Contact Us - Kirkland Arts Center

To contact us by phone, dial (425) 822-7161 followed by the extension to reach the appropriate staff member. View our office hours.

Executive Director

Kelly Dylla
(425) 822-7161 x110
kdylla@
kirklandartscenter.org

More about Kelly

Kelly is a teaching artist and musician, and business-minded arts leader with expertise in audience and community engagement. From 2012 – 2015, Dylla was the vice president of education and community engagement for the Seattle Symphony. Prior to this post, she led the Pacific Symphony’s audience engagement program. Kelly was also teaching artist for major arts institutions including the Lincoln Center Institute and New York Philharmonic. A graduate of The Juilliard School with a master of music in viola performance, she also holds a bachelor of music from Rice University and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Education Director

Ashlie Beach
(425) 822-7161 x108
abeach@kirklandartscenter.org

More about Ashlie

As the Education Coordinator for the Kirkland Arts Center, Ashlie connects students with instructors, facilitates intraoffice communication and events, and generally keeps the office running smoothly using positive psychology and neurolinguistic programming. She joins us after having spent the last twenty years in non-profits serving youth and education, including extensive volunteer work at Perinatal Support Washington, and on the boards of her children’s co-operative and public schools. She graduated from Boston University with degrees in Art History and Philosophy, and studied towards a PhD in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Virginia, where she was a teaching instructor and researcher. She enjoys cooking (but not baking), spin class, yoga, creative writing, and abstract painting.

Development Director

Amanda Budke
(425) 822-7161 x106
areeves@kirklandartscenter.org

More about Amanda

Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Development from Seattle Pacific University and has worked with nonprofits for nearly a decade. When she’s not at KAC, you’ll find her active in the arts community, sailing, or experimenting in the kitchen.

Education and Gallery Coordinator

Geneva Baldauf
(425) 822-7161 x105
gbaldauf@
kirklandartscenter.org

More about Geneva

Geneva moved to the Seattle area shortly after graduating Sarah Lawrence College in 2015 with a BA in Liberal Arts. Being an artist and looking to further her career in the visual arts, she volunteered to be a Gallery Assistant at the Kirkland Arts Center while working at the Seattle Art Museum. Dedicated to bringing accessible and engaging artwork to her community, Geneva has found a home as Exhibitions and Education Coordinator over a year later.

Senior Ceramics Technician

Pat Colyar
pcolyar@
kirklandartscenter.org

More about Pat

Pat Colyar is the Senior Ceramics Technician at the Kirkland Arts Center and she has taught ceramics since 1988. She enjoys helping people learn about the joys of clay work while discovering their own abilities. She specializes in making functional ceramic ware and two-dimensional wall pieces and sells her work through various local galleries.

Gallery Curator & Exhibition Designer

J. Gordon
(425) 822-7161 x102
jgordon@kirklandartscenter.org

More about J.

He has been coordinating exhibitions and art events for over 15 years, and before leaving the Mid-Atlantic in 2014 held the position of Curatorial Associate at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. Gordon currently teaches Drawing courses at the Lake Washington Institute of Technology and is represented by Gallery 110 in Pioneer Square. He earned his Masters from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia, and his Bachelors at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS.

External Communications Manager

Lauren Lyddon
llyddon@kirklandartscenter.org

More about Lauren

Lauren Lyddon comes to KAC with a background in business, marketing, and communications. She earned her MBA from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, loves the creative and is thrilled to be working in the arts supporting a mission she truly believes in. Formerly of Colorado and Arizona, she loves exploring the Pacific Northwest, traveling, and spending time with her husband and friends making the most of all the Seattle area has to offer

Marketing Coordinator

Xin Xin
(425) 822-7161 x101
xxin@kirklandartscenter.org

More about Xin

Xin joined Kirkland Arts Center as an intern from Teens In Public Service. Throughout the years, she continues her involvement with KAC as summer camp volunteer, art model, and student. She graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in communication and sales. Xin spent the past 3 years full time traveling around the world, and is continuing to publish her travel blog – Where’s Xinderella.

Assistant Ceramics Technician

Robert Wetherington
rwetherington@kirklandartscenter.org

More about Robert

Robert received his BFA in Ceramics and Art History from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2007 and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2009.
Wetherington has exhibited throughout the United States, Europe, and Korea. His work is included in numerous public and private collections. He has received several awards and is a Fulbright Scholar.
He has taught at the Flint Institute of Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and now teaches at Bellevue College, and Kirkland Arts Center. He lives and works in Redmond, WA where he has his studio.