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Welcoming New Hires at McMaster Museum of Art!

January 10, 2022

The McMaster Museum of Art warmly welcomes Sarah-Tai Black and Olga Kolotylo to the museum team!

Sarah-Tai and Olga joined the M(M)A on January 10th and will be working in the position of Information Officer at the museum for the next 18 months.

In this role, Sarah-Tai and Olga will perform a variety of reception duties including providing information on exhibits and collections at the museum to the visiting public and front-of-house support. We very much look forward to the new and exciting contributions and perspectives they will bring to the M(M)A.

Please join us in welcoming Sarah-Tai and Olga to the museum, and be sure to take the opportunity to say hello next time you visit!

Note: The museum is temporarily closed until February 8. To visit, please book an appointment. Information about our upcoming exhibitions can be found here.

About Sarah-Tai Black and Olga Kolotylo

Sarah-Tai holds a Master of Arts degree in Cinema Studies and a bachelor’s degree in Art History, Cinema Studies and Women & Gender Studies, both from the University of Toronto. Sarah-Tai brings to the museum their previous experience from the Art Museum at U of T, Images Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Paved Arts.

A portrait of Sarah-Tai Black looking straight at the camera. They are wearing a white shirt and black jacket and have short black hair. They hold a black umbrella behind their head and a soft pink glow lights their face.
Portrait of Sarah-Tai Black. Photo by Alyson Hardwick.

Olga holds a Master of Arts degree in Art History & Curatorial Practices in Visual Culture and a bachelor’s degree in Art History, both from York University. Olga has previous education experience at the Woodland Cultural Centre, Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, is a research associate at the Art Institute of Canada, and a teaching assistant at the Ontario College of Art & Design University.

Portrait of Olga Kolotylo looking straight at the camera. Olga is wearing a beige jacket, grey scarf, and long black hair. Their arms are crossed and they stand in front of a shrub.
Portrait of Olga Kolotylo
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