The Art Box - Episode 57 - Art and Creativity from the Old House at Center and Main – Meet Don Gomes

Art and Creativity from the Old House at Center and Main – Meet Don Gomes

Steve received many joys during his stint as Artist in Residence at Capitol Reef National Park, certainly one of them was meeting and collaborating with the Entrada Institute Vice President Don Gomes. 

Don is a human of many talents, morning DJ, book shop owner, movie star, rock star and just an all-around great person.

Don’s career spans local government, the financial industry, the arts and nonprofit world. He has taught business, public, and nonprofit management at colleges and universities in five states. He served as Executive Director of the Utah Nonprofits Association from 2007 - 2009. Currently, Don is vice-president of the Entrada Institute in Torrey and is a board member of Utah Humanities.

In Anchorage, Don was appointed to the Mayor’s Arts Advisory Commission, served on the board of Anchorage Project Access (a healthcare safety net group), and was Executive Director of Anchorage Community Theatre. His latest adventure, along with wife Annie Holt, is The Old House at Center and Main, where more than 30 local hand crafters and authors display and sell their work.

Don heads up the Bicknell International Film Festival, an Entrada event, “Where good things happen to bad movies” and “Better living through bad cinema.” Don shares his musical talents with the “Bristlecones” along with Barry Scholl and Robert Marc.

Don was a 1999 recipient of the Utah Humanities Council Friend of Humanities Award for his work with KCPW Public Radio.

He was ring announcer for the World Wrestling Federation when touring through Utah in the early 80’s.

Even with threats of terrorism, a fickle economy, a raging pandemic, and growing incivility, he says, “You can’t scare me I work for a nonprofit.”