Sanjay Shahani, Executive Director, Edmonton Arts Council
Sanjay Shahani has worked in the arts for more than 25 years. He is currently the Executive Director of the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC). Just over 17 months ago, Edmonton City Council charged the EAC to develop the next ten-year cultural plan for City. Sanjay led the EAC’s partnership with the Edmonton Heritage Council and Arts Habitat Edmonton, engaged a consortium of consultants and oversaw the building of Connections & Exchanges: A 10-Year Plan To Transform Arts and Heritage In Edmonton. Connections & Exchanges was approved by Edmonton City Council in October 2018. In November, Edmonton City Council approved the EAC’s 4-Year Operating Budget (2019 – 2022), which included increased funds to implement the first phase of Connections & Exchanges.
Sanjay has also done scholarly work in cultural anthropology and education, and taught at post-secondary institutions in North America.