new position and thank her for all the things she has accomplished at ARCH. Foremost among those achievements is the development of Anacostia Arts Center into a well-recognized place to see and hear innovative and creative artistic expression. Additionally, Kate has built a strong artistic and operational team, which will make for a smooth transition” says Gautier.

Incoming Director Camille Kashaka will lead the center’s operations and performing arts programming. Kashaka joined the ARCH team full-time in 2014 to coordinate the theater and rentals program. Kashaka has a MA in Arts Management from The American University and a BFA in Theater Administration from Howard University. Previously Kashaka worked at The Atlas Performing Arts Center and founded the theater program at the Senegalese-American Bilingual School in Senegal.

Mr. Gautier also announced the promotion of Amy Lokoff to Connectivity and Visual Arts Coordinator, Terence Nicholson to Associate Creative Director and Kadija Bangura to ARCH Communications and Business Support Coordinator.

About ARCH Development Corporation:

A nonprofit organization, ARCH, at its core, is a small neighborhood-based organization with its entire focus on the economic regeneration of the Historic Community of Anacostia in Washington, DC, using arts, cultural and the creative economy. ARCH projects include Anacostia Arts Center, Honfleur Gallery, Vivid Solutions Gallery and the Hive 2.0 Business Incubator.

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Media Contact:

Kate Taylor Davis kdavis@archdc.org

202.321.2878

For Immediate Release

February 2, 2016

ARCH Names Kate Taylor Davis Vice President

(Washington, DC) Duane Gautier, Founder/CEO of ARCH Development Corporation promoted Kate Taylor Davis to the role of Vice President. Davis will focus on the arts and culture activities/interests of ARCH – including Honfleur Gallery, Anacostia Arts Center, Vivid Solutions Gallery – to help fuel the revitalization of Historic Anacostia by nurturing a local creative economy.

Davis, a DC resident since 1999, joined the ARCH team in 2013 to open and lead the Anacostia Arts Center. They 9,300 sq ft facility located at 1231 Good Hope Road SE has a combination of small business, gallery, and theatre space. The Center welcomes approximately 25,000 visitors annually, serves as a resource for entrepreneurs and creatives, and hosts over 200 events per year.

“Since her first day on the job, Davis has been an asset to ARCH. She has progressively taken on more responsibility, and I am thrilled that she is stepping into this additional leadership role for the organization. After launching the Anacostia Arts Center and making it a hub for art programming in Anacostia, I know she will do a great job leading the arts and cultural programming across all ARCH projects” says Gautier.

Of the promotion Davis remarks, “I love my job! ARCH has fostered something really special in Anacostia, and I am honored to be a part of it. I look forward to both stewarding and advancing the ARCH mission and its projects.”

Previously, Davis was Director of External Relations for Imagination Stage (Bethesda, MD), Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Olney Theatre Center (Olney, MD), and Assistant Director of Education and Programs at the Association of Children’s Museums (DC). She interned with The Kennedy Center and The District of Columbia Arts Center, among others. She is occasional lecturer at local universities and has served as a committee member for The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, vice president for The League of Washington Theatres, keynote panelist for Theatre Communications Group, and a grant panelist for Arlington County. In her spare time she helps produce off-beat art events. Davis holds an M.A. in Arts Management from The American University and a B.A. in English from The University of Michigan.

About ARCH Development Corporation:

A nonprofit organization founded in 1991, ARCH is, at its core, a small neighborhood-based organization with its entire focus on the economic regeneration of the Historic Community of Anacostia in Washington, DC. ARCH believes that properly organized facilities and development programs designed to attract artists, performing arts groups, theater companies and small businesses can serve as the engine for neighborhood economic development. ARCH projects include Anacostia Arts Center, Honfleur Gallery, Vivid Solutions Gallery, Lumen8Anacostia, and the Hive2.0.

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New Leadership for Anacostia Arts Center

Kate Taylor Davis Appointed ARCH Vice President