Jaime L.M. Thompson is an experienced arts and education leader with a passion for connecting communities to engaging arts experiences. With about 20 years of experience, Jaime has dedicated her career to contemporary art centers in the American Midwest and South, focusing on programming, performance, adult art-making curriculum, development of multi-generational learning spaces and community engagement.
As director of learning and engagement at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, Jaime manages a team of ten full-time employees and oversees various education initiatives in addition to Studio School, performances and a unique farm-to-studio program. Prior to moving to Oklahoma in 2020, she worked as a consultant for Goodman/Rutt LLD, an adjunct professor of art history and design, and the curator of education and curator of the UnMuseum interactive art gallery at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati.
Additionally, Jaime has held numerous roles within the community and professional affiliations, including board president for Wave Pool: A Cultural Fulfilment Center and museum division chair for the National Art Education Association (NAEA). She currently serves as a board member of the Sunny Dayz Mural Festival.
Jaime believes everyone is an artist and spends what little free time she has knitting, creating art supplies from local plants, drawing, collaging and generally making a beautiful mess.
Email: education (at) okcontemp.org
