Former Plano Art Association president Melanie Brigante talks her time in arts leadership

Melanie Brigante, the outgoing president of Plano Art Association, has worked with the nonprofit organization for years, helping grow membership and providing outlets for artists to display their work.

By Alyssa High

Originally published in Plano Magazine

Photography Courtesy of Kathy Tran/Plano Magazine

The Plano Art Association brings in visual artists from Plano and the surrounding areas to increase awareness and development of the visual arts in the community. Melanie Brigante, the outgoing president of PAA, has worked with the nonprofit organization for years, helping grow membership and providing outlets for artists to display their work.

Brigante’s career background is not in the arts, however. Although she’s worked to uplift local artists, she spends her days as a realtor and with other area groups and nonprofits, including serving on the boards of the All Community Outreach and the Allen Sports Association and committees with the Commercial Real Estate Women and the Women’s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

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