Antonio Renteria

Antonio Renteria
Director of Operations, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County

Antonio is the Director of Operations for the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County – serving more than 500,000 individuals annually through arts education, grants, festivals, and special events.

With over 5 years of experience in arts administration and event management, Antonio’s role at the Arts Council is focused on community engagement.  Over the past 3 years, Antonio has grown the ArtScape public art program with over 25+ pieces of temporary and permanent public art within the City of Fayetteville.  He is also the staff liaison to the Exhibits Committee for the Arts Council’s Board of Trustees.  In this role, he manages the Arts Council’s gallery and exhibition schedule – highlighting the work of local, regional, and national artists who use traditional and multidisciplinary approaches to their work.  Antonio’s key accomplishments at the Arts Council include production of large-scale events like the annual International Folk Festival and A Dickens Holiday.  Antonio is also responsible for the day-to-day management of the Arts Council’s facilities.

As one of Fayetteville’s “40 under 40”, Antonio is actively involved in volunteerism and community service; he serves as a Board Member to many cultural nonprofits in the area.  Antonio graduated from Montana State University-Bozeman with a Bachelors of Arts.  Antonio is committed to building relationships with local artists, nonprofit organizations, and other community partners who make Fayetteville a vibrant and welcoming community for artists and other creatives.