A Bit About Us
Our Mandate focuses on 4 priorities:
Community Engagement – create networking, skills-sharing. and connective arts community activities
Artist Exposure – promote and celebrate artistic talent, creative output, and the crucial contributions of art and culture in Pictou County
Economic Development – leverage creative sector funding programs, connect artists with market and performance opportunities, and support business development skills
Create a Sustainable Nonprofit – develop a diverse financial model which includes membership and sponsorship programs, art services revenue, fundraising events, grant funding, and municipal support
Meet The Board
DENISE LYNCH
Board Chair
Martin Ceramic
CARISSA AINSLIE
Vice Chair
Festival Coordinator
JOE MacEACHERN
Fundraising Chair
Special Events Manager
JENNY DEAN
Secretary
Actor, Comedian, Drama Teacher, Professional Human
JEANNE DORIE
Recording Secretary
Photoshop Artist & Children’s Author
SARAH ARGOLLO SANTOS
Marketing & Communications Director
Marketing & Communications // Business Development Lead at 360LAB
WILLA KRAY
Treasurer
ELISA RUTLEDGE
Engagement Director
Chronically Creative
TRAVIS DAVID
Partnership Director
Business Analyst
DR. ANALU CALDAS-MacEACHERN
Events Director
Dr. Ecology and Environmental Sciences
LAUREN FORBES
Special Projects & Grants Director
Accounts Receivable Clerk
JANICE FRASER
Director
Self-employed, Guardian ad Litem, Facilitation Women’s Center, Therapist
MARISSA ROSALEEN
Director
Photographer
Committees
CRYSTAL MANN
Social Committee
Singer Songwriter & Creative Entrepreneur
TODD VASSALLO
Special Projects Committee
Owner/Operator Project Works Artistry
ASA NODELMAN
Special Projects Committee
Owner/Operator Asa Nodelman Woodworking and Carpentry
Owner Watch & Spectacle Circus
Co-Owner The Odditorium Art Space
Staff
ADELAIDE MATHESON
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
(Summer Student)
JILLIAN ROY
Summer Program Coordinator
(Summer Student)
ARIANNA WILLIAMS
Summer Student
QUIN LYNCH
Software Developer
Software Developer
