Tim Wilson was the executive director of Western Arts Alliance (WAA) for twenty-five years, from 1997 to 2022. Under Tim’s leadership, WAA undertook programs to encourage and support the participation of marginalized artists and communities, including Advancing Indigenous Performance, WAA’s national initiative to build capacity and networks for First Nations performance. Tim frequently presented at performing arts meetings and conferences, including APAP, the Shanghai Performing Arts Fair, the Government of Quebec Ministerial Forum, China Association for the Performing Arts, Pacific Contact, the Australian Performing Arts Market, and the Oregon Arts Commission.

In 2015, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Regional Arts Agencies, he launched WAA’s Performing Arts Discovery program to foster international touring opportunities for American artists. In 2022, he landed a $300,000 US Department of Commerce International Market Development grant to expand the program. 

In 2023, to continue his work supporting artist development, Tim launched Starlet Farm, where he manages the Karnatik singer and composer Aditya Prakash and the jazz trumpeter Delbert Anderson (Diné). Project development clients include Okaidja Afroso, the Ghanaian singer/songwriter; Sushma Soma, a Singaporean-based Karnatik singer; and Underscore News, a Portland-based nonprofit journalism organization focused on Indigenous stories and communities.